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Progress or Procrastination? | AllThingsPLC - 3 views

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  • 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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State Board of Education Adopts Common Core State Standards - Iowa Department of Education - 3 views

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  • Matt Townsley on 19 Aug 10
     
    common core / Iowa Core merger information
  • Matt Townsley on 19 Aug 10
     
    more information about Iowa Core concepts & skills merger with Common Core
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The Changing Face of Education in Iowa: Mt. Washington is 6288 feet tall - 3 views

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  • 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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School Library Monthly Blog » Blog Archive » How Are You Preparing for Common... - 3 views

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  • Sheryl Dales on 01 Jul 11
     
    Can't wait to read the results on this topic. I count on School Library Monthly to answer many of my library related questions.
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Iowa education Twitter hashtags | Iowa TransformED - 3 views

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  • Matt Townsley on 30 Aug 11
     
    follow the Iowa education conversation on Twitter
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Educational Leadership:Informative Assessment:The Best Value in Formative Assessment - 3 views

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  • Even though assessments will continue to be labeled formative or summative, how the results are used is what determines whether the assessment is formative or summative.
  • but some, by design, are better suited to summative use and others to formative use.
  • Although such assessments are sometimes intended for formative use—that is, to guide further instruction for groups or individual students—teachers' and administrators' lack of understanding of how to use the results can derail this intention
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  • however, teachers must plan and allow time for students to learn the knowledge and skills they missed on the summative assessment and to retake the assessment
  • When we try to teacher-proof the assessment process by providing a steady diet of ready-made external tests, we lose these advantages. Such tests cannot substitute for the day-to-day level of formative assessment that only assessment-literate teachers are able to conduct.
    • Russell A
      Russell A on 10 Apr 10
       
      music instructors are said to do formative assessments every 5-10 seconds. I haven't figured out whether that's good or bad.
  • Where am I going? Give students a list of the learning targets they are responsible for mastering, written in student-friendly language. Show students anonymous strong and weak examples of the kind of product or performance they are expected to create and have them use a scoring guide to determine which one is better and why. Where am I now? Administer a nongraded quiz part-way through the learning, to help both teacher and students understand who needs to work on what. Highlight phrases on a scoring guide reflecting specific strengths and areas for improvement and staple it to student work. Have students identify their own strengths and areas for improvement using a scoring guide. Have students keep a list of learning targets for the course and periodically check off the ones they have mastered. How can I close the gap? Give students feedback and have them use it to set goals. Have students graph or describe their progress on specific learning targets. Ask students to comment on their progress: What changes have they noticed? What is easy that used to be hard? What insights into themselves as learners have they discovered? When students use feedback from the teacher to learn how to self-assess and set goals, they increase ownership of their own success. In this type of assessment environment, teachers and students collaborate in an ongoing process using assessment information to improve rather than judge learning. It all hinges on the assessment's ability to provide timely, understandable, and descriptive feedback to teachers and students.
    • Teresa Bellinghausen
      Teresa Bellinghausen on 11 Apr 10
       
      One of the most important features of formative assessment is that teachers and students are both actively involved in the assessment process. Students are not just passive recipients of grades, but must set learning goals and reflect on their own learning, making adjustments in strategies when needed. My guess is that in most classrooms, especially at the high school level, this will be a radical departure from the norm.
  • When teachers assess student learning for purely formative purposes, there is no final mark on the paper and no summative grade in the grade book.
  • What is formative assessment, then? First, it's not a product.
  • Assessment for learning can take many different forms in the classroom.
  • Matt Townsley on 27 Jul 09
     
    great article on what 'formative assessment' is and is not.
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  • Russell A on 10 Apr 10
     
    great article on what 'formative assessment' is and is not.
  • Michele Arman on 10 Apr 10
     
    I feel that modern language teachers do many assessments during each class. This year, we tracked all the kinds of assessments that we do. I have already ended up with a huge notebook full of the different types of assessment that is used in my classroom. My question is if we should have that many or should we concentrate on ones that give us the best results on depicting a student's progress.
  • Bridgette Wagoner on 12 Apr 10
     
    I always think back to what Doug Reeves says about the difference between formative and summative assessments. He says formative assessment is like exploratory surgery; summative assessment is like an autopsy.
  • Renee Harmon on 19 Apr 10
     
    Great description Bridgette. I love this and will use it with my college students.
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http://corestand.com/docs/CoreStand_Ebook_1.0.pdf - 3 views

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  • Tina Wahlert on 05 Jun 12
     
    This is an interesting read - ebook is Titles - Becoming a Core Ninja.
  • ropera r on 07 Jun 12
     
    I liked the interesting way the Common Core Standards were explained. It was an enjoyable read with examples to use, share or expand on.
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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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  • 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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Diigolet | Diigo - 2 views

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      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.
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Iowa Core - Iowa Department of Education - 2 views

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  • Matt Townsley on 03 Mar 11
     
    documents to support Iowa Core planning from the DE
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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.
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Where Iowa Education Chief Jason Glass is Wrong About Race to the Top and Iow... - 2 views

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  • 2.  The Iowa Core Curriculum doesn’t just set standards. Director Glass said, “On your point regarding the Iowa Core, I think it’s the state’s responsibility to set the bar for schools to achieve and then allow districts to determine how they get there.”  The problem with this is that the Iowa Core does tell districts how to get there.  Not only that, but the curriculum is problematic how it presents certain topics and what it leaves out – it is rife with bias and indoctrination. Not only that there was hardly any opportunity for educators and citizens to weigh in on its content and direction.  There is a white paper written on the subject and I would encourage Director Glass to read it.  I understand that he is new to his position, but I think he has an understanding of the Iowa Core that isn’t accurate.
    • Matt Townsley
      Matt Townsley on 30 Jan 11
       
      Glass reiterates his thoughts on Iowa Core. 
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Iowa Core Implementation Plan Summary - Iowa Department of Education - 2 views

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  • Matt Townsley on 21 Mar 11
     
    search for Iowa Core implementation plans by district 
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The Iowa Core Curriculum. Perfect? No. Enhanced Rigor? Yes. | edventuresome - 2 views

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  • Matt Townsley on 20 Apr 10
     
    John Nash's thoughts on Iowa Core
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Iowa Core Curriculum & 21st Century Skills - 2 views

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    music educators make connections with 21st century skills. 
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