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21st Century Technology Literacy - 1 views

www.corecurriculum.iowa.gov/Discipline.aspx ICC
shared by Michele Arman on 17 Jun 09 - Cached
    • Dan Rader
      Dan Rader on 17 Jun 09
       
      One of the things I notice is the use of the generic terms. Sometimes my staff gets so caught up in the "tools", ie specific software, they over look the big picture.
    • Jennifer Kitzman
      Jennifer Kitzman on 17 Jun 09
       
      With technology the 'tools' seem to change so quickly - that is where 'looking at the big picture', 'being willing to adapt to new changes, and 'the process of learning about technology' becomes important.
  • Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using interactive technology
    • Dan Rader
      Dan Rader on 17 Jun 09
       
      I think currently the students could help the teachers with this more than we can help them.
    • Dan Rader
      Dan Rader on 17 Jun 09
       
      I am not sure that we currently have anyone on staff that is a master of all of these essential concepts. I see a lot of Professional Development needed in this area.
  • anonymous on 17 Jun 09
     
    Some times we forget that technology items - computers, overhead, SmartBoard - are all tools to help us help our students. There is a whole new realm of literacy as mentioned, technology literacy, for both teachers and students. One overarching literacy principle is how to decide which tool to use when and what skills are needed to carry out the work.
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  • Jennifer Kitzman on 17 Jun 09
     
    It is a very broad range to cover with the words "technological knowledge and skills to learn effectively and live productively" because we know that that will look so different for each individual student. With that in mind, I feel the 'process' becomes the important thing and as educators we need to try to 'open the doors' and 'help each other go through them' - teacher to student, student to teacher, student to student and teacher to teacher.
  • Michele Arman on 11 Apr 10
     
    I like this vision that we are striving for. Today's students need technology knowlege and skills. All students will be able to make individual contributions if we keep this goal. Tehnology has changed the way we work today and how we have our relationships.
  • Julie Schwertley on 14 Apr 10
     
    I totally agree. We always need to be looking at the big picture because the tools in our tool box change so often.
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Iowa Joins 49 States in Common Core Standards Initiative - Iowa Department of Education - 2 views

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shared by Matt Townsley on 07 Jul 09 - Cached
  • "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...
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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.
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Educational Leadership:Interventions: What's Working:Making the Most of Progress Monito... - 8 views

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

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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.
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Progress or Procrastination? | AllThingsPLC - 3 views

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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.
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The Changing Face of Education in Iowa: Mt. Washington is 6288 feet tall - 3 views

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shared by Matt Townsley on 13 Nov 09 - Cached
  • When we discuss the Iowa Core, this is an example of what we need to do. Get rid of the rest of that stuff. Determine what is important. And then have a deeper lesson, leading to deeper conceptual and procedural knowledge, with authentic and formative assessment. Which will lead to permanent learning.
    • Matt Townsley
      Matt Townsley on 13 Nov 09
       
      quadrant D learning...
  • Matt Townsley on 13 Nov 09
     
    Evan points out a need to examine how we will look at the ICC, through the lens of his daughter's SS class.
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CommonCoreIowaCoreFactSheet2010-1.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 0 views

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shared by Dianne Loughren on 28 Feb 12 - No Cached
    • Dianne Loughren
      Dianne Loughren on 28 Feb 12
       
      This article does a good job of presenting information in very understandable terms. It will help those who aren't directly involved in education to have a better understanding of all the jargon that they are hearing about in the news. I think the questions posed in the frequently asked question section are excellent and will give the general public a better understanding of what is happening in the educational world in Iowa. I can see this as part of our district communiqué or part of our superintendent's column. Valuable find.
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Iowa review team recommends new science standards | Iowa Department of Education - 1 views

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shared by Matt Townsley on 15 Apr 15 - No Cached
  • Matt Townsley on 15 Apr 15
     
