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School Districts Integrate Technology into Common Core-based Curriculum - 0 views

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shared by Dianne Loughren on 28 Feb 12 - No Cached
    • Dianne Loughren
      Dianne Loughren on 28 Feb 12
       
      The key idea to this article is that the learning drives the technology. We shouldn't just be using the technology just to say that we have integrated technology in our curriculum. I like how they pointed out that in Des Moines that they are giving ides how to meet the standards through the "lens" of a technology tool. The Tech Tuesday training idea is one that I can see easily being implemented in my district. It would support those teachers who don't have as much confidence in using technology. Using student technology leaders is another great point that is brought out in this article.
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Home | Iowa Core Curriculum 21st Century Scenarios - 8 views

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  • This scenario database is to be used by educators seeking to find or contributing new ideas to stimulate and offer a variety of Curricula options while infusing 21st century skills within the Iowa Core Curriculum. It is a collaborative project between the AEAs with the goal of providing this database tool as a support for Iowa educators
    • Christine Scott
      Christine Scott on 16 Apr 12
       
      Denise, as you know the SCEP program has been diligently trying to get Iowa Core and 21st Century infused in all our subjects. A big job, but I have learned so much!
  • Matt Townsley on 26 Oct 09
     
    21st century skills scenarios from ICC
  • Matt Townsley on 26 Oct 09
     
    21st century skills scenarios for ICC
  • chandra poore on 05 Jun 12
     
    Great idea for ICC. There is no reason for all teachers to reinvent the wheel for each lesson. Great form of collaboration!
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Saying Goodbye to Preschool and Hello to Kindergarten - 0 views

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  • wvanroekel on 24 Jun 15
     
    Saying Goodbye to Preschool and Hello to Kindergarten
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Kindergarten: Ask a Teacher (video) | NAEYC For Families - 0 views

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  • wvanroekel on 24 Jun 15
     
    This video was made for families of children entering kindergarten in the Boston Public Schools. Although kindergarten in other districts may be different in some ways, much will be similar.
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TeachPaperless: What Makes a Great Teacher a Great Teacher in the 21st Century - 11 views

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    • Brenda McKone
      Brenda McKone on 09 Jun 09
       
      Definitely need the students to dig deeper of their own accord.
    • Sheryl Dales
      Sheryl Dales on 01 Jul 11
       
      When it comes to educational technology, the great teacher isn't the one who merely uses technology in education. The great teacher is the one who experiments and who teaches the spirits within students to experiment. It's sad to see many teachers still thinking they are using technology with their classes but are still not getting it into the students hands.
    • Deb Sykes
      Deb Sykes on 28 Aug 11
       
      When will the state catch up? It would be wonderful to concentrate on guiding students in self-inquiry through technology if our feet weren't mired in standardized testing.
    • Sara Rowe
      Sara Rowe on 28 Aug 11
       
      I think it is very hard for teachers to trust new technology and give it to the students to use. The students are most likely ready and willing to try the technology, now we just have to jump on board.
    • Jennifer Rawlins
      Jennifer Rawlins on 28 Aug 11
       
      I think the districts need to provide more technology in the classroom in order for teachers to take advantage of the new technology to go paperless. I currently have two computers in my classroom and we do not have a computer lab.
    • Jennifer Rawlins
      Jennifer Rawlins on 28 Aug 11
       
      I know my district is in need of providing technology to teachers and students so that we can use technology more. It makes it more difficult when you only have two computers in the classroom and no computer lab for students to experiment.
    • Tara Liston
      Tara Liston on 29 Aug 11
       
      Sometimes its the fear of the teacher to let go- give the students the opportunities to try to use the technology! I still struggle with how do you go paperless at the early elementary level? Love to incorporate more technology and get it into my students hands!
    • Margaret Jodeit
      Margaret Jodeit on 02 Jul 11
       
