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Volume 15, Number 9 The Source
| May 1, 2015
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Dr. Robert Marzano Headlines the Iowa ASCD Summer Institute on June 22-23 - Ensuring Learning for Each and All: Building Our Expertise
Make plans now for you and your team to attend the Iowa ASCD Summer Institute on June 22-23 at the Iowa Events Center. Dr. Bob Marzano is the headline speaker and will also provide several breakout sessions. 
In addition to Marzano, other national speakers include Jim Rickabaugh, Rose Colby, Tim Westerberg, Ron Mirr, Sandra Alberti, Bobb Darnall, Consuelo Castillo Kickbush, and Grace Dearborn as well as state-wide presenters.
Presenters will be addressing ways that you and your team can ensure learning for each and all by:
- Creating conditions for learning - a culture for achievement
- Implementing the Iowa Core - optimizing learning for all students
- Assuring effective teaching - recognizing instructional knowledge and skill as the most powerful instruments to enhance student learning
- Grading for learning - reporting students' progress on learning goals
- Empowering students to develop mastery of academic content - implementing competency-based education
The early-bird fee until June 1 will be $250 for Iowa ASCD members and $295 for non-members, who will receive a complimentary membership for one year. The regular fee in June will be $295 for members and $340 for non-members. Purchase orders with a list of the names and email addresses may be sent to Bridget Arrasmith, Iowa ASCD, Drake University, Room 123, School of Education, Drake University, 3206 University, Des Moines, IA 50311 or FAXED to Attention of Bridget Arrasmith at 515.271.2233.
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Pam Zeigler Selected by Members as President-Elect of Iowa ASCD
Pam Zeigler, Director of Elementary Education with the Cedar Falls School District, has been elected by the Iowa ASCD members as President-Elect for 2015-2016.
 Pam has been a member of Iowa ASCD for four years and has served as a board member for two years. Currently she serves as co-chair of the Iowa ASCD Curriculum Leadership Academy.
Pam shares, "This is an exciting time to be in education, as there are a lot of changes taking place in Iowa and across the nation. Iowa ASCD has proven to be a positive leader by influencing instructional practices, promoting advocacy, and providing professional development opportunities. Iowa ASCD has been a great resource for me in developing my capacity as an instructional leader. Through my membership, I have been able to expand my knowledge base in many areas through professional opportunities that have given me the chance to collaborate and network with others. It is an honor to serve as President-Elect and work with the members and board members to continue impacting the learning of our students, teachers, and administrators."
Congratulations, Pam!
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Iowa ASCD Members Elect Sara Oswald and Katy Evenson to Serve as Directors - Members at Large
Sara Oswald and Katy Evenson have been elected by the Iowa ASCD membership to represent the members at large on the Iowa ASCD Board of Directors. They each will serve a two-year term.
Katy Evenson currently serves as an administrator, educational services consultant and instructional coach with the Northwest  Area Education Agency. She will be the educational services director beginning in July. Her commitment to education extends to her students at Morningside College where she is an adjunct professor in the graduate program.
Katy has been a member of ASCD and Iowa ASCD for several years. When asked why she was interested in serving on the Board of Directors, she replied, "I wish to serve on the Board of Directors in order to be a positive influence on professional development and curriculum development in Iowa. I hope to provide insight, enthusiasm, and experience in development of opportunities for educators."
Sara Oswald is currently serving in her 13th year as Middle School Principal and K-12 Director of Innovation, Curriculum and Instruction for West Branch Community Schools. Sara previously served as a high school principal and high school foreign lang uage teacher.
Sara will begin her second term on the Iowa ASCD board in July.
Sara shares, "Iowa ASCD has been an invaluable resource. Their timely research and easily accessible professional development has provided the backbone for our continued professional growth and development. As a director for Iowa ASCD for the past two years, I have enjoyed supporting the continued reform efforts in Iowa as well as gaining additional connections for my personal learning network through the membership. I am energized by the great work of Iowa educators and the impact we can make collectively on student learning."
Congratulations to both Katy and Sara!
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Literacy Resources for Your PLC
Are you looking for some great articles for your PLC team on literacy? Wanting to extend your own understanding of meeting the needs of students in literacy? Check out these resources from  Princeton University - The Future of Children: |
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Resources for Standards-Based Grading for Learning
The Iowa ASCD Curriculum Leadership Academy was a huge success - and a sell out. Whether you were able to join us at the conference or not, we want to share additional resources with you.  - Summer Institute - June 22-23: Ensuring Learning for Each and All - Building Our Expertise
This two-day workshop features 5 strands, one of which focuses on Standards-Based Learning and Grading. The national presenters are Bob Marzano and Tim Westerberg. There will also be presentations by several districts in Iowa. Register now at http://iowaascd.org/index.php/events/event-registration/.
