Iowa Academic Standards�1.23.18 Ames

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Why?

Equity

CCSSO

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Comparative�Standards�Achievement�

Economy�Skills-Driven Global Economy �Economic Growth�Benchmarking for Success: Ensuring U.S. Students Receive a World-Class Education.

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Why?

Alignment�Standards, Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment��

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Benchmarking for Success: Ensuring U.S. Students Receive a World-Class Education.

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Why?

Consolidated Resources�Instructional Resources�Professional Learning�Statewide Assessments

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Benchmarking for Success: Ensuring U.S. Students Receive a World-Class Education.

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Statewide Assessment

2010 Race to the Top�$350,000,000 was divided between PARCC and Smarter Balanced

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2014 Revision of Peer Review Process�Challenging content standards

Challenging achievement levels

Statewide assessment system

Tests of high technical quality

Alignment of standards and tests

Inclusion of all students

Effective system of assessment reports

�2017 Iowa receives “partially meets requirements” on Peer Review

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2017 Iowa released RFP as mandated by SF 240�

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District Benefits

Classroom/PLCs�Consistent minimal expectations for all students�Creation of units, lessons, assessment�Resources��Building/District�Consistent Data�Articulation (horizontal and vertical)�Resources�

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Overview of Iowa Academic Standards

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History

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Common Core

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Overview

Iowa Academic Standards��Required (Iowa Core)

21^st Century Skills/Universal Constructs�English Language Arts�Mathematics�Science�Social Studies

Required Special Populations

Early Learning Standards�English Language Proficiency�Essential Elements: Literacy, Mathematics & Science ��Recommended�Career and Technical Education�Fine Arts�Computer Science (June 2018)

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Review Process

Executive Order 83��“Executive Order 83 gives clear direction to the Department of Education and to local school districts in the development, adoption and implementation of standards. The order states that the adoption of state standards should be done in an open and transparent way with opportunities for Iowans to review and offer input and that it is the responsibility of local school districts to make decisions related to curricula, instruction, and learning materials.”

-Director Wise, May 2017 SLU��Review existing national and state standards�Choose standards to review�Create feedback instruments (survey and focus groups)�Collect and analyze feedback�Make changes based on feedback �Final recommendations to State Board�Adoption by State Board�Implementation

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Resources

Iowacore.gov

Parent Guides�

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Instructional Shifts

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Parental Support

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The Shifts in ELA/Literacy

1. Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction
2. Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational
3. Regular practice with complex text and its academic language

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How can you help your child in literacy?

• Ask your child specific questions about what they read.
• Encourage children to read, then write and speak about, nonfiction text such as newspapers, magazines, and biographies.
• Encourage children to research topics of interest and read series that relate to a central topic.
• Have your child follow step by step instructions or a set of directions in order to accomplish a task, such as building a sandcastle or operating a game.

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The Shifts in Mathematics

1. Focus: Focus strongly where the standards focus�
2. Coherence: Think across grades, and link to major topics �
3. Rigor: In major topics, pursue conceptual understanding, procedural skill and fluency, and application with equal intensity

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How can you help your child in math?

• Help children practice their addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts.
• Encourage children not to give up while solving problems, to build stamina and develop their critical thinking skills. Don’t give them the answers - ask them to think of different ways they can solve problems.
• Have children illustrate the math they were thinking in their head and discuss it out loud.
• Have children apply their math knowledge to a real-world scenario at home, such as doubling a recipe or calculating the area of a room.

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The Shifts in Science

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• Three dimensional learning (practices, crosscutting concepts, disciplinary core ideas)
• Learning situated in authentic phenomena and problems
• Coherence K-12 and unit progressions
• Relevant and transdisciplinary (engineering, mathematics, English/language arts, social studies)

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How can you help your child in science?

• As you go about daily activities, encourage your child to ask questions, make observations, and identify patterns.
• Keep track of local weather conditions, identify patterns, and discuss your family’s plan for staying safe in severe weather.
• Have your child help with taking care of a family pet or inside or outside plants; observe nature while out on walks or while visiting parks or zoos.
• When traveling, look for and discuss various landforms and talk about how they may have formed. Have your child identify similarities and differences in climate.

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The Shifts in Social Studies

1. Focus on compelling questions that spark and sustain inquiry.
2. Integrate content and skill purposely.
3. Include opportunities for communicating conclusions and taking informed action.
4. Engage in rigorous, student-centered learning

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How can you help your child in social studies?

• Visit museums and cultural institutions such as Living History Farms or the World Food Prize.
• Talk about current issues and event every day
• Discuss financial responsibility and concepts such as saving, spending, budgeting, etc.
• Seek out social studies-related books, both fiction and nonfiction, for your child to read. Check your library or the National Council for the Social Studies Notable Trade Books list.

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21^st Century Skills/

Universal Constructs

• The Iowa legislature established Iowa’s 21^st Century Framework as
• Civic literacy
• Employability skills
• Financial literacy
• Health literacy
• Technology literacy
• Common strands in the framework are learning and innovation; communication, information, and technology; and life and career skills.

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How can you help your child learn 21^st Century Skills?

• Use technology to communicate ideas, improve health and fitness
• Encourage your child to take opportunities for leadership and service in the classroom, school, state, and nation.
• Set and work toward meeting short-term and long-term financial goals
• Read with your child from books with 21^st Century skills content. Examples: Jobs People Do series by DK Publishing, The Marvels of Money for Kids by Paul Nourigat.

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21^st Century Skills/

Universal Constructs

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• Universal Constructs: Competencies and habits of mind needed for future success for careers, college and citizenry.

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• Critical Thinking
• Complex Communication
• Creativity, Collaboration
• Flexibility and Adaptability
• Productivity and Accountability�

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Thank You

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Contact

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Erika Cook, Ph.D.�Chief, Standards and Curriculum�Erika.cook@iowa.gov

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Rita Martens�Administrative Consultant, Standards and Curriculum�Rita.martens@iowa.gov

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