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Smiles and science magic! These curious kids in Harlan are diving into discovery — and we’re just getting started. Excited for all the possibilities this partnership brings!HCES 3rd grade students in Mrs. Stork's classroom launched an OpenSciEd unit to figure out, "How can we design objects to balance and move in different ways?" In this lesson, students build a sculpture to explore how they work. They'll work to compare balanced sculptures to balanced and moving sculptures.
Harlan was a 2025 STEM ScaleUp award winner. All teachers attended professional development this summer provided by Green Hills AEA and was awarded an #OpenSciEd materials kit as part of the grant. Kim Wise, GHAEA Science consultant, will provide continued support.
The STEM ScaleUp Grant provides high-quality STEM education programs to PK-12 youth along with training for educators to implement effectively. Since 2012, Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council has partnered with STEM education programs reaching up to 100,000 students each year and engaging them in exemplary STEM curriculum. Thousands of Iowa educator have delivered exciting units in robotics, coding, engineering design, agriculture, animal science and more. Southwest Iowa STEM Region
Happy National IT Professionals Day!
Today, we celebrate the tech wizards behind the scenes at Green Hills AEA who not only keep our systems running and our data secure, but also offer powerful support and services to our school partners!
🙌 A huge THANK YOU to our dedicated IT team — your hard work powers our mission every single day!
Year 1 of Preschool SDI professional development kicked off with over 50 participants from both LEAs and AEA. The session focused on building a strong foundation in Preschool SDI by introducing the SDI Framework, DEC Practices, and the RIOT/SCIL. Participants also explored how to use children’s strengths, preferences, and interests to guide instruction. Teams were actively engaged across the day!
A huge shoutout to everyone who rolled up their sleeves for our blood drive earlier this week — together, we collected 29 units of lifesaving blood! That brings our grand total to 658 units donated since GHAEA began hosting drives in 2020.
📅 Mark your calendars for our upcoming blood drives:
📍 Monday, December 8
📍 Monday, March 9
🔗 Sign up or learn more: redcrossblood.org
Congratulations, Meghan, on this well-deserved recognition! 🎉
Thank you for your ongoing support and dedication to schools and students! 👏🏼𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗜𝗼𝘄𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 💛 We are proud to recognize 𝑴𝒆𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒔𝒐𝒏 as our Iowa School Mental Health Hero of the Month!
For 14 years, Meghan has worked as a school psychologist at Green Hills AEA, dedicating the last 10 years to supporting Riverside Community School District. Her leadership has strengthened systems, empowered educators, and built lasting resilience for students.
💬 Riverside Superintendent Stephanie Anderson describes Meghan best: “𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙏𝙎𝙎, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙨, 𝙈𝙚𝙜𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮.”
👏 Join us in celebrating Meghan’s impact and check out her full story here: bit.ly/4giXgd1
