Great Prairie AEA offers a number of student activities for area students.
Click on an event below for more information.
AEA Student Art Exhibit
| Target Group: | Students in grades K-12 |
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| Fee: | None |
| Timeline: | Every six months in Ottumwa and Burlington office |
| Description: | Ottumwa - Two dimensional student art is displayed in 38 frames (24" x 30") at Great Prairie AEA for a period of six months. Burlington - Student art is displayed in frames (sizes 8" x 10" through 16" x 20") at Great Prairie AEA for a period of six months. (Need 34 pieces of artwork per school) |
| Local Commitment: | Ottumwa - Teachers can sign up for a 6 month period beginning June and in December month and send in their artwork. Please contact Shelley Morgan at Shelley.morgan@gpaea.org. Burlington - Teachers can sign up for a 6 month period beginning June and in December month and send in their artwork. Please contact Laurie Selters at Laurie.selters@gpaea.org. |
| Contact: |
Shelley Morgan - Ottumwa Contact
Administrative Secretary 319-753-6561 Ext. 5310 Ottumwa Office Laurie Selters - Burlington Contact
Communication Secretary 319-753-6561 Ext. 1227 Burlington Office Laurie.selters@gpaea.org |
Area Math Bees
| Target Group: | Students in grades 6 |
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| Fee: | None |
| Timeline: |
INTENT TO PARTICIPATE: February 28, 2018
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: March 30, 2018
6th GRADE AREA COMPETITION: May 1, 2018
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| Location: | Fairfield Arts and Convention Center, Fairfield, IA |
| Description: | The Math Bee consists of various rounds for individuals and a team problem-solving round. Math topics include number sense and estimation; patterns and functions; geometry and measurement; statistics and probability; ratio, proportion, and percent. |
| Further Opportunities: | Teams or individuals qualify to attend State Math Bee, Date to be determined. |
| Local Commitment: | Submit Intent to Participate by deadline. Select team(s), team member(s) and submit registration before deadline. On the day of the event, teachers will be scorers and need to bring an adult volunteer for each team registered in the Area Bee. |
| Contacts: |
Lori Mueller
Mathematics Specialist 319-385-9005 Ext. 3009 Mt. Pleasant Office |
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Future Problem Solving
| Target Group: | Students in grades 4-12 |
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| Fee: | None (none to AEA, but they do pay to Iowa Future Problem Solving $50 to $80 per team, depending on size. Karen Dadisman, AEA 267 handles the registration). |
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Timeline:
Location:
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Regional Bowl: Thursday, February 4, 2016
Snow date: TBD
Fairfield Arts and Convention Center
200 North Main Street
Fairfield, Iowa 52556
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| Description: | Teams and individual participants meet in Fairfield to use a six-step model to reach action plans that address a complex societal issue. (9:30-11:30) |
| Registration: |
Contact Joyce Anderson for coach packet and registration information:
Contact by phone: 800.392.6640 |
| Local Commitment: | Teacher-sponsors will register teams with AEA 267. By December, contact Doreen Underwood at GPAEA to notify student participation to attend the regional Future Problem Solving Bowl, and serve as proctors for other participants. |
| Contacts: |
Doreen Underwood
Diverse Learner Specialist 319-524-2682 Ext. 4108, Burlington Office Doreen.underwood@gpaea.org |
History Day (Voltaire Twombly)
| Target Group: | Students in grades 6-12 |
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| Fee: | $5.00 Individual Entry - $10.00 Group Entry |
| Timeline: |
Voltaire Twombly District Schedule
REGISTRATION OPENS: January 2018
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 21, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. CDT
Website Lockout: March 23, 2018 at 10:59 p.m. CDT
Papers Due: March 3, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. CDT
District Contest (Ottumwa): April 6, 2018
Websites Available: April 9, 2018
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| Location: |
Indian Hills Community College, Ottumwa, IA |
| Description: |
This contest is a culmination of exploration into a historical subject related to an annual theme through research that leads to imaginative projects, original performances, media presentations, or papers.
2016 Theme: Exploration Encounter Exchange in History
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| Further Opportunities: |
State Contest:
Iowa Events Center- 730 Third Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
State History Day Coordinator Contact: Vania Boland
Email for more information: museum.education@iowa.gov
National History Day in Iowa
State Historical Society of Iowa 600 E. Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319-0290 Office: 515.281.6860 Cell: 515.868.7248 |
| National Contest: |
2016 Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest
June 13-17, 2016
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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| Local Commitment: |
Teacher sponsor is needed to conduct local History Day to determine participants in Great Prairie AEA District Contest.
For school buildings to participate at the regional event, two judges and two volunteers are required.
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| Contact: |
Lisa Sines Seth Denney |
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Resource Links:
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Physics Competition
| Target Group: | Students in grades 9-12 |
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| Fee: | None |
| Timeline: |
Regional Physics Competition - TBD
State Physics Competition (Tentative) - TBD
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| Description: | The Physics Competition is a series of physics related competitions for high school students, grades 9-12. The competition stresses creativity and ingenuity as well as an understanding of physics related principles and is intended to stimulate interest in the Physical Sciences. Official rules and additional information are available by searching the Iowa Physics Competition home web |
| Contact: | Tami Plein Science Specialist 319-753-6561 Ext. 1162 Burlington Office Tami.plein@gpaea.org |
Young Writers' Conference
| Target Group: | Students in grades 3-6 and 6-12 |
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| Fee: |
$1.25 student participation fee
Teachers and students need to bring sack lunches. |
| Timeline: |
Secondary Day (Grades 6-12) - March 7, 2018
Elementary Day (Grades 3-6) - March 6, 2018
Hosted at William Penn University, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Conference Schedule: Check-in: 9:00 am, Concludes: 2:00 pm
REGISTRATION CLOSES: January 29, 2018
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| Description: | Students celebrate their talent in writing by sharing their personal writing, hearing from published authors, writers or storytellers, and participating in small group workshops. Two students per class from grades 3-6 and one student per section of English from grades 6-12 may attend the conference (or two per grade level if single-section school). |
| Local Commitment: | This is a year-long program of writing with students encouraged to revise and polish pieces, save selected work, and share pieces with their class. Teacher and students determine method of selecting participants for Young Writers' Conference. (New writers are encouraged to attend each year.) Each teacher attending the conference will be assigned at least one sharing session. Parents are welcome to volunteer. |
| Contact: |
Carol Ryon
Young Writers' Conference Coordinator
Lisa Sines
Instructional Services Secretary 319-753-6561 Ext. 5230 Ottumwa Office Lisa.sines@gpaea.org |
| Links |
 Keynote: Sarah Prineas - Secondary Day
Sarah Prineas - Elementary Day
Young Writers' Conference Brochure
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