Iowa Core Leadership Webinar Series

2010-2011

March Webinar Outcomes

• We will respond to YOUR questions regarding the Iowa Core.

• We will provide time for you to ask additional questions.

• We will have you think about the “next steps.”I

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Collaborative Learning Teams

Iowa Core Outcome 6.a.1

Educators form and maintain

collaborative teams

Question: How do we generate a sense of need for collaborative teams?

Iowa Core Outcome 6.a.1

Educators form and maintain

collaborative teams

What the experts say…

Outcome 5 and the Iowa Professional Development Model

Iowa Professional Development Model Component: Design

•Theory•Demonstration•Practice•Collaboration

Question: What protocols are available to help us get started and/or maintain collaborative learning teams?

Iowa Core Outcome 6.a.1

Educators form and maintain

collaborative teams

Exploring the Iowa Core Facilitator’s Guide

http://moodle.aea11.k12.ia.us/moodle/

Iowa Core Resources Moodle

http://moodle.aea11.k12.ia.us/moodle/

Exploring the Iowa Core

The Moodle Log-in Screen

Exploring the Iowa Core Facilitator’s Guide

• Purpose: Page 6

• Assumptions: Page 5

Exploring the Iowa Core Facilitator’s Guide

• Table of Contents: Page 3

• Tools: Page 4

Question: What is the deadline for having collaborative teams in place?

Iowa Core Outcome 6.a.1

Educators form and maintain

collaborative teams

Iowa Core Outcome 6.a.1Educators form and

maintain collaborative teams

Review of Resources•IPDM District/Building Profile•IPDM Technical Assistance Guide•Exploring the IC Facilitator’s Guide•Iowa Core Moodle

Alignment

Iowa Core Outcome 4

…increase the degree of alignment of each and every

student’s enacted curriculum … to the Iowa Core

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Question: What can we suggest for alignment at the elementary level? Should all teachers enter data or should there be one grade-level team member appointed?

Iowa Core Outcome 4

…increase the degree of alignment of each and every

student’s enacted curriculum … to the Iowa Core

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Course Setup

Course Setup

Question: Will the I-CAT be required?

Iowa Core Outcome 4

…increase the degree of alignment of each and every

student’s enacted curriculum … to the Iowa Core

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Question: • Are we using the right tool?• Is there an advantage to using the

I-CAT and something else?

Iowa Core Outcome 4

…increase the degree of alignment of each and every

student’s enacted curriculum … to the Iowa Core

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As you consider the tool you will use for alignment ask yourself: Does the tool we have selected include…

• Summative Self-Reporting?• Reflection on Enacted Curriculum?• Horizontal and Vertical Analysis?• Quantitative data regarding the degree of alignment?

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Iowa Core Outcome 4

…increase the degree of alignment of each and every

student’s enacted curriculum … to the Iowa Core

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Question: Our district did not attend the I-CAT training last month. Can we still get access to that tool?

Alignment Chat Break…

Iowa Core Outcome 4

…increase the degree of alignment of each and every

student’s enacted curriculum … to the Iowa Core

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Characteristics of Effective Instruction

Iowa Core Outcome 6Educators implement effective instructional

practices to ensure high levels of learning for each

and every student.CEI

Question: Which of the five Characteristics of Effective Instruction would match the ideas from Lynn Erikson’s Concept-Based Learning?

Iowa Core Outcome 6

Educators implement effective instructional

practices to ensure high levels of learning for each

and every student.CEI

Question: Where do we begin learning about the Characteristics of Effective Instruction?

Iowa Core Outcome 6

Educators implement effective instructional

practices to ensure high levels of learning for each

and every student.CEI

Question: Where is the Iowa Core going considering the current legislative session?

What are the next steps?

• Self Study• Update your plan• Participate in the May Peer

Review

• April Webinar Series (April 1,5, and 7)

• May Peer Review (May 2, 3, and 6)

Looking forward…

Final chat break… the time is yours.

• Ask us questions• Ask the other participants ?s • Offer suggestions to the group on

what has been working well for you

THANK YOU!We appreciate your participation today!

Please take a moment to complete this end-of-session survey.

http://survey.aea267.k12.ia.us/survey/6423/1527/