1. Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum Facilitator’s PowerPoint

2. Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum: Requirements and Expectations Objectives: –Clarify the expectations of the legislation that established the Iowa Core Curriculum. –Clarify the intents and purposes of the Iowa Core Curriculum.

3. Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum: Requirements and Expectations As you watch this presentation be prepared to signal your response to each question as directed by the facilitator.

4. Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum: Requirements and Expectations Which content areas are included in the Iowa Core Curriculum? A.Reading, Math, Social Studies B.Literacy, Science, Math, Social Studies, 21 st Century Skills C.Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies

5. Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum: Requirements and Expectations Which categories are included in the set of 21 st Century Skills? A.Employability, Financial Literacy, Health Literacy, Technology Literacy B.Employability, Financial Literacy, Health Literacy, Civic Literacy, Technology Literacy C.Employability, Financial Literacy, Health Literacy

6. Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum: Requirements and Expectations All concepts and skills in the Iowa Core Curriculum must be taught to all students K-12 in any accredited public or nonpublic school. –True –False

7. Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum: Requirements and Expectations The legislature provided a total of $8.5 million to local schools across the state to support the implementation of the Iowa Core Curriculum. –True –False

8. Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum: Requirements and Expectations Those schools that have access to the Microsoft funds are prohibited from using them to support the implementation of the Iowa Core Curriculum. –True –False

9. Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum: Requirements and Expectations Which of the following will each accredited school need to do in order to implement the core curriculum? A.Align the content of the local curriculum with the concepts and skills in the Iowa Core Curriculum. B.Provide rigorous and relevant instruction. C.Align assessments with the concepts and skills from the core curriculum. D.All of the above.

10. Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum: Requirements and Expectations Which of the following is correct? A.All schools are required to use the same text book per course. B.All schools are expected to use the same lesson plans per course and teach those lessons on the same schedule. C.The Iowa Tests will be replaced with a new statewide assessment. D.None of the above.

11. Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum: Requirements and Expectations The Iowa Core Standards and Benchmarks are broad-based statements describing what students must learn. The Iowa Core Curriculum drills deeper and provides more explicit details about what students need to know and be able to do. –True –False

12. Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum: Requirements and Expectations When do high schools need to have their implementation plan written? A.July 1, 2009 B.July 1, 2010 C.July 1, 2011

13. Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum: Requirements and Expectations In which school year must high schools fully implement the Iowa Core Curriculum? A.2010 B.2011 C.2012

14. Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum: Requirements and Expectations Which of the following is correct? A.The D.E. will work with the AEAs to provide technical expertise to local schools B.The D. E. will provide the AEA Network with assistance to prepare local schools to examine their curriculum. C.The D.E. will establish work teams to support a focus on leadership, content alignment, instruction and assessment, and monitoring and evaluation. D.A, B, and C E.None of the above.

15. Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum: Requirements and Expectations What questions does this information raise?