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March 2015 isea.org • ISEA Communiqué 4 FIRST-CLASS MEMBERS First Class Members showcases the good works of Iowa State Education Association members from across Iowa. Secure a grant? Chosen to advise the governor? Organize a backpack drive? There are countless ways our members make their students, their schools and their profession stronger. Share their story at communications@isea.org For more information about the rates, fees, other costs and benefits associated with the use of the credit card, call the toll-free number or visit neamb.com. * You will qualify for $100 bonus cash rewards if you use your new credit card account to make any combination of Purchase transactions totaling at least $500 (exclusive of any fees, returns and adjustments) that post within 90 days of the account open date. Limit one (1) bonus cash rewards offer per new account. This one-time promotion is limited to new customers opening an account in response to this offer. 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Bank of America and the Bank of America logo are registered trademarks of Bank of America Corporation. ©2015 Bank of America Corporation CC180315 MB0315-AD-IA Earn more cash back for the things you buy most with the NEA ® Cash Rewards Visa Signature ® credit card. Special ISEA member offer: $100 Cash Rewards bonus* For information, call Refer to Priority Code VACD3V 1.888.758.7946 Grocery store and gas bonus rewards apply to the first $1,500 in combined purchases in these categories each quarter.** cash back everywhere, every time cash back at grocery stores cash back on gas 1% 2% 3% Gregg Knows STEM The STEM Advisory Council for Southwest Iowa awarded Sidney Elementary School teacher and Sidney Education Association member Allison Gregg an Inspired Teaching award for her work to advance Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at her school. Gregg, who teaches 2nd grade, told the Valley News of Shenandoah she is always looking for ways to incorporate different experiences into learning. "I always try to do hands-on experiments, and I was able to purchase science kits with grant funds, and incorporate different experiments and allow them to be the creators," Gregg told the paper. The award comes with $3,000, half of which can be used to purchase items for the classroom and the other half which can be used for personal expenses. Transitions Former National Education Association Student Program Chair and current teacher in Council Bluffs Thomas Leaders shared his reflections on being a new teacher in NEA Today, the publication of the National Education Association. "Today, my constituents are the 24 smart, brave, inquisitive and sometimes boisterous fifth graders in room 219 at Lewis & Clark Elementary School," Leaders wrote. "As a new teacher, I know that even when I'm a veteran there will be learning curves and new things to master." You can find the latest edition, and archives, for NEA Today magazine here: www.nea.org/home/1814.htm From the Trail Erin Montgomery, 2015 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail and Iowa State Education Association member in the Camanche School District has dutifully filed updates from the field. Her photos and stories from the Alaskan trail focus on the people and the sled dogs that make the Iditarod such a unique race. The Iditarod, billed as "the last great race on earth," is run in early March with competitors traveling from Anchorage to Nome. The racers, called mushers, command teams of 16 dogs. As Teacher on the Trail, Montgomery developed a lesson plans about the dogs used in the race which she shares with classrooms across the globe. Her blog, which offers daily updates and photos designed for classroom use, can be found online at iditarod.com/category/news-for-classrooms/teacher- on-the-trail-news-for-classrooms/ Letters policy The Iowa State Education Association Communiqué welcomes letters to the editor from ISEA members. Letters should be no longer than 200 words. Each letter submitted for publication must address a topic covered in the Communiqué, must be signed and must include the writer's telephone number for confirmation purposes. Opinions must be clearly identified as belonging to the letter-writer. We reserve the right to edit for length, clarity and style. To submit a letter, mail it to ISEA Communiqué, 777 Third Street, Des Moines, Iowa, 50309 or email it to ISEAletters@isea.org.