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Module 2: Homework Review / KWL. Homework Review / KWL. Share what you have learned about the Iowa Core Curriculum from a review of the Web Pages Identify questions you have based on your review of the WebPages
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Homework Review / KWL • Share what you have learned about the Iowa Core Curriculum from a review of the Web Pages • Identify questions you have based on your review of the WebPages • Agree on and share out 2 things your team learned and 2 questions based on the homework
Objectives for Leadership Development Series • Demonstrate clear understanding of Iowa Core Curriculum • Identify general timeline & benchmarks for Iowa Core Curriculum Roll-Out / Implementation • Create Theory of Action for developing capacity • Understanding of Implementation Plan
Magnitude of Change • Purpose: • Differentiate between first-order and second-order change through examples from real life and the field of education
Magnitude of Change • Read pages 3 - 4 – “Leading Schools: Distinguishing the Essential from the Important” (Magnitude or “order” of change). • What distinguishes first-order change from second-order change? • What are real-life examples of first and second-order change you experienced? • What are education examples of first and second-order change you experienced?
Foundational Curriculum Terms Objectives: Recall and explain the definitions of foundational curriculum terms Organize foundational terms into a framework of logical relationships
Definitions are established • Consistent definitions across the state • Definitions aligned with other Department of Education initiatives & programs
Directions Divide into groups of 3 to 6 Review definitions and cards Create a framework, visual representation (i.e., how the terms work together/can be logically organized) Copy your framework onto a sheet of chart paper Post your framework, prepare to explain Compare your framework to another model framework, discuss similarities & differences Change your framework if necessary, based on any new perspectives
Deep Conceptual & Procedural Knowledge • Teaching For Understanding • Balanced Assessment Practices
Deep Conceptual & Procedural Knowledge • Teaching Through Problem Solving • Teaching Through Inquiry • Teaching for Learner Differences • Authentic Work
Deep Conceptual & Procedural Knowledge • Student-Centered Classrooms • Assessment for Learning • Rigorous & Relevant Curriculum
Instruction and Assessment Overview “In short, we must teach for understanding in order to realize the long-term payoffs of education.” David PerkinsAmerican Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers
Objectives Participants will: Recognize components of teaching for understanding
DO TEACHERS “TEACH FOR UNDERSTANDING?”
Iowa Core Curriculum: Definition of Teaching for Understanding Teaching for Understanding: A Definition
Instruction and Assessment Overview David PerkinsAmerican Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers
Teaching for UnderstandingDirections: Number off 1-6 Go to assigned table Review Teaching for Understanding (located on pages 6-8 of the Perkins article) 4. Complete Definition & Characteristics
Viewing Teaching for Understanding Migration From Latin America Mavis Weir, teacher 10th grade history class in Petaluma, California Explore the various reasons people emigrate from their homeland.
Things to consider… • Students? • Leadership? • Teachers? • Data? • Professional Development?
Are teachers “teaching for understanding”?And… How do you know students are learning?
Coming to a theater near you… A closer look at… The importance of effective, high quality instructional practices as defined by the Iowa Core Curriculum Balanced Assessment Practices Teaching for Understanding
Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum: KWL Directions: • List 3 things you learned in the L column • Do not repeat those items already stated • Cross out incorrect items on the K list • List 3 new questions in the W column • Do not repeat those items already stated
Leadership for the Iowa Core Curriculum: Session Evaluation Directions: • Complete the end of session evaluation • Thank you for your participation