    "The review team's recommendation proposes modifying the Next Generation Science Standards for Iowa so that only the performance expectations section is used, rather than the entire standards document. Members said the performance expectations are easier to understand, especially for teachers in subject areas other than science, and allow for more local control because they are broader than other parts of the standards document. The team's recommendation also proposes modifying the Next Generation Science Standards for Iowa by separating them by grade level for kindergarten through 8th grade and organizing the high school standards into a span of grades."
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Iowa Department of Education 21st Century Skills - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 31 May 09 - Cached
  • Friedman
    • Matt Townsley
      Matt Townsley on 31 May 09
       
      Have you read Friedman? I have a little...there's also plenty of push-back on this guy's ideas.
  • (1) critical thinking and problem solving; (2) collaboration and leadership; (3) agility and adaptability; (4) initiative and entrepreneurialism; (5) effective oral and written communication; (6) accessing and analyzing information; and (7) curiosity and imagination.
    • Matt Townsley
      Matt Townsley on 31 May 09
       
      I think these are all great...but think back to the '5 essential characteristics' and formative assessment, etc. How will we be able to "assess" these skills? It's tough to assess these soft skills, in my opinion.
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 01 Jun 09
       
      Yes, these are definitely broad topics. What underlying, assessable skills make up these survival skills?
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Iowa Department of Education | Formative Assessment Resources | Assessment, Students, L... - 0 views

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shared by Matt Townsley on 31 May 09 - Cached
  • Matt Townsley on 31 May 09
     
    formative assessment resources to be used by DE/AEA to support districts.
  • Matt Townsley on 31 May 09
     
    Formative assessment articles that will be used by DE/AEA to support schools in developing understanding and implementation of ICC's 'assessment for learning' essential characteristic. **Many links aren't working; I have hard copies of articles. Some can be found by Googling, too. A good place to start, I guess.
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Video: Margaret Heritage - Formative Assessment » Iowa Public Television - 0 views

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shared by Brenda McKone on 01 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Formative assessment has been described as the systematic process of gathering student evidence and providing feedback about how learning is progressing while instruction is underway
    • Matt Townsley
      Matt Townsley on 01 Jun 09
       
      good definition of formative asseseement.
  • This keynote will provide a framework for the rationale and development of formative assessment practices that will make instruction in Iowa secondary settings more focused and effective.
    • Brenda McKone
      Brenda McKone on 09 Jun 09
       
      Got to hear this in person. Lots of good information.
  • Matt Townsley on 01 Jun 09
     
    The Iowa DE will be contracting with Margaret Heritage for formative assessment as the Iowa Core Curriculum is rolled out. This is a video of a keynote she gave at the 2008 Iowa HS Summit.
  • Matt Townsley on 01 Jun 09
     
    Margaret Heritage keynote (video) from 2008 Iowa HS Summit
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Polar Active - 0 views

www.polarusa.com/...polar_active Health and PE
shared by Rick Schupbach on 04 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Rick Schupbach on 04 Mar 12
     
    24/7 Activity Measurement - For students of all ages wanting to improve their health and fitness by measuring the impact of their daily activities. This is what we use with our students at Grundy Center to help them become aware of their activity outside of PE.
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Cool Cat Teacher Blog: QR Code Classroom Implementation Guide - 0 views

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shared by jmitsch on 06 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • QR Codes are barcodes of information that hardlink the physical world with the online world.
  • They can save us time. They can save paper. They provide a link to mobile devices that help students do their homework and follow along.
  • Adobe air QR Code reader
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  • Once on your computer, it is a picture that can be put into presentations, graphics, and blog posts.
  • type in a website name and generate the code
  • Common QR Code Problems
  • Mobile Websites Don't Show All Features. Problem: When used on a mobile device, many websites (like Ning) will take you to their mobile-enabled website which may leave out the item (like a blog) that you need to assess. Solution: Look at the bottom of the page for the "view the regular version of this website" link. I recommend this if you're on an ipad, in particular.
  • 7 Uses of QR Codes in the Classroom
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TeachPaperless: Don't Block: Educate - 0 views

