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Matt Townsley

Iowa Joins 49 States in Common Core Standards Initiative - Iowa Department of Education - 2 views

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  • "Iowa is fortunate to have not only state core content standards, but also the Iowa Core Curriculum, which provides rigorous expectations for all students and gives teachers the tools to change teaching and learning in this state," Jeffrey said. "With our recently passed Iowa Core Curriculum, Iowa can easily incorporate national standards because the Core Curriculum provides more explicit guidance to reach high expectations."
    • Matt Townsley
      Matt Townsley on 13 Jul 09
       
      I find this whole discussion of 'common core standards' to be pretty intriguing. Not too long ago, Iowa was the only (?) state that did not have statewide standards - each district was charged was creating its own. Now we're on board with joining a coalition to create national standards. Things change quickly!
    • Gina Martin
      Gina Martin on 07 Apr 10
       
      They need to be adapted to special education students that are severe and profound....we have to adapt our curriculum to meet these standards, but it would be nice if all schools in Iowa are using the same adaptations.
    • Kim Renning
      Kim Renning on 07 Apr 10
       
      I find it interesting as well...We (Iowa) should be well on the way with the Iowa Core Curriculum.
  • The goal is to have a common core of state standards that states can voluntarily adopt. States may choose to include additional standards beyond the common core as long as the common core represents at least 85 percent of the state's standards in English language arts and mathematics. The second phase of this initiative is to ultimately develop common assessments aligned to the core standards developed through the process.
    • Matt Townsley
      Matt Townsley on 13 Jul 09
       
      moving towards national assessments?! I wonder what companies like Pearson think of this idea. Not that it really matters, but I could see some special interest groups becoming...'interested' in getting these contracts. Plan on keeping an eye on how all of this progresses.
  • Corey St. John on 07 Jul 09
     
    I thought this was interesting...
Russ Goerend

Formative assessment: The most important data you aren't using - 0 views

www.examiner.com/important-data-you-arent-using

Formative formative assessment formative assessment

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    • Brenda McKone
      Brenda McKone on 09 Jun 09
       
      Formative assessment needs to be used throughout a unit to check student progress.
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 10 Jun 09
       
      Definitely! I would argue that just as important as checking progress is adjusting instruction based on that progress.
    • Matt Townsley
      Matt Townsley on 10 Jun 09
       
      good point, Russ. It's a big shift from "assessment to report learning" from "assessment to improve learning." I see this difference as one that will be tough for the masses to understand due to the tradition of summative assessments.
  • In turn, it allows the educator to amend their instruction and content before they administer the summative assessment.
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 10 Jun 09
       
      This is also important!
    • K Wolf
      K Wolf on 17 Jun 09
       
      I think this is key with students of today. As we (educators) realize that students are learning differently today b/c of the way they use technology, I think we will see that using MORE formative assessments and giving students MORE immediate feedback will be even MORE effective than we think. Students receive immediate feedback all the time from their peers; I think it should be the same with their teachers.
  • Stacey Wigant on 16 Jun 09
     
    Formative assessments vs. summative...meaning of Homework. 21st century skills.
  • Stacey Wigant on 16 Jun 09
     
    Formative assessment.
Russ Goerend

TeachPaperless: 21st Century Skills: My Personal Mission Statement - 0 views

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shared by Russ Goerend on 02 Jun 09 - Cached
  • In schoolhouse lingo, I could only declare teachers and students 'absent' from the board of P21. And until that absence is rectified, the board will only symbolize the top-down old-fashioned 20th century style of management that's gotten us into so many of the problems that as a nation we currently face.
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 02 Jun 09
       
      I don't know a ton abou P21, but student centeredness is a facet of Iowa Core, and it should be for all of education in the 21st Century.
  • building collaborative partnerships between families, communities, and educators independent of any proprietary business interests.
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 02 Jun 09
       
      Collaboration is so key to the world our students will grow up in. I feel there is a mentality that collaboration = cheating with the kids I've learned with (and when I was in high school). It will be important to change the connotation of the word.
Matt Townsley

AEA 267 News » Blog Archive » Are students learning? How can parents know? - 4 views

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icc formative assessment

shared by Matt Townsley on 23 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Clear achievement targets or criteria for success are provided to students and parents in student friendly language before instruction begins. Doing so informs students what is expected of them upfront. Imagine how difficult it would be for a young person to build a log cabin for the first time without a picture, and then get graded on how similar their log home is to the picture they did not get to see. That would not be fair. However, providing clear achievement targets to students and parents before instruction begins can be a very efficient, effective, equitable formative assessment strategy.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 31 Mar 10
       
