Note: The articles compiled in this newsletter come from independent media sources who are solely responsible for their content. Northwest AEA staff did not participate in writing any of these articles and Northwest AEA does not necessarily endorse the content of the articles.
ESL and Classroom Teachers Team Up to Teach Common Core
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/10/30/10cc-eslteachers.h33.html?tkn=TMQFe42Lov43GjHbG72TcjE%2FyQMPom0SoTJv&cmp=clp-edweek&intc=EW-CC1013-EWH
For Teachers, Wired Classrooms Pose New Management Concerns
http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2013/10/14/cm_wired.html?tkn=TNWFLHuJL%2FBRkJOG%2BszWfFf%2Bs0EMG2Ztr3Dl&cmp=clp-edweek
Common Core's Promise Collides With IEP Realities
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/10/30/10cc-iep.h33.html?tkn=WLRF8mO3WOzfjD%2Bi4QbDrhvVlDGnBvlGhaVy&cmp=clp-edweek&intc=EW-CC1013-EWH
Sioux Center STEM
http://www.iowastem.gov/stem-school-recipients-announcement?utm_source=Iowa+STEM+Update+-+October+2013&utm_campaign=Iowa+STEM+ENews+7-2013&utm_medium=email
Fla. high school uses wristbands to encourage students
http://www.smartbrief.com/11/04/13/fla-high-school-uses-wristbands-encourage-students
Adding Up The Cost Of Low Literacy Among Adults
http://iowapublicradio.org/post/adding-cost-low-literacy-among-adults
First 8 Years Crucial for Life Success of Iowa Children
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2013-11-05/childrens-issues/first-8-years-crucial-for-life-success-of-iowa-children/a35435-1
Moving Top Teachers to Struggling Schools Has Benefits
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/11/07/12transfer_ep.h33.html?tkn=XYXF%2FtPKfVXab3goSukvaKdF0bYxplmny4RD&cmp=clp-edweek
Neuroscientists Seek Creativity in the Brain
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2013/11/creativity.html
Iowa Department of Education data looks at where, how bullying occurs
http://thegazette.com/2013/11/10/iowa-department-of-education-data-looks-at-where-how-bullying-occurs/
How Can Students Be Successful in a High Stakes World?
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/11/how-can-students-be-successful-in-a-high-stakes-world/?utm_content=buffer41b53&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer
Iowa ranks highly in opportunity index
http://www.businessrecord.com/Content/Default/-All-Latest-News/Article/Iowa-ranks-highly-in-opportunity-index/-3/248/60906
Great Teaching Draws in Families
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/11/06/11sheldon.h33.html?tkn=UZMFHDIUeDHeuhBqtL1QKmN1uM23CReNthwD&cmp=clp-edweek
The school data problem: what we have vs. what we need
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/11/05/the-school-data-problem-what-we-have-vs-what-we-need/
Are We Wringing the Creativity Out of Kids?
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/05/are-we-wringing-the-creativity-out-of-kids/
Rural Iowa schools see opportunities in high-speed Internet expansion
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/article_6e216f56-ef0f-5020-8280-12e947f9292c.html#.UpODQeEi3lc.twitter
'We're Losing Our Little Boy': One Family's Heartbreaking Fight For Their Son's Education
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/24/public-schools-special-education_n_4261145.html?utm_hp_ref=education
