Barnes & Noble LOVES Educators!

Calling all Educators and Administrators! Barnes & Noble appreciates all that you do! 

As a value added service, AEA Purchasing wants you to discover even more ways to save. Sign up for a Barnes & Noble "Educator Discount Card" and you save 20% off books and educational toys and games that you purchase for your classroom. It is fast, easy, and free!

When you sign up you will be invited to all of the BN Educator Appreciation Events where you can spoil yourself with a 25% discount on more items throughout the store. These events will be happening every Saturday & Sunday starting July 20th through September 15th to help you prepare for the new school year!

Sign up at your local Barnes & Noble or you can click the link below to sign up online.

https://educator.barnesandnoble.com/signup/form

Discounts and offers are available in stores for PreK – Grade 12 Educators only.

*Select items only. Discount is off list price. Certain restrictions apply. Ask a bookseller for details. Educator Discount Card must be present at time of purchase. Discounts cannot be applied to or combined with any other Barnes & Noble discount programs, Nook Books or other digital content, or accessories for digital services. 

Get Excited About 'Back to School' with School Specialty!

When you think "back to school", think School Specialty! AEA Purchasing has partnered with School Specialty to offer significant savings on all your back to school essentials across a variety of catalogs.

Abilitations offers a comprehensive assortment of special education products and solutions for all children and their therapists, educators and families that support them.

Childcraft offers an extensive selection of early childhood educational products including furniture, manipulatives and games for children from birth through Grade 2.

Classroom Select encourages collaboration and promotes creativity through smart furniture design.

Projects by Design offers a turnkey solution to equip new and renovated spaces.

Education Essentials -- all the supplies, resources and materials educators need most for school and classroom.

Frey Scientific specializes in science education supplies, kits and curriculum. Their team can help you outfit your classroom or lab with safe, durable, easy-to-use equipment and supplies.

Sax offers a comprehensive line of affordable, high-quality arts and crafts supplies.

Sportime provides physical activity equipment and sporting goods that have been designed by PE teachers and are driven to motivate children of all ages and all ability levels.

SSI Guardian provides safety and security products and training.

2019 School Spirit Food Shows!

Our 2019 School Spirit food shows are drawing near. Here's what you have to look forward to. Join us, won't you? 

Let Freedom Ring!

Today we celebrate our freedom of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We are the great home of the free because of the brave. AEA Purchasing would like to extend it's deepest appreciation and gratitude to all that have served to help protect our greatest attribute -- FREEDOM!

Have a happy and safe 4th!

Take Advantage of Your Empty Campus

An empty campus is full of opportunity! Take advantage of the quiet and empty hallways while you can. AEA Purchasing vendor partner FSG shows you how here.

Coding for K-5 Made Simple

Meet KUBO -- a simple, intuitive solution, that makes it easy for teachers to introduce computer science and coding to students as young as four.

Designed like a puzzle, KUBO’s groundbreaking Tagtile® programming language is tangible, easily managed, and completely screen-free. Free to educators are downloadable, beautifully illustrated lesson plans and task cards for your students, as well as video tutorials and quick start guides to help get you up and running.

Thanks to AEA Purchasing's partnership with PITSCO and AEPA, Iowa schools get an exclusive 2% off their KUBO solution along with free shipping!

Enter promo code AEPA22 during checkout!

SHOP KUBO

Free Gift with Purchase from Sportime!

In partnership with Sportime, a School Specialty brand, AEA Purchasing is offering a free gift with purchase opportunity!

Now through July 31, use promo code 081PEFREE19 at checkout to receive a free gift with your qualifying order. Complete details can be found here

Happy shopping....happy saving!

Summer Pricing on Paper

Have you checked out our summer paper buy? If you haven't, than NOW is the time! Orders are due on May 24th.

Complete ordering information and order form downloads are available online.

Bid Features Include:

• Wide variety of paper weights, colors and sizes
• Additional discounts for orders of 840 cartons of white or greater
• Letter and catalog envelopes

Clients Eligible for Participation:

• K-12 Schools, Public and Private
• Colleges and Universities
• Public Libraries
• City, County, State Government
• Nonprofit educational organizations

Attend our Technology "Mini" Conference!

Interested in meeting our Technology contract partners? Join us on the date and location of your choosing to meet our Technology partners and learn more about how our contracts can best serve you!

Click here for complete details or email laurie@aeapurchasing.org.

Enhancing Inquiry in the Classroom Using Makerspace Products

“An inquiry-based curriculum can increase student achievement and narrow the gap between high and low-achieving students” (Towns & Sweetland, 2008).

Incorporating maker activities into your inquiry-based lessons is an easy addition that will enhance student curiosity.

In Mackin's blog, Enhancing Inquiry in the Classroom Using Makerspace Products, author Ashley Gamlin explores how to use Boxels, Makey Makey, Legos, and other Maker products in your content areas.

Something NEW and EXCITING is coming in July!

AEA Purchasing is excited to announce the upcoming launch of a new and improved process to take advantage of our contracts and competitively bid pricing!

Enter in AEA Purchasing Marketplace!
Coming soon - July 2019

Ordering doesn't need to be difficult! That's why AEA Purchasing Marketplace was created. It's an online ordering, single sign-on purchase and quoting platform built with you, the end-user, in mind.

AEA Purchasing Marketplace offers:

• Free-to-use online marketplace
• Quick access to multiple vendors
• No need for multiple usernames and passwords
• All pricing is contract discounted pricing
• Compare products and pricing at a quick glance
• Flexible payment options
• Pay via purchase order (PO), credit card or P-card

Contact us today for more information and details!

Check Out our Buyer's Guide!

Looking for a handy reference card that outlines all the amazing opportunities to save from AEA Purchasing? 

Look no further than our Buyer's Guide! 

Our annual Buyer's Guide outlines all of our purchasing programs and provides short detail as to what types of contracts we have within each program. 

Download your copy here and pin it to your desktop! You'll want to hang on to this!

Athletics & PE Program: 101

Our Athletics & PE contracts cover everything your school needs to keep your PE classes and athletic teams performing at their best.

From ​kickballs and ​basketball hoops to ​sports medicine and ​gym lockers, we've got the items you need at a savings you can appreciate.

Click on a vendor name below to learn more.

Athletics Equipment
H&B Specialized Products
Schutt Sports
Partac Peat
Sportime (A School Specialty company)

Bleachers and Seating
SAAFE

Gym/PE Lockers
H&B Specialized Products
IPI

Scoreboards
Daktronics

Sports Medicine
School Health
School Nurse Supply
Sportime (A School Specialty company)

And more to come in the upcoming weeks! Got questions? Email Joni!