Iowa ASCD

Iowa ASCD - Partnering with Iowa Administrator Professional Learning Providers

Assuring High Levels of Learning for All - Achieving Content Mastery through the Context of Professional Learning Communities. This proposal was presented to Jason Glass on January 17, 2012. It was developed by a team of professional learning providers, including Iowa ASCD and other non-profit organization, the AEAs, and the DE. Troyce Fisher of SAI chaired the team that developed the proposal.

Iowa ASCD - Functions of Curriculum Leads (These resources support the January 27 special edition of The Source - especially for curriculum leads.

The Functions of Our Work

Iowa ASCD PowerPoint on Functions of Our Work
- Iowa ASCD Tool for Processing PowerPoint
- Guiding Principles for Functions of Our Work with Recommended Books for Development

Function 1 - Leaders of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
- 2-Page Summary of Function 1
- Sample Individual Professional Development Plan around Formative Assessment
- Curriculum Revision Cycle of Oskaloosa Community School District (Shared by Dr. Mary Cooksley)
  - Curriculum Teams' Calendar (Sample shared by Dr. Mary Cooksley)
  - Long-Range Revision Calendar (Sample shared by Dr. Mary Cooksley)
Function 2 - Leaders of Data Analysis
- 2-Page Summary of Function 2
- Sample Individual Growth Plan around Data Analysis
Function 3 - Processes
- 2-Page Summary of Function 3
- Sample Individual Growth Plan around Protocol for Looking at Student Work
- National School Reform Faculty A Tool Kit for Processes in Schools
Function 4 - Professional Development
- 2-Page Summary of Function 4
- Sample Individual Growth Plan around Professional Learning Communities
- Learning Forward formerly National Staff Development Council
- Learning Forward Iowa formerly Iowa Staff Development Council
Function 5 - Relationship Building
- 2-Page Summary of Function 5
- Sample Individual Growth Plan around Fierce Conversations
Function 6 - Performance
- 2-Page Summary of Function 6
- Sample Individual Growth Plan around Program Evaluation
Function 7 - Operations
- 2-Page Summary of Function 7
- Sample Individual Growth Plan around Allocation of Resources

Function 8 - Change

Calendar for Curriculum Leads: This calendar provides a month-to-month to-do list for curriculum leads.

District Leadership Teams (DLT)

Goals of District Leadership Team (Sample provided by Dr. Mary Cooksley)
Communication Plan of Oskaloosa Community School District (Provided by Dr. Mary Cooksley)

Evaluation

Evaluation of Central Office Administrators

Standards-Based Grading

Plan and Timeline to Address Standards-Based Reporting (Sample provided by Dr. Mary Cooksley)
Characteristics of Standards-Based Reporting (Sample provided by Dr. Mary Cooksley)
Creating Consistency with Coding 1-4 (Sample provided by Dr. Mary Cooksley)
- Bloom's Revised Taxonomy Chart (Provided by Dr. Mary Cooksley)
PowerPoint Introducing the Standards-Based Grading to Staff (Provided by Dr. Mary Cooksley)
Brochure on Grading for Parents and Community (Provided by Dr. Mary Cooksley)
Report Card - (Samples provided by Dr. Mary Cooksley; additional examples for K-12 available upon request)
- Grade 1
- Grade 4

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Audit Profile of Forward-Moving Districts - shared by the Iowa Support Team for Schools and Districts in Need of Assistance (Please e-mail Lou Howell at L1313@mchsi.com if you are unable to download these documents as they are quite large.)

Closing the Gap

Summary of Unfinished Business by Pedro Noguera

Conference Materials

Fall Brochure - featuring Dr. Doug Fisher - October 20, 2011

PowerPoint - Part I, October 28, 2010

PowerPoint - Part II, October 28, 2010

Doug Fisher Webinar PowerPoint, January 19, 2011

Doug Fisher Webinar Handout, January 19, 2011

Archived Doug Fisher Webinar - January 19, 2011

Formative Assessment

Assessing Students' Affect Related to Assessment for Learning by Rick Stiggins and W. James Popham
Attributes of Effective Formative Assessment coordinated by Sarah McManus
Formative Assessment: Examples of Practice by E. Caroline Wylie
Learning Progressions: Supporting Instruction and Formative Assessment by Margaret Heritage

Heritage, Margaret - Summer Institute

IEL

February, 2001

Iowa Core

Math: Presentation by Gilbert Community School District and AEA 11 at the Summer Effective Schools Conference at Lake Okoboji, June, 2009

Leadership

A Brief on Effective Actions of Principals on Schools in Need of Assistance: Implications for Iowa Principals and Schools They Serve
Choosing the Wrong Drivers for Whole System Reform by Michael Fullan
Functions of Our Work in Developing Collective Capacity for Increased Learning
- Overview
  - PowerPoint
- Function 1 - Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessments
- Function 2 - Data Analysis
- Function 3 - Processes
- Function 4 - Professional Development
- Function 5 - Relationships
- Function 6 - Performance
  - Summary of Research
  - 2-Page Summary
  - Sample Individual Professional Development Plan
  - Program Evaluation (Jason Ellingson)
- Function 7 - Operations
  - Summary of Research
  - 2-Page Summary
  - Sample Individual Professional Development Plan
- Function 8 - Change
  - Summary of Research
  - 2-Page Summary
  - Sample Individual Professional Development Plan
  - Leading Change Handbook - Wallace Foundation

Newsletters

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

The Intellectual and Policy Foundations of the 21st Century Skills Framework: This white paper provides a summary of the framework of the national focus on 21st Century Skills
Route 21: The Partnership for 21st Century Skills offers Route 21, a one-stop-shop for 21st century skills-related information, resources and community tools.

Parent and Family Engagement:

Summary by Lou Howell of The Culturally Proficient School by Lindsey, Robers, and CambellJones
Strategies for Engaging Parents that Support Student Learning

Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT)

Bloom's Taxonomy: Investigating Cognitive Complexity - Webinar by Mary Schmidt, Gifted Education Consultant of Heartland AEA 11
Curricular Alignment: A Re-Examination
Improving Instruction
A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy: An Overview
The Role of Assessment in the Revised Taxonomy
Rote Versus Meaningful Learning
Questioning - Check the Cognitive Level of Your Own Questions Based on the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy

RTI

RTI2 at the Secondary Level - with Nancy Frey

Writing - Its Role in Learning

Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High Schools by Steve Graham and Dolores Perin (2007)