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Volume 14, Number 18                         The Source
October 17, 2014
Check Out These Talking Points for Sharing with Your Parents and Community about the Iowa Core

About the Iowa Core

-    The Iowa Core is a set of goals -- academic standards that set high expectations and provide a clear understanding of what students should know and be able to do in math, science, English language arts and social studies. The standards include learning goals for 21st century skills in areas such as financial and technology literacy.

 

-  The Iowa Core sets appropriate expectations for all students -- regardless of where they live -- that reflect the real-world knowledge and skills they will need to graduate from high school prepared for college or to enter the workforce.

 

-    The Iowa Core emphasizes complex skills rather than basic skills. The standards promote learning based on problem-solving, creativity, and critical-thinking rather than memorization of isolated facts.

 

-    The standards establish what students need to learn, but not how teachers should teach. The Iowa Core is a set of expectations, not a curriculum, so decisions about how to help students reach the standards remain in the hands of local schools and teachers.

 

-    With students, parents and teachers all on the same page and working together toward shared goals, we can ensure that students make progress each year and graduate prepared to build a strong future for themselves and for Iowa.

 

-        This school year is the first in which all grades (K-12) will fully implement the Iowa Core.

 

Additional Information

How do the Iowa Core and the Common Core overlap?

-Iowa lawmakers approved the Iowa Core as a state requirement in 2008. State legislators and education leaders led this shift away from locally determined standards, which had caused inconsistent expectations in schools across the state. Iowa educators identified and wrote the essential concepts and skills that make up the Iowa Core.

 

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As Iowa worked to develop and implement the Iowa Core, a consortium of states came together to develop common standards for English language arts and math. This was in response to concerns across the country that many students were graduating from high school unprepared for the demands of college and careers.  

 

 

-        The Common Core standards were developed by this coalition of states led by governors and state school chiefs. Forty-eight states took part, drawing on the expertise of content specialists, teachers, school administrators and parents. The process was open for public comment, and more than 10,000 comments were received.

 

-       The Common Core standards incorporate the best and highest of previous state standards in the U.S. and are internationally benchmarked to the top-performing nations around the world. Most states have voluntarily adopted the Common Core.

How was the Common Core adopted in Iowa?

- Iowa, through authority vested in the State Board of Education by the Iowa Legislature, adopted the Common Core State Standards in a public process in 2010 and blended them with our state standards. This was an easy decision because:

    • The two were very comparable in English language arts and math; a study showed 97 percent alignment.
    • Consistent standards allow teachers from across the country to share information and resources and give students a more seamless educational experience from state to state.

Doesn't the Common Core represent an overreach by the federal government?

-    No. The Common Core was developed by a coalition of states, not the federal government, and Iowa is not receiving federal money to implement the Common Core as part of the Iowa Core.

Where does it stand today?

-        Iowa Core implementation is a multi-year process led locally by schools and school districts with assistance from the Iowa Department of Education and Area Education Agencies.

 

-        With professional development, schools continue to address how the standards fit with academic content, teaching, and local assessments well into the 2014-15 school year.

 

-        The Iowa Core is not perfect. We want to continually improve the standards and look to Iowa education stakeholders to help us make the Iowa Core the right fit for Iowa.

 

-        Iowans will continue to have input into improving our state standards. One way is through an executive order from Gov. Branstad that requires an ongoing review process. The Iowa Department of Education is determining the process for review, which will begin this fall.

Key Features

English/Language Arts

  • Build knowledge through content-rich nonfiction and informational texts plus literature.
  • Reading and writing grounded in evidence from the text.
  • Regular practice with complex text and its academic vocabulary.

 

Example:

English Language Arts - Reading: Literature - Grade 8

-        Craft and Structure

  • Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
  • Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
  • Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.

Mathematics

  • Focus: 2-3 topics focused on deeply in each grade.
  • Coherence: Concepts logically connected from one grade to the next and linked to other major topics within the grade.
  • Rigor: Application of knowledge to real-world situations, and deep understanding of mathematical concepts.

