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    December 10, 2021

    Pear Deck in a Classroom…Takeaways

    Special Note: This blog is about the Premium Pear Deck Feature of Takeaways in Pear Deck. All Grant Wood AEA Schools have access to the… Read More

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    December 9, 2021

    Goldie’s Kids Club Holiday Boxes

    Goldie’s Kids Club is a group for children under the age of 12 through the State Historical Society of Iowa aimed at teaching kids about… Read More

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    December 9, 2021

    Bedtime Math!

    Iowa parents, you're going to love this idea to get your kids excited about math! You as a parent are probably used to reading to… Read More

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    December 7, 2021

    Making Pear Deck a More Inclusive Experience

    Our students learn in a variety of ways. Adding audio can be a great way to make your Pear Deck more powerful and engaging. Audio… Read More

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    December 7, 2021

    Iowa STEM Virtual Career Day

    Join Iowa professionals whose jobs involve or are impacted by computer science in this exciting Zoom webinar. Tata Consultancy Services will lead the conversation, celebrating… Read More

  • December 6, 2021

    Grant Wood AEA Program Helps Retain New Teachers in Local Schools

    (Cedar Rapids) -- Grant Wood Area Education Agency has a program in place to address the teacher shortage for districts… Read More

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    December 1, 2021

    Learning Without Tears Emergent Writing for Pre-K & Print for K-2nd Grade

    The following professional learning courses are taught by Learning Without Tears, professional development trainer. TARGET AUDIENCE: Early Childhood and Elementary AEA Education… Read More

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    December 1, 2021

    Whose Pace? Instructor or Student? (And a Pear Deck in a Classroom)

    Pear Deck offers two amazing ways to facilitate & manage learning for students: Instructor- Paced & Student-Paced modes. "Instructor-Paced Mode" is set-up for synchronous instruction… Read More

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    November 30, 2021

    An Intro to Premium Pear Deck

    Google Slides just got better! Pear Deck Premium was recently purchased for all of our Iowa educators as an excellent add-on for… Read More

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    November 29, 2021

    Seven Ways to Increase Student Engagement in K-12 Classrooms

    Contributor: Jonathan Wylie The desire to keep students engaged in their learning is a continual challenge for teachers. However, help is at hand. When… Read More