- Fall Academy - November 16-17: Standards-Based Grading for Schools Leaders This two-day workshop features Tammy Heflebower of the Marzano Research Center. All participants will receive Marzano's book, A School Leader's Guide to Standards-Based Grading.
- The Source: Be sure to check out our digital newsletter the first and third Friday of each month except July. Reviews of books as well as additional information on conferences and learning opportunities will be included.
- Resources provided by Ken O'Connor at the Iowa ASCD Curriculum Leadership Academy on April 23.
- Presentations at the Iowa ASCD Curriculum Leadership Academy on April 24, including the following districts: Ankeny, Benton, Council Bluffs, Howard-Winneshiek, Montezuma, North Fayette, Oskaloosa, Solon, Van Meter, Waukee, West Branch, West Delaware
- AEA PD Online (http://moodlesw.aeapdonline.org/) with Iowa ASCD President-Elect Becky Martin of Cedar Rapids Community School District - 1 recertification credit or 1 graduate credit through Viterbo
- Standards-Based Teaching: Instructional Strategies; next session is June 22 - July 23 and again in September and February
- Standards-Based Teaching: Assessment and Grading; July 6-30 and again in September and April
- On-Line Books via Iowa ASCD Membership. The following are focused on standards-based grading and learning. There are an additional 26 books available. You may access the books at http://galesites.com/menu/urba62315. If you have forgotten your password, please contact Lou Howell at LouHowell@mediacombb.net.
- Standards-Based Grading/Grading for Learning
- Digital Learning Strategies: How Do I Assign and Assess 21st Century Work by Michael Fisher
- Grading and Group Work: How Do I Assess Individual Learning when Students Work Together by Susan M. Brookhart
- Assessment and Student Success in a Differentiated Classroom by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Tonya R. Moon
- How to Create and Use Rubrics for Formative Assessment and Grading by Susan M. Brookhart
mative Assessment and Grading by Susan M. Brookhart
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Get Iowa ASCD App
Iowa ASCD works every day to be the source for educational leadership in the state of Iowa. With over 1500 members and 2000 Twitter followers, we work to make a strong, positive impact on the learning of all students in Iowa. Join us in this network of passionate  professionals through our new mobile app. It shows events from 20+ educational organizations, allows you to view our website content, has content from our conferences and allows you to receive action alerts - such as when to contact legislators on an important bill. The app is downloadable from Apple iTunes, Google Play or the Windows Store. |
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Iowa ASCD Summer Institute: A Few More Highlights
Iowa ASCD is hosting the Summer Institute on June 22-23 - "Ensuring Learning for Each and All: Building Our Expertise." There will be high-powered presentations from both national and state presenters, including the keynote by Dr. Bob Marzano. Here are just a few of the many presentations. National Presenters:- Sandra Alberti: Sandra Alberti serves as the Director of the Field Impact team for Student Achievement Partners, an organization that was instrumental in the development of the Common Core State Standards. Her work focuses on the development and dissemination of tools and resources to support educators in implementing the Common Core State Standards. Sandra joined Student Achievement Partners after having served the New Jersey
 Department of Education in the roles of Director of Academic Standards and Director of Math and Science Education. She was directly involved in state standards, assessment, and professional development policy and implementation strategies. Prior to working at the state level, Sandra held several district-level positions including school superintendent, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, principal, subject area supervisor and high school science teacher. She has an undergraduate degree in biology from Rutgers University and masters and doctorate degrees in educational leadership from Rowan University. As important to her professional work as her individual positions and academic degrees are her roles as daughter of an elementary school teacher and mother of two school-age children. - "achievethecore.org: Fill Your Toolkit" (1 of 4 presentations): The experts at Student Achievement Partners have been busy creating and finding classroom resources aligned to the Iowa Core Standards in English/Language Arts and Mathematics. The most powerful part of this work has been the development of a set of criteria that addresses aligned content. Sandra Alberti from Student Achievement Partners will introduce the participants to the Instructional Materials Evaluation Toolkits in English/Language Arts and Mathematics, including various initiatives underway to engage in quality evaluation.
