Iowa Core Curriculum Update

This update will focus on completing the district/school self-study. During Leadership Training last school year, district/school teams received the Iowa Core Curriculum self-studies for outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 5. Outcome 4 will be available at the upcoming October Leadership Training Sessions. Outcome 6 will be available at a later date.

At Leadership Training, teams learned a process to complete the self-studies that allows for input from all involved. Each team determined its current status on each action for each of the outcomes. That information was transferred to a consensus rating form that will assist teams when it is time to write an implementation plan. A copy of each completed consensus rating form should be sent to Linda Biermann Hoobin at the Johnston office or can be sent electronically to Linda at lhoobin@aea11.1k2.ia.us.

Self-studies currently available are found on the Heartland Iowa Core Curriculum Web page. They are located under the heading “Iowa Core Curriculum Resources by Topic,” then self-study and implementation planning.

There is still time to register for Iowa Core Curriculum Leadership Training Year Two, Day One. The October 5 session at Zion Lutheran Church is closed but all others have space available. Find registration information on the Heartland Iowa Core Curriculum Web page.

Questions can be directed to Linda Biermann Hoobin, Teaching and Learning Consultant for the Iowa Core Curriculum, at the e-mail address above or at ext. 14327.