 

Example:

Mathematics - Grade 3 - Measurement & Data

-Solve Problems Involving Measurement and Estimation of Intervals of Time, Liquid Volumes, and Masses of Objects.

  • Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes, e.g., by representing the problem on a number line diagram.
  • Measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams (g), kilograms (kg), and liters (I).[1] Add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as a beaker with a measurement scale) to represent the problem.[2]
Check out this Iowa Core Fact Sheet!

[1] Excludes compound units such as cm3 and finding the geometric volume of a container.

[2] Excludes multiplicative comparison problems (problems involving notions of "times as much," see Glossary, Table 2).


5 Solid Reasons Why You Should Tell Your Colleagues to Join Iowa ASCD

REASON ONE

Quite simply put . . .Iowa ASCD is the source for developing instructional leadership in Iowa.

We are a non-profit organization serving more than 1400 educators - teachers, principals, superintendents, directors of curriculum, technology specialists, college professors, and AEA staff.

Iowa ASCD strives to develop the capacity to impact the learning of each and every student in Iowa. Our agenda is education. While some organizations represent specific or singular interests in education, Iowa ASCD's membership is broader and more encompassing. We are at the forefront of learning and teaching.

REASON TWO

We are a premier education legislation advocacy group.

Did you know Iowa ASCD members communicate consistently with the Governor, the Iowa Director of Education, the State Board of Education and legislators?

Were you aware that every year Iowa ASCD provides members with lists of current voting issues and names of legislators in your area?

Did you attend the Iowa ASCD annual "Advocacy Workshop" in February? We regularly advocate for student success based on key issues from Iowa ASCD board members and the members across the state. In fact, Iowa ASCD has been awarded an "Influence Grant" from ASCD the last four years for all the terrific work being done on The Hill.

REASON THREE

Iowa ASCD would be PERFECT for your newly appointed teacher leaders (TLC Funds)!

The Teacher and Leadership Compensation funding is rolling out in schools.

The conferences, academies, webinars and resources Iowa ASCD offers are low cost opportunities for the development of all teacher
leaders. Many of the newly appointed positions are requiring the enhancement of new skills and greater depth of knowledge for those individuals

REASON FOUR

The cost to become a member is stunningly reasonable. Only $45

What other professional organization can you join for that price? Not too many we would argue.

Membership provides discounted conference attendance, bi-monthly emails of The Source, free Webinars, website full of resources, conferences & academies, a twitter PLN, a network of intelligent professionals and much more (see Reason Five )!

REASON FIVE

FREE PROFESSIONAL BOOKS (current ones at that)!!

Beginning in January 2015, all Iowa ASCD members will have access to a library of thirty, current titles of professional books. Each member will have a username and password to access materials you would normally  have to purchase. What a great value-added benefit!

TELL YOUR FRIENDS! VISIT OUR WEBSITE! JOIN NOW!
Fall Academy on November 12-13
Implementing the Core with Understanding by Design:  Planning Units with the End in Mind!

Join us this fall on November 12-13 as we feature Dr. Jay McTighe with Understanding by Design in Implementing the Iowa Core.

Please come learn and network with Dr. McTighe and other educators in Iowa.

Date:  November 12-13, 2014
Location:  Olmsted on the Drake Campus in Des Moines.
Fee:  $250 for members; $295 for non-members of Iowa ASCD (Early-Bird price through October 31.  November price will be $290 for members and $335 for nonmembers. 

Watch for registration details, which will be available soon.

Plan now to attend the Iowa ASCD Fall Academy withJay McTighe on November 12 and 13 - Implementing the Core with Understanding by Design:  Planning Units with the End in Mind! Register before October 31 to get the Early Bird price of $250 for members and $295 for non members.  November price will be $290 for members and $335 for nonmembers.