      Teachers a educational coaches, gleefully running amok admist constantly changing technology, leading their students to think and act outside of the box. Whould be interesting.
    • Clint Balsar
      Clint Balsar on 26 Aug 11
       
      This article had a great point about the use of Web 2.0. It isn't just that we progress to a new level and use the newer technologies. Rather, we allow them to be used as a tool by students to encourage them to become more engaged learners.
  • Brenda McKone on 09 Jun 09
     
    What great teachers do with technology to extend learning opportunities to students.
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  • Deena Logsdon on 15 Jun 09
     
    I love this article. I thought is was right on with what makes a great teacher great! I'm not sure where you found it but thanks for sharing!!!
  • Abby Hendershot on 30 Jun 11
     
    This is a great article and I am taking a class right now on PLN's to help push me in the right direction of doing more and having the students do more with technology.
  • lgarza on 03 Jul 11
     
    This is a good read. We do need to become 21st Century educators in this brave world of technology.
  • Julie Collison on 28 Aug 11
     
    I think the hardest part for me is where to begin and what the first step is.
  • Julie Sorensen-Skaar on 01 Sep 11
     
    Articles like this make you think. Paperless? Is that the goal? I believe the goal is to help our students become better learners. Learners that can discover, adapt, create, communicate, lead and follow. Technology has a huge role in this. More than time to jump on board.
  • Julie Collison on 04 Sep 11
     
    At the company I work at - we are paperless in handling claims and I do have to say it is nice. The system we use - you can mark pages, highlight, attach sticky notes, and several other options. It is a great system and can fax and email right from your desk - so if the paperless in school can correlate - it could be a great addition. I do think that when it is in teaching - you can lose the benefit of face to face, etc as well as penmanship could become a lost art.
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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 - 21st century curricula | Dangerously Irrelevant - 7 views

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    • Brenda McKone
      Brenda McKone on 09 Jun 09
       
      The ICC is definitely working hard to get us where we need to go. We need to get our staff, school board, and community to understand that doing nothing is not an option.
    • S Adair
      S Adair on 11 Jun 09
       
      We also need to be very supportive of each other during this process. It will definitely be a change for many (most?) teachers. We need to celebrate our successes and build upon them. We also need to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it when things do not turn out how we hoped/planned.
    • John Olson
      John Olson on 28 Feb 12
       
      The change can be the toughest part, sometimes it is just a different way of doing things can make the biggest impact.
    • Brad Hames
      Brad Hames on 13 Apr 12
       
      I know I should be more positive, but I am still not sold on it. I don't have the answer,and agree we need to do something, but I don't know if this is it. Time will tell.
    • Susie Peterson
      Susie Peterson on 05 Jun 12
       
      The Core 21st century standards are imperative skills that students need to experience and practice.  Every teacher is responsible for making the changes necessary so that we can meet the needs of workers/society/families/businesses currently in place and in the future.
    • Mary Neumayer
      Mary Neumayer on 12 Jun 13
       
      We have to work harder on these skills to remain competitive.
  • Ben Walters on 16 Apr 12
     
    With the research that shows the importance of building student creativity, it is concerning to see so many districts eliminating or de-funding arts programs.
  • Steph Groathouse on 05 Jun 12
     
    While watching the video, I had kind of an a-ha moment (many of you have probably reached this point years ago). I imagined the schools of long ago -- think one room prairie school houses. For many kids this was the only place they would see books or be exposed to anything beyond merely existing. At some point, school and home began switching places. As stated in the video, without allowing the new available technology into the classroom and teaching them how to manage it, school will become a one room schoolhouse and home will be the place they can explore the world and expand their intellect. What we need to work for is a seamless meshing of the two. They come to school to get inspired and motivated to continue learning on their own time.
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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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Paperless Classroom - 0 views

