1. Free Online Resources to Support Iowa Core Pamela Pfitzenmaier Jacobs Learning Point Associates

2. 2 Copyright © 2009 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. www.intel.com/teachers www.intel.com/teachers - Free teaching tools & resources

3. 3 Copyright © 2009 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Intel ® Education Online Thinking Tools Online active learning spaces where students make thinking visible –Pursue investigations –Organize and analyze complex information –Engage in discussions –Solve problems Cross-platform tools available anytime, from any computer connected to the Internet –No need to manage installation, updates, or add server space –Tools and projects are stored safely on Intel servers behind password-protection Available free at www.intel.com/teachers www.intel.com/teachers

4. 4 Copyright © 2009 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Thinking Tools Teacher Workspace Free online teacher account - Create and save as many projects & student teams as you like - View student work & communicate asynchronously with students Anywhere, anytime access online - Ideal for 1:1 computing Students work in teams, compare their ideas with other students - Student work is saved iteratively - View progress over time Safe - No personally identifiable student information - Password-protected access

5. 5 Copyright © 2009 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. You can: Learn about research and theory behind successful assessment Find a wide variety of formative & summative assessment strategies you can use with your students Access a database of hundreds of high-quality, ready-made assessments, import to a personal library and modify to meet needs Save assessments in the Teacher Workspace, share & collaborate with other teachers Create assessments addressing core standards & 21st century skills Strategies to make assessment an integral part of teaching Assessing Projects Teacher Workspace

6. 6 Impact on Classrooms View independent evaluations of Intel ® Teach View independent evaluations of Intel ® Teach Teachers do more open-ended activities and projects with students in their class Students use more technology in their coursework Teachers use ICT more for their own productivity and professional development “Teachers who receive substantial professional development — an average of 49 hours in the nine studies — can boost their students’ achievement by about 21 percentile points.” Source: Yoon, Duncan, Lee, Scarloss, & Shapley, 2007, page iii

7. Questions? Pamela Pfitzenmaier Jacobs Learning Point Associates Pamela.jacobs@learningpt.org