All participants will receive the following books:
  • The Understanding By Design Guide To Creating High-Quality Units
  • The Understanding By Design Guide To Advanced Concepts In Creating And Reviewing Units
An ideal model for implementing the Iowa Core is the renowned Understanding by Design framework from Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe. Drawing from this popular framework, this two-day institute focuses on how to unpack the Iowa Core and create the high-quality curricula and assessments needed to prepare students for the demands of college and the workplace. This is a must-attend for anyone who wants to

 

  • Understand the long-term transfer goals embedded in the Iowa Core standards that need to work their way into daily lessons.
  • Learn how to get to the big ideas of the standards as well as discrete knowledge and skills.
  • Explore ways to teach for understanding and transfer, not just coverage of standards.
  • Get help creating authentic performance tasks and traditional assessments.

 

Outcomes and Goals of the Workshop

  • Understand what UbD is and the mind-set of a UbD curriculum designer.
  • Develop and draft a unit plan based on the Iowa Core using the Understanding by Design Framework.
  • Review and revise a plan based on the UbD design standards.
  • Unpack and connect multiple Iowa Core standards to develop transfer goals, understandings, essential questions, and performance task ideas to design several units in a course.

 

  

 

 

Jay McTighe

Conference Speaker and International Consultant

 

Jay McTighe brings a wealth of experience developed during a rich and varied career in education. He served as director of the Maryland Assessment Consortium, a state collaboration of school districts working together to develop and share formative performance assessments. Prior to this position, Jay was involved with school improvement projects at the Maryland State Department of Education where he helped lead Maryland's standards-based reform, including the development of performance-based statewide assessments. He also directed the development of the Instructional Framework, a multimedia database on teaching. Well known for his work with thinking skills, Jay has coordinated statewide efforts to develop instructional strategies, curriculum models, and assessment procedures for improving the quality of student thinking. In addition to his work at the state level, Jay has experience at the district level in Prince George's County, Maryland, as a classroom teacher, resource specialist, and program coordinator. He also directed a state residential enrichment program for gifted and talented students.

   Iowa ASCD Fall Academy

November 12th and 13th, 2014

Registration: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Conference: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Drake University, Olmsted Center

2507 University Avenue

Des Moines, Iowa  

Planning Units With the End in Mind

 

     Cost:   $250 for Iowa ASCD Members - Early Bird

                  $295 for Non-Members - Early Bird

     $290 (Member) and $335 (Nonmember) after October 31

   

Please e-mail/FAX Bridget Arrasmith ([email protected]) a PO with list of registrants and their e-mails addresses or send registration, names, and e-mail addresses and payment to:

 

Drake University  

SOE, Room 123, c/o Bridget Arrasmith  

3206 University Avenue

Des Moines, IA 50311

(515) 271-2233 / fax

 

You may also register on line with credit card at  http://iowaascd.org/index.php/events/event-registration/

 

Download version of flyer available at:  www.iowaascd.org .

Simply Better:  Doing What Matters Most to Change the Odds for Student Success

Drawing from the research base that informed the ASCD best-selling series of What Works In Schools titles, this book identifies key principles at the heart of what it takes to help all students become successful learners. Education research expert Bryan Goodwin separates the school improvement ideas that really work from those that just appear to work and provides you with a What Matters Most Framework that focuses your school on how to change the odds for under-served children by
  • Guaranteeing challenging, engaging, and intentional instruction.
  • Ensuring curricular pathways to success.
  • Providing whole-child student supports.
  • Creating high-performance school cultures.
  • Developing high-reliability district systems.
To guide your implementation of these principles, Simply Better describes lots of strategic touchstones to keep in mind, such as
  • Why teachers must both challenge and nurture students in order to boost achievement.
  • How curriculum can be standardized across systems yet personalized to individual student needs and interests.
  • What to do to counter the negative effects of poor motivation, health issues, unsupportive home environments, and insufficient background knowledge.
  • How principals can take immediate steps to reduce the variance in teacher quality in their schools.

 

Related products:

Grade-Level Conference - PK-K-1 - Impacting Learning in My Classroom - for and by Teachers 

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Iowa ASCD and ISEA (Iowa State Education Association) are collaborating to offer a hands-on day of learning on December 4 at the Holiday Inn Airport and Conference Center in Des Moines.

