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Housekeeping Items
June 8th and 9th put on calendar for 2nd
round of Iowa Core
***Shenandoah participants*** Module 6 training on March
24th will be held at Halverson.

Explanation of Power Point slides &

handouts
State web survey- Winners are
Tri-Center 2/2 -100%
Woodbine 5/8
Lo-Ma 5/9
Sidney 6/6 -100%
Lewis Central 15/24

Web survey results

Prioritize team time!!

Show examples
More time to process
Start writing plan
Provide resources or website
Analyze forms of assessment

A look back
Module 1:
Leadership and implications of Iowa Core Curriculum

Module 2:
Foundational Curriculum Terms, 1st and 2nd Order
change, and Teaching For Understanding
Module 3:
Implementation Framework
Balanced Assessment
Formative Assessment

Objectives
Identify and describe the outcomes, targets and actions
that frame the work of the Implementation Plan.
Identify initial starting points for Outcomes 1, 2, and 3.
Prepare the leadership team to communicate with other
staff and stakeholders on ways to communicate the
purpose and key features of the Implementation Plan.

Module 4

Agenda

Welcome and Objectives for Module 4- Unpacking the Iowa Core Curriculum
OBJECTIVES:
Leadership
Identify and describe outcomes, targets and actions that frame the work of the implementation plan.
Identify initial starting points to each outcome.
Prepare the local leadership team to communicate with other staff and stakeholders on ways to communicate the purpose and key features of the
implementation plan.
Content Alignment
Deepen knowledge of the essential concepts and skill sets of the Iowa Core Curriculum.
Begin to think about the implications of the essential concepts and skill sets on local curriculum.

Leadership - 2 hours
Power point-Iowa Core Curriculum Implementation Plan
Iowa Core Implementation Team Planning Time for Outcomes 1-3.
Content Alignment
Essential Concepts and Skills Activity

Module Evaluation
Email reminder for state feedback will be sent.

Core Curriculum Implementation

Each district and accredited
non-public school is
required to have a written
plan describing the actions
that will be taken to address
the six outcomes and
related targets and actions.

Full implementation is
accomplished when
the school is able to
provide evidence that
an ongoing process is
in place to ensure that
each and every student
is learning the
Essential Concepts
and Skill Sets of the
Iowa Core Curriculum.

Outcomes
Leadership:
System
Capacity

Schools:
Continuous
Improvement

Professional
Development

Community:
Support
Implementation

Leadership - Community - Schools

1. Leadership: System Capacity
2. Community: Support Implementation
3. Schools: Continuous Improvement
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Outcomes
Professional
Development

Community

Alignment

Instruction

Content - Instruction Assessment

4. Alignment of Content, Instruction and Assessment
5. Professional Development to improve Content, Instruction, and
Assessment
6. Instruction: Effective Practices in Instruction/Assessment
Student Engagement
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Outcome
1

Leadership: System Capacity

IF leadership actions are focused and committed

to providing the expertise, guidance, and
resources needed to build capacity and support
teaching and learning,

THEN the implementation of the Iowa Core

Curriculum will result in increased student
learning and performance.

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Leaders
Teachers
Administrators
School Board

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Leadership: System Capacity

Target
Implementation of
leadership
behaviors to
sustain the Iowa
Core Curriculum.

Actions
Establish a leadership team
Clearly communicate a vision of ICC
Manage the change process
Demonstrate a deep understanding of the
Core
Establish a collaborative process
Deploy needed resources
Establish ways to sustain the
implementation
Model best practice of adult learning
Develop the Implementation Plan
Engage in discussion with local school
board
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Outcome
2

Community: Support
Implementation
Partners:

IF multiple partners are interdependent,

THEN schools will function as an
integrated system to provide a
coordinated approach, consistent
communication, additional
opportunities for learning, and the
ongoing supports needed for student
to be successful.

Parents
School Boards
Business
Industry
Supporting
agencies
Community
Organizations

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Community: Support
Implementation
Target
Coordination of
community and
other systems to
support the Iowa
Core Curriculum
implementation

Actions
Develop community understanding of
Iowa Core Curriculum
Involve community members in the
development and implementation of the
Core Curriculum Plan
Coordinate learning supports within
the school and the community to
support the implementation of the Core
Curriculum Plan

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Outcome
3

Schools: Continuous
Improvement

IF the Iowa Core Curriculum and related school

improvement processes function as an
ongoing continuous improvement processes
based on data,
THEN the school will constantly adjust and
improve to yield positive outcomes for all
students.

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Schools: Continuous
Improvement
Targets:
Use data to develop and
monitor the Implementation
Plan
Engage stakeholders in goal
setting, developing school
improvement plans and
integrating various school
plans

Actions:
Complete the Core Curriculum
self assessment
Continuously document
progress
Develop a review schedule
Develop a way to integrate
existing planning processes
with the Core Implementation
Plan

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Outcome
4

Alignment to the Iowa

Core Curriculum

IF district leaders monitor and increase the

degree of alignment among the intended,
enacted, and assessed curriculum.

THEN the quality of instruction will improve and

student learning will increase.