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shared by K Wolf on 02 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Don't block: Educate.
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 02 Jun 09
       
      It shows something negative to students when the administration doesn't truth them (or their teachers) with the Internet.
  • Would you rather your child encounter questionable content alone in their room or in a classroom mentored by a trained professional?
    • K Wolf
      K Wolf on 17 Jun 09
       
      This brings up a great point. If we use the Internet with students from the time they are in elementary school and teach them to evaluate the text, just like we would with printed text, then hopefully they will be better consumers of online information. We need to TEACH them how to handle stumbling upon questionable content. It's about setting expectations for how to use the Internet just like you would set expectations for how to use other tools in the classroom. Students will still try to get to sites that are inappropriate, but that behavior should be equivalent to anything else they do that's inappropriate and therefore subject to consequences.
  • We are educators. Nobody said education was going to be comfortable.
    • K Wolf
      K Wolf on 17 Jun 09
       
      And who says the world is a "comfortable" place. If we choose not to use the Internet or choose not to trust students with it, what message are we sending to them? We're (as schools or educators) saying to them that we're ignoring the one type of media that they find legitimate. We're saying to them that we're going to ignore the one place where they go to first for much of their information regardless of its accuracy. How can we send them that message and claim to be effective teachers???
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Iowa Honored for Work on 21st Century Skills - Iowa Department of Education - 1 views

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shared by Brenda McKone on 11 Jun 09 - Cached
    • Brenda McKone
      Brenda McKone on 14 Jun 09
       
      It's nice to know that all the hard work is begin recognized. I really think that the ICC is here to stay. This is definitely going to be a great thing for the education of our Iowa students.
    • John Olson
      John Olson on 28 Feb 12
       
      Agree! Congrats
    • Lisa Yoder
      Lisa Yoder on 29 Feb 12
       
      I am wondering when this award was given because the article says "Today...." but there's no date. It is so good to see that SOMETHING is working in Iowa's Education system. The news in the special education arena received in August 2011 from Marty Ikeda was nothing short of disappointing and frankly, a big let down, with the information that Iowa is LAST in the nation in regards to the gap between special educaiton and regular education student achievement. So, this article reinforces my long-standing belief that Iowa is a LEADER in education. I am pleased to see that Iowa continues to pursue forward-thinking opportunities!!
  • Deena Logsdon on 15 Jun 09
     
    It's great the ICC has gotten recognition for all of the hard work educators have put into it. What a great opportunity to focus on our students and creating the best educational curriculum possible for them.
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Formative assessment: The most important data you aren't using - 0 views

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shared by Russ Goerend on 09 Jun 09 - Cached
    • 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.
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Effects of Technology on Classroom and Students - 4 views

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shared by Michele Arman on 11 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Michele Arman on 11 Apr 10
     
    I agree with this article. I began using a technology based textbook this year. A teacher does become more of a facilitator when the students are working with technology. It does improve motivation for students who normally don't get excited about school.
  • Kim Renning on 11 Apr 10
     
    I agree as well. Some of the classes we offer at our Alternative School are done on the computer, and you are right, we as teachers do become more of a facilitator with those students. It's funny, we have some students who really like the computer classes, and others who don't like them at all.
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AllThingsPLC » Blog Archive » Stop Sliding Away… - 1 views

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shared by Matt Townsley on 11 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • It is a flawed assumption to believe that the presence of the right structures alone will ensure teams are successful.
  • One of the simplest ways principals can monitor the work of teams is to be visible and available.
  • Effective principals recognize that “a critical step in moving an organization from rhetoric to reality is to establish the indicators of progress to be monitored, the process for monitoring them, and the means for sharing the results throughout the organization.”
  • Matt Townsley on 11 Feb 11
     
    This one has outcome 6 written all over it. 
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