Educator, Student & Partner Testimonials

Hear their perspective on how partnering through the Iowa Authentic Learning Network and immersing themselves in partnerships with students at the center has impacted them and the work they do. This community of #changeagents continues to grow. Join them!

Maggie Arnold, Creston CAST teacher

"The Iowa Authentic Learning Network provides the opportunity for our students to explore their interests and receive real-life working experiences."

~Maggie

Tricia Roberts, former Boyer Valley teacher

"I've seen students excel in areas where they didn't know they had talent."
~Tricia

Shelly Miller, former CAM teacher

“This, absolutely without a doubt, has been the most exciting paradigm shift in education for me as an instructor.”

~Shelly

Jean Kinyon, East Union

"One of the nice things that is happening that I didn't even consider before would be the partnership between the students that have IEPs and the students that don't."

~Jean

Cael Turner, Creston CAST Student

"Through the CAST program, I have gotten the opportunity to be a part of The Crossing. The Crossing is a student-run retail business. We partner with the Booster Club to sell their products, as well as creating products of our own to sell to the community. With this project, I have learned many social skills and group work strategies as much of my work is completed as collaborative projects with business professionals and my peers. I have been able to make many connections with community members to provide me with opportunities in the future. I have enjoyed the uniqueness of the learning opportunities within the CAST classroom- all projects are interactive and engaging with learning coming with trial and error within the projects themselves. This, to me, is much more beneficial because I love to just get to work, learn and figure out new things as I work.. Personally, I wish more classes included more of these learning styles in their classrooms."

~Cael

Brodie, former Creston CAST student

"Through CAST I have been given the opportunity to solve real world problems. This type of learning has taught me so much more than my traditional classes. My ability to create real world solutions and gain hands on experience has helped me to narrow my down my future endeavors. "

~Brodie

Callie Anderson, Creston ECC Principal

"Learning starts at a young age and we are very excited to give our students opportunities to explore and problem solve. Authentic learning connects the content and promotes all modes of learning. Our authentic learning experiences connect our students to businesses in our community, model for them how our learning is applied within the skill or trade, and explore what careers embed these problem solving skills. " ~Callie Anderson

Anna Mikkelsen, former Creston CAST student

"The thing I enjoy about authentic learning is that it's authentic, meaning that the lessons and learning come naturally based on the real life problem you are solving."

~Anna

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