 

 

Learn from practitioners across the state and leave with information, ideas, tools, strategies, and networking opportunities with teachers from across the state. 

  

Conference Strands!

  

 Teaching for Understanding 


Curriculum Strand: What do all students need to learn, know, and be able to do? How do we in our building/grade level connect our teaching with the expectations identified in "The Core?" 

Assessment for Learning
 

Assessment Strand: How do we know that students have learned?  How do we use assessments to assess and diagnose our students' progress in learning? How do we adjust our instruction based on the results of the formative assessments?

  

Teaching for Learner Differences

Instruction Strand:  How do we plan and deliver instruction so that we meet the needs of all learners in our classroom?  How do we respond if students struggle or don't learn and how do we respond when students have already learned?

 

Registration!

 

Register now for the December 4 conference.  The fee is $100 if a member of Iowa ASCD or ISEA and $150 for nonmembers.  If a district sends four or more teachers, the principal comes free!

 

The registration includes opportunities for follow-up webinars, podcasts, and/or twitter chats as well as PK, K, and Grade 1 website of resources.

 

Register online with a credit card  
  • If an Iowa ASCD Member or not a member of either organization, register on line at http://iowaascd.org.php/events/event-registration/ 
  • If an ISEA Member, register at https://www.regonline.com/impactinglearning
Mail a check/purchase order with names and e-mail addresses of participants to:

    

Bridget A. Arrasmith
Room 123
Drake University School of Education

3206 University
Des Moines, Iowa 50311

E-mail including attached purchase order with names and e-mail addresses of participants to Bridget A. Arrasmith at [email protected]

 

FAX purchase order with names and e-mail addresses of participants to Bridget A.Arrasmith at 515.271.2233.     
                             
Hotel Accommodations!

 

Holiday Inn Des Moines - Airport and Convention Center, 6111 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA  50321.  $90 per room.  Call 515.278.4755 to register and mention the Iowa ASCD/ISEA Grade-Level Conference.

Using the Hype Cycle to Advance American Education by Dr. Trent Grundmeyer of Drake University

 

As school administrators focus on instructional and management issues in their district, the evolution of technology continues to be fierce. Not only is technology advancing in the United States, but also in schools across the globe. On June 29, 2011, the Ministry of Education (Science and Technology) of South Korea announced plans to invest $2.4 billion in its "smart education" plan by the year 2015 (Lee, 2011). The program began in 2006 and is now in its third phase of deployment.  

 

South Korea's "smart education" initiative is the first of its kind worldwide. The plan is to develop digital textbooks in all subjects for students age 10 - 18. Students would have the option of choosing a digital or print version of the textbook for each subject. The government also plans on providing free media tablets to all teachers and students in low income families.

 

The transition to digital textbooks will allow teachers to personalize curriculum based on student's progress and allow schools to manage copyright issues in South Korea. At least that is the goal of the "smart education" initiative. Furthermore, the digital textbooks will allow teachers to leverage digital videos, pictures, sounds and reference books in the text, which differentiates instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners. (Lee, 2011)

The South Korean example of a nationwide push toward technology adoption is only one example. Other countries are broadening their bandwidth to ensure all students have Internet access at school and at home. A worldwide education leader currently boosts 95% of its population has some form of Internet access (Ahmed, 2009). However, Finland is reacting to France's recent ruling regarding Internet access being a fundamental human right (June, 2009). Finland expounded on the ruling out of France by legally mandating the speed of the Internet as a human right for its citizens. Finland is working with telecommunication companies to provide 5.2 million citizens that run at speeds of at least 1 megabit per second (Ahmed, 2009). The country is aiming for speeds that are 100 times faster for all citizens by 2015.