      I enjoyed this article because the concept seems so basic. Providing clear instruction for students and parents so they know what is expected of them. A recipe for success.
Russell A

The Changing Face of Education in Iowa: Working ahead? - 10 views

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ICC

shared by Russell A on 29 Nov 09 - Cached
  • The first barrier is even having the option to test out of units in the first place.
    • Matt Townsley
      Matt Townsley on 29 Nov 09
       
      I might substitute the word "time" where Evan writes "effort"
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 29 Nov 09
       
      To a large extent, time is a function of effort. Those things we deem worthy of our effort seem to find plenty of time to get done.
    • Russell A
      Russell A on 10 Apr 10
       
      It's amazing how we find time to do things we like to do. A readjustment of priorities by any teacher is never a bad thing.
  • Matt Townsley on 29 Nov 09
     
    Even brings up a few good points about core learning and holding students back who already get it.
Kathy Kaldenberg

EBSCOhost: The Common Core Standards: Opportunities for Teacher-librarians to Move to ... - 2 views

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  • Kathy Kaldenberg on 16 Feb 11
     
    Available via EbscoHost Iowa AEA Online. ID/password available from your school library.
Kimberly Fix Schmidt

Diigolet | Diigo - 2 views

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    • Kimberly Fix Schmidt
      Kimberly Fix Schmidt on 29 Aug 11
       
      I am not sure I could ever be a paperless teacher.
  • Brenda Schnell on 30 Aug 11
     
    I know that I did not see the sticky note icon on the toolbar. It is hard to imagine being completely paperless. Especially, when the computers still have problems freezing, breaking down, and etc. The paper copies or backups save alot of time after the computer is back up.
Matt Townsley

Progress or Procrastination? | AllThingsPLC - 3 views

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plc commonassessments

shared by Matt Townsley on 28 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • There is a law in organizational theory called Parkinson’s law which says that work will expand to fill the amount of time we are willing to devote to it.
    • Julie Taylor
      Julie Taylor on 06 Oct 11
       
      Sometimes we work better under pressure and get more done in a shorter amount of time if we know where we are going.
  • Which of my students is still struggling with this essential skill? Which of my students has mastered the essential skill? What is an area in which my students excelled, what strategies led to their success, and how might I share those strategies with my colleagues, and conversely what is an area of weakness where I might seek help from my colleagues? Is there an area where students struggled regardless of the teacher to whom they were assigned and if so, what steps can our team take to address our own professional learning regarding teaching that skill?
  • Teams should create their own assessments rather than using textbooks or commercial assessments and should use performance-based assessments when the skill or concepts requires such an assessment.
  • Matt Townsley on 28 Sep 11
     
    challenging thoughts by Rick DuFour on implementing the PLC philosophy.
rick gabel

Preparing students with 21st Century Skills - Resources for Teachers - 0 views

www.thinkfinity.org/21st-century-skills

education 21st century #aeapln

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  • rick gabel on 04 Sep 11
     
    Inspire creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication, so they are ready for tomorrow's world. 21st Century Readiness for Every Student
Judy Boerm

Genetics - Project Based - 0 views

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genetics science activity lessons project based Teacher law

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  • Judy Boerm on 11 Oct 11
     
    Students battle a court case dealing with future of genetics
Matt Townsley

Branstad wants teacher training money reinstated | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com - 7 views

www.desmoinesregister.com/...article

assessment bridgettewagoner icc

shared by Matt Townsley on 13 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • "But ... what we are being judged by are some assessments that are not aligned with what we say we value.
Peggy Pavlik

Educational Leadership:Interventions: What's Working:Making the Most of Progress Monitoring - 8 views

www.ascd.org/...st-of-Progress-Monitoring.aspx

shared by Peggy Pavlik on 12 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • Developing the data collection system involves decisions about when to collect progress data and which rubric to use.
  • If a student has not made adequate progress toward an objective, the team needs to have a conversation to decide what to do.
  • The visual format of the intervention form enables team members to quickly review the data and make decisions about the intervention.
    • Deb Sykes
      Deb Sykes on 28 Aug 11
       