- This presentation would be especially helpful to TLC teams, principals, teachers, instructional coaches, and teacher leaders.
- Rose Colby: Rose Colby is the Competency Education Specialist for the New Hampshire Department of Education, a state recog
 nized nationally for its commitment to competency-based learning. She is the co-author of Off the Clock: Moving Education from Time to Competency (Corwin 2012) and serves as a national advisor and contributor to CompetencyWorks.org. She is currently the 2Revolutions Competency Education Fellow, supporting educators in designing competency-based learning systems. She is a national presenter at conferences and forums on competency-based learning and digital learning. For the past eight years, Rose has had the honor of working with many teachers and school leaders across the nation to develop and design a new learning system. She is a former science educator and secondary school principal in New Hampshire. - "The Role of Performance Assessment in Competency-Based Education" (1 of 5 presentations): In order to determine proficiency, students must demonstrate their learning. The heart of this demonstration is quality performance task design and assessment. In this session, participants will learn to move traditional assessment practices to competency-based approaches that determine proficiency.
State-wide Presenters: - Shannon Bucknell, High School Principal, Sara Oswald, Middle School Principal and Director of Curriculum, and Five
 Students (Grades 6-12); West Branch Community School District - "Students' Perspectives on Standards-Based Grading" Over the past four years, West Branch Community Schools has been changing its grading practices. In this panel discussion session, administrators and students will share their experiences - the good, the bad, and the OMGs!
- Diane Campbell and Jason Wester: Muscatine Community School District
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"From Concept to Reality: CBE in the Elementary Setting" Franklin Elementary in Muscatine will share their design work on creating a CBE experience for  students in 3rd - 5 th grades. The Intersession Model includes a 2-week ramp-up that prepares students with the growth mind set leading to a culminating 2-week intersession experience. The session will provide background, planning and training information to allow participants to gain a deep understanding of a CBE experience in the elementary setting.
Register now! This is THE conference for all of us - higher ed, superintendents, teachers, principals, central office, AEA staff, DE staff, teacher leaders, building and district teams, TLC teams. Early-bird price (until June 1) is $250 for Iowa ASCD members and $295 for nonmembers, who will receive a complimentary membership in Iowa ASCD. Check out the flyer that was sent last week as well as published on our Iowa ASCD website in lower left-hand corner. Join us as we all develop our expertise! |
30 Books Available to YOU in the 24/7 Digital Online Books from Iowa ASCD: Self-Regulated Learning for Academic Success by Carrie Germeroth and Crystal Day-Hess
This book is a quick read focused on helping students learn how to manage themselves and their emotions. Self-regulation is defined in the book as "the ability to control one's body and self, to manage one's emotions, and to maintain focus and attention (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000)." The authors share information and strategies for helping students build self-regulation. Children begin to develop the ability to self-regulate as preschoolers. The authors discuss the stages of development, beginning at stage 1 when children are  regulated by an adult who makes the rules and monitors their adherence to them. At stage 2 students begin to internalize the rules for behavior and conduct and in stage 3 students begin to apply the rules to themselves and do so when adults are not present or asking for compliance. The authors believe that self-regulation can and should be modeled and taught at all levels, beginning with pre-school and continuing through high school. The book devotes a chapter for each level of student learning, pre-school and kindergarten, elementary, and middle school and high school and describes strategies for teaching self-regulation. The book concludes with a FAQ and list of additional resources.
The pre-school and kindergarten environments include lots of make-believe play. This provides a great opportunity for students to create imaginary situations in which they act out specific roles. Having them plan for their play helps student develop self-regulation as they think about what they're going to play and then setting the expectations for play. Children may need scaffolding and/or a tangible object like a picture in doing so.
Teachers should help children choose between "It's too hard; I can't" and "It's hard, but I'll try" by demonstrating the process of talking through a problem while maintaining a positive attitude. In addition to asking children to "use their words" or "work it out" during a disagreement, teachers must provide instruction on conflict resolution.The authors warn teachers about giving praise. They suggest focusing on the effort and the learning. When the teacher says "You did so well on that assignment! You must be really smart!" we set them up to feel "stupid" when they don't do well, to avoid challenges and to work for a grade. Instead, the authors suggest praising students for their effort. "Wow, you worked really hard at solving that problem!" focusing students on the benefits of hard work.