 

There are pockets of effective technology adoption among states and individual school districts all over the United States. However, there is no current US legislation matching the capacity of some other countries around the world. As the federal government seeks to ensure all students are proficient on national standardized tests, many individual states work to obtain waivers from the No Child Left Behind Act. This is current the case while other countries are taking extreme steps in leveraging technology to prepare their students for global success. School leaders should not wait for the United States Department of Education to enact federal legislation to mandate technology adoption to enhance college and career readiness. As a matter of fact, in the 2013 A Blueprint for R.E.S.P.E.C.T. document released by the United States Department of Education, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said, "Our immediate hope and expectation is that America's 4 million active teachers an principals will lead the effort to reshape their profession and the future of education in America (U.S. Department of Education, 2013)."

Many school leaders have never heard of Gartner's Hype Cycle.   The Hype Cycle is updated annually to track technologies along this cycle and provide guidance on when and where organizations should adopt them for maximum impact and value.  Gartner's 2013 Hype Cycle lists over 2000 technologies, grouped into 102 distinct areas.  Gartner has used the Hype Cycle tool since 1995 to highlight the common pattern of over-enthusiasm, disillusionment and eventual realism that accompanies each new technology and innovation.  (Fenn & Raskino, 2013).

When one views past Hype Cycles from Gartner, you can see for yourself the accuracy of the report.  Back in 2009, innovations such as cloud emailing and podcasting learning content were all ready for mainstream adoption (Gartner, 2009).  Four years later it is evident that these innovations on the 2009 Hype Cycle were further away from widespread adoption but were noted in the "trough of disillusionment."  These potential innovations included e-learning repositories, virtual worlds, lecture capture and retrieval tools, and e-textbooks.  In comparing some of these technologies that were originally further away from mainstream adoption one can see the advancement of certain technologies in education.  E-textbooks and virtual worlds remain in the trough of disillusionment while E-learning repositories and lecture capture and retrieval tools are climbing the slope of enlightenment on the most recent hype cycle reports.  Gartner's Hype Cycle key insight regarding when school leaders should consider technology adoption and how new new innovations may change their learning environments.  


 As education and technology advances around the world so should the knowledge and resources for school leaders in the US. School leaders should review Gartner's Hype Cycle so that they can effectively plan for technology adoption and making purchasing decisions for their districts. When school leaders put the right technology in the hands of the students and staff they serve they truly maximize the benefits of the technology and give their students a chance at global success.

 

Works Cited

 

Ahmed, S. (October 15, 2009). Fast Internet access becomes a legal right in Finland.  http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/15/finland.internet.rights/ 

 

Gartner (2009). Gartner Hype Cycle for Education, 2009. http://my.gartner.com/portal/server.pt?showOriginalFeature=y&open=512&objID=260&mode=2&PageID=3460702&id=1095713&ref=seo 

 

Gartner (2013). Gartner Hype Cycle, 2013.  http://my.gartner.com/portal/server.pt?showOriginalFeature=y&open=512&objID=260&mode=2&PageID=3460702&id=2574916&ref=

 

Lee, C. (2011). South Korea Pioneers Digital Textbook Era. Gartner Insight. Published July 7, 2011. http://my.gartner.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=256&mode=2&PageID=2350940&resId=1740219&ref=Browse 

 

Stuart, K. Games, government and the future of coding in the UK. The Guardian Blog.September 11, 2013. 
 

 

U.S. Department of Education. (April, 2013).
A Blueprint for R.E.S.P.E.C.T: Recognizing educational success, professional excellence and collaborative

Check It Out!

Check out the following:
  • A conference aimed at math and science teachers will be held October 21 - 22 at Iowa State University in Ames. The joint conference is intended to better serve members of the Iowa Council of the Teachers of Mathematics and the Iowa Science Teachers Section of the Iowa Academy of Science.  Check out additional information here. 
  • Remember to renew your membership for 2015 - Beginning January 1, 2015, all Iowa ASCD members will have access to 30 on-line books 24/7 for the entire year!
  • Consider an institutional membership for your building, district, AEA.  The fee is $25 per person when you enroll at least 20 people.  Great benefits!  Contact Lou Howell for more information.
  • Are you a student in a graduate program?  If so, you may get a membership for three years for $45.  Contact Lou Howell for more information.
  • Are you a student in a pre-service program?  If so, you may get a one-year members for $15.  Contact Lou Howell for more information.
Webinars for Your Learning 
 
Iowa ASCD seeks to keep you informed about webinars for your webinar learning and the learning of those with whom you work.  Check out the following; many of these support the work in your collaborative time and definitely help with implementation of The Core!  