      I would definitely like to spend more time re-reading this article. However, as a teacher who has worked with similar forms for years, why are all the examples about elementary students with relatively easy barriers to track? The position that online record keeping has more immediacy was interesting.
    • Matt Townsley
      Matt Townsley on 29 Aug 11
       
      good question, re: elementary. Does anyone have any secondary examples to share?
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  • Better and more efficient progress monitoring tools can lead to better instructional decision making and improved student outcomes.
    • Abbey Thurn
      Abbey Thurn on 29 Aug 11
       
      So true! The easier it is to access, and faster accessability, the better!
    • Peggy Pavlik
      Peggy Pavlik on 06 Oct 11
       
      This also reinforces that progress monitoring is not just the function of special edu, or an interventionist, but a part of the instructional process
    • Julie Sorensen-Skaar
      Julie Sorensen-Skaar on 29 Aug 11
       
      This looks like good information about developing a rubric to use for reading comprehension.
  • Other objectives may not lend themselves so easily to a rubric as rate of reading. For example, reading comprehension will require the team to consider what to measure and how to measure it.
    • Julie Sorensen-Skaar
      Julie Sorensen-Skaar on 29 Aug 11
       
      This looks like good information about developing a rubric to use for reading comprehension
  • In fact, progress monitoring and reporting is the federal special education requirement with which schools struggle the most (Etscheidt, 2006). For students with disabilities, schools follow specific procedures for developing an IEP, which involves selecting targeted goals and services. But even the IEP is not sufficient to guide daily intervention and progress monitoring. Instead, IEPs create the broad structure from which educators can develop a more detailed and practical day-to-day intervention plan.
    • shawna poppen
      shawna poppen on 30 Aug 11
       
      Instead of stipulation on progress monitoring, why not place more emphasis on quality instruction.
  • Matt Townsley on 12 Jul 11
     
    A nice write-up on progress monitoring using electronic tools. 
  • Julie Sorensen-Skaar on 04 Sep 11
     
    This article is a keeper for me. A collection system about data collection, rubric, and progress monitoring.
Margaret Jodeit

Race to the Top evens playing field, challenges teachers | The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism - 0 views

www.iowawatch.org/?p=4236&cpage=1#comment-11752

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    • Margaret Jodeit
      Margaret Jodeit on 02 Jul 11
       
      That Assessment portion is a critical piece to have! I hope the Iowa Department of Ed is working on it.
angrichards

Science based Learning is about to become Mainstream | Disrupt Education | Big Think - 0 views

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pln_course teachers science

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    • angrichards
      angrichards on 29 Jun 11
       
      Using web2.0 tools to motivate students
  • the biggest enemy of effective learning can’t be taken away by applying those strategies because it’s something that is fundamental and essentially more important than having a strategy: motivation or or in other words the lack of motivation many learners experience.
  • learning in school or college was based on tradition and lesson plans and undoubtedly some well-respected methods but without real scientific evidence that the way we learn is actually the best way we could learn. It’s just the way some people decided on and we have always done it ever since.
  • angrichards on 29 Jun 11
     
    Blog on motivating students to learn using web2.0 tools
angrichards

If you were on Twitter | Dangerously Irrelevant | Big Think - 0 views

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pln_course teachers twitter

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    • angrichards
      angrichards on 29 Jun 11
       
      McLeod on using twitter in the classroom
  • angrichards on 29 Jun 11
     
    Scott McLeod on how educators can use Twitter in the classroom
Michelle Hill

Iowa Core Curriculum facing uncertain future - 1 views

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icc iowa assessment curriculum 21st Century core

shared by Michelle Hill on 29 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Michelle Hill on 29 Jun 11
     
    Once a month a small group of Irving Elementary School teachers gather to talk shop. It isn't just water cooler conversation about who's causing problems in class. They are comparing literacy strategies and best teaching practices. They bring samples of teaching resources and technology.
Matt Townsley

Iowa Core: Iowa Core & Alignment - 1 views

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iowacore

shared by Matt Townsley on 06 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • In 2010, legislation defined full implementation of the Iowa Core as "accomplished when the school or district is able to provide evidence that an ongoing process is in place to ensure that each and every student is learning the Iowa Core standards for ELA and Mathematics and the Essential Concepts and Skills of Science, Social Studies and 21st Century Skills. 
  • "If district leaders (administrators, teachers, and the school board) and other educators monitor and increase the degree of alignment among the intended, enacted, and assessed curriculum, then the quality of instruction will improve and student learning and performance will increase."  
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