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  • Today our kids get their information from the internet, downloaded onto their iPods, and in Twitter feeds to their cell phones ... So why are California's public school students still forced to lug around antiquated, heavy, expensive textbooks?"
  • Today our kids get their information from the internet, downloaded onto their iPods, and in Twitter feeds to their cell phones ... So why are California's public school students still forced to lug around antiquated, heavy, expensive textbooks?"
  • "That has probably been achieved mostly in the past 10 years. Ever since Tony Blair came in and talked about 'education, education, education,' at least £2bn has been invested in learning technology, and if things carry on in the same vein, perhaps 40% of educational resources will be digital in 10 years time."
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  • Publishers such as Hodder Education already offer a range of online resources alongside conventional textbooks, and Pearson sells electronic versions of most of its textbooks, either in interactive form, or as a straight portable document format (pdf). Last year, Pearson earned £960m revenue from its digital products and services – around a fifth of its total revenue.
  • replicate. "You can flick back and forth in them quickly, you can scribble in them, it's easy to share one between a number of students," she said. "Though theoretically electronic textbooks can be much more interactive, the current reality is that a lot of them are little more than pdf versions of the paper book," she added. "A colleague of mine the other day got it right when he said that if you could invent anything that's as powerful as the book in the next hundred years we'll have done well."
  • "You can flick back and forth in them quickly, you can scribble in them, it's easy to share one between a number of students," she said. "Though theoretically electronic textbooks can be much more interactive, the current reality is that a lot of them are little more than pdf versions of the paper book," she added. "A colleague of mine the other day got it right when he said that if you could invent anything that's as powerful as the book in the next hundred years we'll have done well."
  • Deena Logsdon on 15 Jun 09
     
    This is an interesting concept. I think it would save a lot of time not to have to copy from textbooks, but I wonder how long it will actually take before it becomes a reality. Unfortunately, as the article states, there are still quite a few people (students) who do not have access to the internet. That alone will cause some problems with the paperless classroom concept.
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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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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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Creating a Passion for Learning: My Response to the Fordham Report - 1 views

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shared by Matt Townsley on 27 Jul 10 - Cached
  • What I will say is that any comparison of the Iowa Core to the Common Core is not an apples-to-apples comparison. The Iowa Core is not standards and benchmarks and has never pretended to be.
    • Matt Townsley
      Matt Townsley on 27 Jul 10
       
      How can we get this word out to the masses in Iowa?
  • Matt Townsley on 27 Jul 10
     
    "What I will say is that any comparison of the Iowa Core to the Common Core is not an apples-to-apples comparison. The Iowa Core is not standards and benchmarks and has never pretended to be."
  • Matt Townsley on 27 Jul 10
     
    Iowa Core is more than just concepts and skills.
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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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A new way to grade: Standards replace letters in Waukee | The Des Moines Register | Des... - 2 views

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shared by Matt Townsley on 07 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Students will receive statuses of "beginning," "developing," "secure" or "exceeds" in 10 to 12 objectives - or standards - per subject instead of traditional letter grades.
  • "It's a very emotional topic," Reeves said. "A big thing is it's not standards versus grades. It's, 'Are we giving parents and students better information to improve their performance?' "
  • It's critical that before you move students on in their learning, you actually know what it is that they have control of and at what level," he said. "This method does that."
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  • Students can progress from one group to the next, and have the ability throughout the year to retake the assessments to prove proficiency.
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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 Seven Steps to Becoming a 21st Century School or District | Edutopia - 1 views

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  • rick gabel on 04 Sep 11
     
    Ken Kay (@kenkay21 on Twitter) is CEO of EdLeader21, a professional learning community for district and school leaders committed to 21st century education. He resides in Tucson, Arizona.
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Ning's Official Blog on Social Networking Sites » Ning in the education depa... - 0 views

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  • Brenda Schnell on 30 Aug 11
     
    Posted by Jason Rand on August 26, 2011 - 2:15 pm As educators and students head back to school, we wanted to highlight a few ways Ning is used in the classroom as an e-learning tool.
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