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Alignment
Targets
Acquire expertise
in alignment
Prepare and
implement
alignment
processes
Conduct alignment
beyond curriculum

Actions
Learn the alignment processes
Select those that will be used locally
Conduct the alignment process
Address each and every students
enacted curriculum
Address the alignment of instruction
to assessment

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Outcome
5

Professional Development

IF professional development is based on the

Iowa Professional Development Model and
focused on improved content, instruction,
and assessment practices,

THEN student learning and performance will

increase.

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Professional Development
Target
Use data to guide
professional
development
Provide effective
professional
development

Actions
Use instructional review and student
achievement data to guide
professional development
Engage in professional development
that contains all elements of the Iowa
Professional Development Model

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Outcome
6

Effective Instruction

IF content is challenging and relevant and teachers

routinely deliver instruction that demonstrates the
Characteristics of Effective Instruction,

THEN student learning and performance will

increase.

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Characteristics of Effective
Instruction and Assessment
Student Engagement & Learning

Assessment

Teaching
for
Understanding

for
Learning

Rigor
&
Relevance

StudentCentered
Centered
Classroom
Student

Teaching
for Learner
Differences

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Effective Instruction
Targets
Implement the
Characteristics of
Effective
Instruction in
classrooms
Engaged Students

Actions:
Select Characteristics of Effective
instruction as the initial focus of
instructional improvement
Select the tools and routinely
conduct instructional reviews
Incorporate a broad range of
strategies and activities that provide
each student access and success
with the Core Curriculum

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Implementation: Top 10
1.
2.
3.
4.

Teachers make the difference

It is about the success of all students
The expectation is that all students learn at high levels
It is about the alignment of teaching, assessment, content
AND the desired depth of understanding at the classroom
level
5. Evidence of success comes from assessments
6. Implementation of the Core is a continuous process
7. Teacher leadership and involvement is critical
8. Implementation should honor and extend prior work in
curriculum and instruction
9. The community should be a part with the school focused
on 21st Century skills
10. The AEA Network is there to help
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Timeframe
2008-2009

2009-2013

2014-2015 &
Beyond

Leadership
Capacity
Building

Planning
&
Implementation

Full
Implementation
&
Continuous
Improvement

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Leadership ActivityStarting the Plan!

Focus on the
Outcome 1- Leadership: System Capacity
Outcome 2-Community : Support Implementation
Outcome 3- Schools: Continuous Improvement

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Activity
LEADERSHIP

Outcome 1: School leaders build and sustain system capacity to implement the Iowa Core

Curriculum.
If leadership actions of administrators, teachers, and the school board are focused and committed to providing the expertise, guidance, and
resources needed to build capacity and support teaching and learning, then the implementation of the Iowa Core Curriculum will result in increased
student learning and performance.
Outcome 1 aligns with Iowa School Leadership Standards 1, 2, 3, and 4 and Iowa Teaching Standards 1 and 8.

Current Status

Evidence

Priority

Who are the key leaders in your district

who should be included in planning?
How do you define leader?
Is there a building/district Leadership
Team currently in place? If yes, does
the existing Leadership Team
adequately represent the staff?
Community? Stakeholders? Who needs
to be added? Are the various teacher
assignments and role groups
represented?
What are the roles and responsibilities
of the Leadership Team? How will
leaders create a sense of urgency and
build commitment within the school and
community?

What are the leadership behaviors

needed to implement the Iowa Core
Curriculum? Do administrators
implement the Iowa Standards for
School Leaders that are linked to the
Iowa Core Curriculum? What leadership
behaviors should be improved or
enhanced?

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Implementation
Protocol
6 Outcomes

Self Study
Rubric

Action Plan
-Action steps

(Matches
Questions)

Target & Actions

Module 5
Outcomes 1 & 2

Questions

Module 6
Outcomes 3 & 5

-Resources
-Timeline

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What Can You Do?

http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/view/674/714/
FAQs
http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/view/1446/916/
AEA Leaders
http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/view/1365/1157/
Judy Jeffreys Podcast
http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/view/854/1006/
School Leader Updates

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Essential Skills and

Concepts
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Objective
To deepen knowledge of the
essential concepts and skill sets of
the Iowa Core Curriculum.
To begin to think about the
implications of these essential
concepts and skills sets for local
curriculum

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Reviewing the Essential

Concepts and Skill Sets
Coming within the next month:
Social Studies K-8
21st Century Skills K-8

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Reviewing the Essential

Concepts and Skill Sets
1. Spend 15 minutes silently reviewing the
essential concepts and skill sets of the 21st
Century Skills.
2. Identify five key points you take away from your
review.
3. Turn to a partner and share you five points. Your
partner shares his/hers.
4. You and your partner combine with another
twosome. Try to come to consensus on the five
key points

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Reviewing the Essential

Concepts and Skill Sets
Select Literacy, Mathematics, or Science.
Complete the review on the area youve
selected.
Find another twosome who have also reviewed
your content area. Come to consensus on the
five key points.

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Reviewing the Essential

Concepts and Skill Sets
Discuss
What connections between or
among content areas can you find?
Describe at least three.

How might these essential concepts

and skill sets impact the local
curriculum of a school or school
district?

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