In Elementary School students are expected to conform to routines, to remember more, and to complete more complicated tasks. There are some students at this level that still require the kinds of support and teaching covered in pre-school and kindergarten. Play is an important way to teach self-regulation at this level too, and can be done most easily through games. They give students a chance to practice following directions and adhering to rules. Learning to lose gracefully helps prepare students for times when learning is difficult. The authors suggest avoiding games that have students guess and that focus on winning by chance.
The focus on teaching self-regulation at this level is more to monitor and direct the student's attention toward achieving goals. Instruction should include goal setting and planning for goals. The authors suggest three phases for doing so: (1) setting a goal, (2) determining the strategies needed to reach the goal, and (3) deciding what resources-time and materials-are needed to reach the goal (Schunk, 2001). It is important to break larger goals into smaller ones.
It is also important at this level to teach students "adaptive help seeking," in which students recognize when they are in a difficult place and need to ask for help and understand that it is OK and necessary to ask for help. The authors suggest using "help triggers/alerts" to remind students when they need to ask for help and how they can let someone know they need help. They also suggest that students begin to monitor and track progress on their learning through graphs, portfolios, etc.
The Middle and High School Environments
provide more opportunity for students to practice what they learned in earlier years. The authors believe this is important because "adolescents with higher-self-regulation skills - in better control of their behavior and moods - are less susceptible to negative peer influences." Self-regulation is practiced through well-designed collaborative group work and setting goals. They state that students who set their own goals are"more attentive to instruction, expend greater effort, and increase their confidence when they see themselves making progress."
Motivating students at these grade levels is sometimes difficult and getting students involved in setting long and short-term goals that are challenging and realistic can help. Teaching students to use agendas and planners as organizational tools can help with time management. Students at these levels need to learn how to motivate themselves when they don't feel like working. Self-efficacy and self-confidence in their ability to learn greatly influence motivation. Reminding students of times when they were successful and completed their work may also be helpful.
Verbal and written feedback is important and should focus not on the grade but on students' use of learning processes and strategies. This focuses students' attention on what they can do to improve their work and gives them control over their academic success. It is also important to have students focus on the success of strategies they have used, helping them to evaluate their actions and make revisions for the next task.
Students should also monitor their own progress towards their goals asking themselves what worked, what didn't work, and why. They should reflect on how they are doing with time management as well. Asking themselves these questions guide their reflection: How do I use my time now? How do I want to use my time? and How can I improve my control of my time? Doing so will help students understand that by using effective learning strategies and work habits, they can control their academic success.
The authors state, "The good news is that self-regulation is not an inherent ability that students either have or don't have. It can, and should, be taught in the classroom, across grade levels, and it will help students develop the skills they need for academic success." This book gives suggestions on how teachers can help students find that success.
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A special thank you to Iowa ASCD Member Sandy Merritt who shared this review.
And remember this book is available to all Iowa ASCD members via the 30 titles available 24/7 for 2015. In addition, these are the other books available 24/7 during 2015 to all Iowa ASCD members that will increase your effectiveness as a leader of learning. (If you have forgotten your password to these resources, please contact Lou Howell at LouHowell@mediacombb.net.) 
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Check It Out!
Check out the following:- Are you expecting new curriculum leads in your district next year? If so, be sure to contact us as we want to honor and support them at a breakfast at the Summer Institute as well as learn how we can support them in your district. Contact Lou Howell with names when available.
- Be sure to check out TeachIowa.Gov if looking for a job in education or seeking candidates for positions in your district.
- Branstad, Reynolds, Iowa Department of Education Announce Iowa Financial Literacy Summit: A great education includes knowing how to make smart, responsible financial decisions. As part of a statewide effort to improve students' financial literacy skills, Gov. Terry E. Branstad, Lt. Gov. Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced they will host an Iowa Financial Literacy Summit this spring and encouraged Iowans to get involved. The summit will be held on May 5 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.
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Webinars for Your Learning
Iowa ASCD seeks to keep you informed about webinars for your 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: The Strategic Teacher - Developing Every Teacher's Instructional Know-How
- Presenter: Harvey Silver and Tom Dewing
- Provider: ASCD
- Date: May 12, 2015, at 2:00 P.M. CDT
- Register Here
- Title: Connect 21 Summer Camp: Becoming a 21st Century Teacher, Leader, and School
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Presenter: Heidi Hayes Jacobs
- Provider: ASCD
- Date: May 13, 2015, 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 of Marzano Research Laboratory
- Provider: Marzano Research Laboratory
- Access Here
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