1. 1 Deeper Investigation of Iowa Core Standards: K-5 English/Language Arts Iowa Department of Education In Partnership with AEA School Improvement ©2011 Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 7 School Improvement Services Permission is granted to the Iowa State Department of Education for dissemination and use in any whole or part in any form within the state of Iowa region. Iowa Department of Education grants permission to copy and disseminate these materials for use with Iowa Educators.

2. Two Days of Training Designed for : Teams of teachers: Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade Principals to choose one grade level and attend 2 days Question to Consider: Are the students THINKING, reading and writing, and “mathing” at high levels to match the College and Career Ready Standards? 2 2011 Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 7 School Improvement Services Permission is granted to the Iowa State Department of Education for dissemination and use in any whole or part in any form within the state of Iowa region. The Iowa Department of Education grants permission to copy and disseminate these materials for use with Iowa educators.

3. Goal Our goal as professional educators is to engage in deep and on-going conversations that build our collective understanding of the Iowa Core. In order to…make instructional decisions.

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5. Outcomes Leadership: System Capacity Schools: Continuous Improvement Community: Support Implementation Iowa Department of Education grants permission to copy and disseminate these materials for use with Iowa Educators. Draf t 5

6. Outcomes Professional Development Instruction Alignment Iowa Department of Education grants permission to copy and disseminate these materials for use with Iowa Educators. Draf t 6

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8. What are the Iowa Core Standards? 8 “The vision for the Iowa Core is to ensure the success of each and every student by providing a world-class curriculum. The Iowa Core is designed to improve achievement of all students, preparing them for the world of work and lifelong learning. It identifies the essential content and instruction of critical content areas that all students must experience.” (Iowa Department of Education Website, 2011)

9. What’s the Big Deal? The Iowa Core Standards mandate the student learning outcomes for every grade level/grade band. The Iowa Core Standards force a common language. Our staff will begin using this language. Students will be tested and instructional effectiveness will be measured based on Iowa Core Standards. Federal funding is tied to Common Core State Standards adoption, implementation, and accountability. The Iowa Core Standards are the Common Core State Standards. English Language Arts and Mathematics Iowa Core Standards are just the beginning...more subject area standards are being developed. 9 Copyright 2011 CESA 7, Green Bay, WI

10. Overall ELA Structure K-5 6-12 ELA 6-12 Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science & Technical Subjects Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C ELA Reading Writing Speaking & Listening Language

11. ELA CCR Standards 11 2011 Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 7 School Improvement Services Permission is granted to the Iowa State Department of Education for dissemination and use in any whole or part in any form within the state of Iowa region. The Iowa Department of Education grants permission to copy and disseminate these materials for use with Iowa educators.

12. Focus of ELA with teachers I can confidently navigate the Iowa Core English / Language Arts Standards document. I can explain the structure of the English / Language Arts section to a colleague. I can explain how my grade level standards contribute to the College and Career Readiness Standards for students. I can describe at least one change needed in my classroom in order to implement the Iowa Core with fidelity. I can make connections between the Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language Standards. 12 2011 Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 7 School Improvement Services Permission is granted to the Iowa State Department of Education for dissemination and use in any whole or part in any form within the state of Iowa region. The Iowa Department of Education grants permission to copy and disseminate these materials for use with Iowa educators.

13. Investigating the Standards: Iowa Core Mathematics Grades K-5 Iowa Department of Education In Partnership with AEA School Improvement 2011 Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 7 School Improvement Services Permission is granted to the Iowa State Department of Education for dissemination and use in any whole or part in any form within the state of Iowa region. The Iowa Department of Education grants permission to copy and disseminate these materials for use with Iowa educators.

14. Learning Goals: Understand that Iowa Core Mathematics includes both Standards for Mathematical Practice and Content. Understand that the implementation of Iowa Core Mathematics standards will bring change to instruction and learning. 14

15. Success Criteria: 1. I can explain at least two of the standards for mathematical practice. 2. I can describe the critical areas for my grade level. 3. I can describe at least one change that will need to take place in my classroom in order to implement the Iowa Core with fidelity. 15

16. Shift Activity Focus Coherence Balanced Emphasis – conceptual understanding, procedural fluency and application 16 2011 Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 7 School Improvement Services Permission is granted to the Iowa State Department of Education for dissemination and use in any whole or part in any form within the state of Iowa region. The Iowa Department of Education grants permission to copy and disseminate these materials for use with Iowa educators.

17. 1.Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2.Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3.Construct viable arguments & critique the reasoning of others. 4.Model with mathematics. 5.Use appropriate tools strategically. 6.Attend to precision. 7.Look for and make use of structure. 8.Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. Refer to pages 8-10 in IC Mathematics Standards for Mathematical Practice 17 2011 Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 7 School Improvement Services Permission is granted to the Iowa State Department of Education for dissemination and use in any whole or part in any form within the state of Iowa region. The Iowa Department of Education grants permission to copy and disseminate these materials for use with Iowa educators.

18. Grade Level Narratives IC Mathematics page 11 for Grade K page 15 for Grade 1 page 19 for Grade 2 page 23 for Grade 3 page 29 for Grade 4 page 35 for Grade 5 Grade Level Critical Areas 18 2011 Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 7 School Improvement Services Permission is granted to the Iowa State Department of Education for dissemination and use in any whole or part in any form within the state of Iowa region. The Iowa Department of Education grants permission to copy and disseminate these materials for use with Iowa educators.

19. Interim Work Bring form back for day 2 19 2011 Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 7 School Improvement Services Permission is granted to the Iowa State Department of Education for dissemination and use in any whole or part in any form within the state of Iowa region. The Iowa Department of Education grants permission to copy and disseminate these materials for use with Iowa educators.

20. 20 Grade K Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Counting & Cardinality Operations & Algebraic Thinking Number & Operations in Base 10 Measurement & Data Number & Operations – Fractions Geometry The Number System Expressions & Equations Ratios & Proportional Relationships Statistics & Probability Functions K-8 Domains 20 2011 Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 7 School Improvement Services Permission is granted to the Iowa State Department of Education for dissemination and use in any whole or part in any form within the state of Iowa region. The Iowa Department of Education grants permission to copy and disseminate these materials for use with Iowa educators. 5

21. Investigations – 2 days total 4 locations – Albia, Ottumwa, Mt. Pleasant, Burlington 1 / 2 day ELA; 1/ 2 day Math Very focused Information will be available on a supporting google site that is being built now http://bit.ly/CoreInvesthttp://bit.ly/CoreInvest for continued conversations/tasks between sessions! Role for principals – attend one grade level training to support Iowa Core implementation EVERYONE attending must register on My Learning Plan (www.gpaea.org - Course Catalog) by grade levelwww.gpaea.org 21 2011 Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 7 School Improvement Services Permission is granted to the Iowa State Department of Education for dissemination and use in any whole or part in any form within the state of Iowa region. The Iowa Department of Education grants permission to copy and disseminate these materials for use with Iowa educators.