Especially for Central Office Administrators, including Curriculum Leads

Especially for Central Office Administrators, including Curriculum Leads

• Especially for You . . .  and you are the experts so share documents, web sites, and other information to extend the thinking and practices of others in your role
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  • Central Office Administrators, including Curriculum Leads
  • Annual Notices for Public Districts:  The Iowa Department of Education provides this list (which may not be exhaustive, but represents the DE’s best efforts) of state and federal notices that all districts are required to give to the public every year. This list does not attempt to include notices that are to be given to specific populations (e.g., notification of non-highly qualified teachers, notices to CPI families about testing).
  • Calendar for Our Work   This resource was developed by curriculum leads in the state and shares a calendar of events for your consideration.  Please contact Lou Howell with additions you would see important to other curriculum leads.
  • Doctoral Degrees at Drake: 

    The School of Education at Drake University offers three doctoral degrees designed to meet your professional goals. The two EdD degrees are intended for those whose interest is in the application of theory and research to affect educational practice. The PhD degree is intended for those whose interest is in becoming a research scholar in their professional field

  • Drake's Specialist in Education with Superintendent's Licensure: Cohorts start on campus in Des Moines every two years; a new cohort will begin fall 2016.  Students attend class six weeks per semester and the program can be finished in less than two years.
    
  • The Functions of Our Work   More than 70 central office and AEA staff members researched the functions of our work and then aligned that work with the Iowa Standards for School Leaders.
  • Evaluation of Central Office Administrators  This is the evaluation tool provided by SAI and developed by more than 70 central office administrators
  • National School Reform Faculty  This site is a curriculum director's "dream come true," with resources to support your work as well as protocols and processes to give structure and organization to that work.
  • Standards for Professional Learning:  Learning Forward's site for professional learning supports for learning communities, leadership, resources, data, learning designs, implementation, and outcomes.
  • More Resources for Curriculum Director
  • Curriculum Leadership Academy - April 11 and 12, 2012
  • Curriculum Leadership Academy - April 10 and 11, 2013
  • Curriculum Leadership Academy with Jay McTighe - April 10, 2014
  • Curriculum Leadership Academy - Day 2 with Featured Districts - April 11, 2014
  • Curriculum Leadership Academy - Day 1 with Ken O'Connor - April 23, 2015:  Standards-Based Grading for Learning
  • Curriculum Leadership Academy - Day 2 with featured Districts - April 24, 2015: Standards-Based Grading for Learning
  • Curriculum Leadership Academy - Day 1 with Rick Wormeli - April 21, 2016: 
  • Curriculum Leadership Academy - Day 2 with featured  Districts - April 22, 2016: 
  TLC Conference - Draft of Strand on Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Assessment.

• This page was updated on August 2, 2016.