Iowa+Core+Curriculum+Notes

 1. Reviewed information with elementary staff, discussing instruction/assessment ,focusing on formative assessment.  2. Building goal established to investigate Iowa Core, focusing on literacy strand  3. Administrative team establishing walk-through template connected to 5 essential Concepts. Surveys of Enacted Curriculum [|http://www.seconline.org] ** Information for today ** ** Outcome 4 Alignment of Content, Instruction, and assessment  ** Aligned intended curriculum(Iowa Core) to enacted curriculum (what is actually happening in classrooms) Teachers are going to be asked to document what they actually teach… and there will be tools to help with this work. This means data will be collected on what teachers actually teach  a.  Summative self reports  b.  Observation and dialogue Alignment is the extent to which and how well all policy elements (content, instruction, and assessment) work together to guide instruction and facilitate and enhance student learning. First step is to compare align curriculum (what we are actually teaching) with intended curriculum (Iowa Core Curriculum) Question: Can a teacher begin going through the on-line alignment process before the implementation plan is finished.
 * Notes from Iowa Core Meeting on October 5, 2009 **
 * Review **
 * What we have done at Van Meter to begin process of implementing Iowa Core **
 * Outcome 4 District leaders and other educators monitor and use data to increase the degree of alignment of each and every student’s enacted curriculum and other relevant education opportunities to the iowa core curriculum. **
 * Alignment shouldn’t begin before your implementation plan is finished **

Question: Does a check-off mean that a teacher introduced or taught that concept in depth. Focus on two sets of activities Summative Self Report Observation and Dialogue Foundational concepts and terms – introduce and discuss with staff Introduction to Outcome 4 and Self Study Educators Learn about alignment processes to implement Iowa Core Curriculum
 * Tools - HCAT Heartland Curriculum Alignment Tool (online tool where teachers can “check-off” which areas of the ICC that are already aligned to their actual curriculum) **Teachers and administrators can disaggregate the data – variety of ways to chart the data.
 * Roll Out and Engagement **
 * Time-Line **
 * Phase 1 - Awareness Training Fall and Winter 2009 **

Discussion: In deciding which areas are being taught – how do we differentiate between What is introduced, developed and mastered. Discussion on how we approach grades and grade levels.  1. Alignment work for ICC is about each and every student  2. Teachers are going to be asked to document what they teach and there will be tools to help with this work  3. Alignment work will extend beyond the initial roll-out. http//www.aea11k12.ia.us/icc// Heartland has Iowa Core Curriculum wesbsite that has a variety of resources and information Statewide database- Iowa Core Curr 21st Century ScenariosSearch by grade levels and areas.Also gives great connections to technology tools.Teachers can submit ideas. httpscenarios.aea267.k12.ia.us Statewide database - Iowa Core Curr 21st Century Scenarios Search by grade levels and areas. Also gives great connections to technology tools. Teachers can submit ideas.
 * Identify at one thing from training **
 * Resources **

Discussion: How do we get time for teachers to collaborate and go through alignment process? How do we structure the alignment process? Whole group together to discuss alignment process and then teachers can figure out how to take it. .