• 2025-2026 STEM Scale-Up Program Application Virtual Training

      Join us for this virtual training hosted by NW STEM Council Regional Manager, Mary Trent, as she offers assistance on getting your application started. Read More

  • OpenSciEd Curriculum Launch for Middle School & High School

    This professional learning focuses on the instructional routines, assessment design, & unit specific learning for middle and high school science teachers, instructional… Read More

  • National Robotics Week is April 6-13, 2024

    As Robotics Week (April 6-14) approaches, I encourage teachers to explore the exciting world of robotics by checking out Sphero robots from the… Read More

  • Curriculum Launch for OpenSciEd

    Curriculum Launch for OpenSciEd  June 5 - 7 @ Fort Dodge, PLAEA This professional learning focuses on the instructional routines, assessment design,… Read More

  • Girls Who Code’s Free Virtual Summer Programs

    Ready to shape your future and join an empowering sisterhood? Become a coder this summer with Girls Who Code!  Girls Who… Read More

  • “Spirit of the Water” Essay Contest

    Spirit of the Water Essay Contest 2024  The Spirit of the Water Essay Contest… Read More

  • Helping Students Critique & Communicate in Science

    Helping Students Critique & Communicate in Science This course focuses on the Critiquing Practices of the NGSS Science & Engineering Practices. Offered via 5… Read More

  • AI Guidance for Schools Toolkit

    TeachAI has released the most comprehensive resource to assist schools with AI decision-making. Click here to access the AI Guidance… Read More

  • Helping Students Critique & Communicate in Science

    This course focuses on the Critiquing Practices of the NGSS Science & Engineering Practices. Offered via 5 synchronous 90-minute Zoom sessions and asynchronous work. Facilitated… Read More

  • 5-12 Computer Science Endorsement through UNI with PLAEA Partnership Program Information

    180 full-tuition scholarships will be awarded across the state, 30 of which can come from our Prairie Lakes AEA region!  Please refer to the… Read More