Mississippi Bend AEA

Googling is a reliable method to find quality resources but only when you know exactly what you’re looking for! It’s easy to get overwhelmed at the millions of results that appear...

The Center is co-hosting a second Cross-State Learner-Centered Collaborative this fall with partners at the Michigan Department of Education. The Collaborative is a 12-week facili...

Did you know that the Iowa Department of Education has a page solely about dyslexia? Along with guidance and technical assistance, you can read about the recommendations for how...

Members of the MBAEA Wellbeing Team have been hard at work to kick off the 2023-24 school year! Training has occurred around trauma-informed care and brain science, PBIS and MTSS ...

Educators! Did you know that the Iowa Reading Research Center has a new tool to help you figure out how to respond to students' Universal Screening data? By entering in your stude...

Do you know someone with Dyslexia? Are you interested in learning more about Dyslexia? Decoding Dyslexia Iowa is right around the corner! This amazing conference is October 26th ...

Please see our September issue of the AT Newsletter for updates on High Incidence Disabilities, Access, AAC, and more! We encourage you to share this with those who may also bene...

September is Deaf Awareness Month, and this week is Deaf Awareness Week. Check out this video highlighting our deaf and hard of hearing students doing some of their favorite activ...

Did you know it only takes a computer 5 minutes to crack an 8-character password but 226 years to crack a 12-character password? Also, enabling multi-factor authentication on your...

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The MBAEA Hearing Department is partnering with Portillo's to help raise money to support our Deaf/Hard of Hearing and Deafblind youth. Portillo's is offering us 20% of the profi...

Dear MBAEA Constituents, As we kick off another school year, we want to highlight the vital role of the Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency (MBAEA) in our educational commun...

LITERACY LEARNING LETRS - Do you have a small team of teachers that you want to be trained in LETRS? Maybe even someone new to your district that needs to be onboarded with ...

Reading Rockets - Parents, visit this Content Finder page on Reading Rockets to get some good ideas of ways to engage in literacy activities with your kiddos while at home! Bo...

Are you thinking about engaging in a curriculum adoption? The Reading League has a great Curriculum Evaluation Tool ! Even if you are not adopting, consider using this tool ...

With the intention of increasing efforts to establish an environment where everyone feels safe and supported, the Mississippi Bend AEA (MBAEA) formed a Wellbeing Team. The primary...

by Aaron Maurer STEM Lead for MBAEA This month is a computer science focus as many districts are continuing to update and work through their computer science K-12 plan to pr...

Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP), unlike many classroom teachers, have the unique benefit of getting to “keep” a student for years at a time. This leads to wonderful relationshi...

This virtual conference held on February 15, 2023 (8:00 am - 4:00 pm) will feature sessions and strategies to help educators utilize individualized instruction that empowers e...

Work-based learning includes a continuum of structured activities utilizing the partnership between industry and education to engage student learning. Through experiences with ind...