Iowa+Core+Foundations+Module

//**Iowa Core Foundations Module Conversation with Jim Reese, Sue Swartz, Deb Hansen

1. What do you envision to be the format of this course? A teacher-less module that participants go through on their own? A traditional online course with a teacher and fellow participants, including forum discussions and group work? A course built around live (synchronous) sessions of discussion, be it the ICN or Adobe Connect Pro?**//

The format for the training would be a teacher-less module that educators could access at their own pace, place, and time. It is important to get the information to teachers quickly, to offer basic checks for understanding, and to keep it under 2 hours. It was discussed that the modules might eventually be used in an online course that would help facilitate discussion among users.

//**2. Is this a course you envision being for credit? Will there be a cost for participants?**//

This would not be a course (at least not initially). It would be a module, with a certificate of completion for LEA professional growth plans. There would be no cost to participants.

//**3. Who is the target audience for this course? Administrators? District Leadership teams? All teachers? HS? MS? ES? All of the above?**//

Target audience would be all educators (including teachers, administrators, AEA personnel, etc). There would be an effort to take concepts and break them down to say how they might have an impact for social studies teachers, health teachers, early childhood teachers, etc. But in general, the concepts would be bigger picture, not to that level of specificity.

There also would be some work done with the DE's public relations/communication team, as they are working on helping communicate the ICC to the general public. While this module would not be aimed for the general public, that team's work would be good for educators to know as well.

//**4. What will be the targeted outcomes for that audience? Will they be primarily content knowledge, or dispositions, or applying the knowledge to your specific school/classroom?**//

The central outcome is to provide foundational knowledge about the core to educators. This includes: • The vision/hope of the ICC • Developing a sense of value of the core to an educator's work. • Knowledge of the graphical framework/terminology (common language). • Introducing the 5 characteristics of effective instruction • Providing access to some "Awareness-level resources"

Another way of thinking about it is the depth and topics that were explored during the networking sessions (although less interaction, as the training time won't be as long for the course as it was for all the sessions).

Items such as analyzing the characteristics of effective instruction, digging into essential skills and concepts, and looking at specific examples of teaching that supports the core would be the focus of possible subsequent courses.

//**5. What is the scope for the course? Will it be for the entire state? Required? Strongly recommended? How will we work to ensure the scope is carried out?**//

It is hoped that the course would be used by all educators in the state. It will be strongly recommended by the DE, with possible mandates coming from the local school districts to have staff complete the training. The DE will be working with its partners (next question) to help carry out that scope.

It is important to include some way to gather data from the usage of this training.

//**6. Who from the ICC committees can commit to working on the project? Will this include AEA personnel? LEA personnel? What type of time commitment will this take for AEA/LEA personnel, and what might you say to chief administrators/superintendents who are concerned about the time commitment for their staff to be involved in development?**//

A lot of the work will be completed by representatives from the AEA network as well as project lead team members. There also needs to be communication with ISEA and SAI to assure everyone's on the same page. The DE's communications team is working on a similar project and would offer assistance. Jim will coordinate the determination of personnel

A question still to be explored is who vets the work?

//**7. When would you like the course to be available? When will the personnel from #6 above be able to start working on the project?**//

The target date would be December 1. It is hoped that the personnel from above would be able to start immediately.

//**8. What role can/will ILO or IPTV play in the development of the course?**//

ILO will not take a direct role in creating the product due to costs. It is hoped the AEA online council can oversee development of the project.