 

 

     

 

 

  • Title:  Capacity-Building: Linking Professional Development and Practice
    • Presenter:  Peter Hall
    • Provider:  ASCD
    • Date:  October 22, 2014, at 2:00 P.M. CDT
    • Register Here
       
  • Title:  Feel Well, Teach Well: Ways to Gain and Sustain Wellness In and Out of the Classroom
    • Presenters:  M. Nora Mazzone and Barbara J. Miglionico
    • Provider:  ASCD
    • Date:  November 11, 2014, at 2:00 P.M. CDT
    •  Register Here  
  • Title:  Close Reading: Teaching the Comprehension Skills of Text Analysis and Evaluation
    • Presenter:  Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss, Maria Grant, and Kelly Johnson
    • Provider:  ASCD
    • Date:  December 9, 2014, at 2:00 P.M. CDT
    • Register Here
  • Title:  Archived Webinars of the Marzano Research Laboratory - Assessment and Grading, Common Core, Instructional Strategies, School Leadership, Educational Technology and Vocabulary
      • Presenter:   Staff Members
      • Provider:   Marzano Research Laboratory  
      • Access Here 
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Be Sure to Check Out . . .
Talking Points for the Iowa Core
5 Reasons to Join Iowa ASCD
Fall Acaddemy: Understanding by Design
Book: Simply Better
Grade-Level Conference - PK-K-1
Using the Hype Cycle
Check It Out!
Webinars for Your Learning
Iowa ASCD Twitter!
Iowa ASCD Contacts

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Iowa ASCD Contacts

 

President

Kevin Vidergar 

   

Past-President

Allan Eckelman

 

President-Elect

Becky Martin

   

Membership and Conference Information

Bridget Arrasmith

 

Secretary

Leslie Moore 

 

Treasurer  

Jeff Watson  

 

Members-at-Large

  

Diane Campbell 

Ottie Maxey 

Sara Oswald 

Amy Whittington 

 

DE Liaison

 Rita Martens  

 

Higher Education

Jan Beatty-Westerman 

Elaine Smith-Bright 

 

Advocacy and Influence 

Pam Armstrong-Vogel 

Susan Pecinovsky 

 

Curriculum Leadership Academy

Sue Wood  

Pam Zeigler  

 

Fall Academy

 Veta Thode  

 

Fall Institute

Lou Howell 

Elaine Smith-Bright 

 

Summer Institutes and Grade-Level Conferences

 Kym Stein  

 

Planning Chair 

Cindy Swanson  

 

Project Chair

Jason Ellingson 

 

Technology

Chris Welch  

 

Membership Relations and E-Learning

Amy Wichman 

 

Executive Director

 Lou Howell   

 

 

Here's What's Happening!
  • November 12-13, 2014
    • Fall Academy
    • Jay McTighe
    • Understanding by Design
    • Drake University
    •  Register Now 
  • December 4, 2014
    • Grade-Level Conference for PK, K, and 1 
    • For and By Teachers
    •  Holiday Inn - Airport in Des Moines 
    • Register Now! 
  • February 11, 2015
    • Advocacy Workshop
    • Savery Hotel in Des Moines and "On the Hill" with Legislators
  • April 23-24, 2015
    • Curriculum Academy
    • Hilton Garden Inn in Johnston - Exit I 80 129
  • June 22-23, 2015
    • Summer Institute
    • Iowa Events Center
  • Get The Source the first and third Friday of each month.
  • Join us on Twitter @IowaASCD