Iowa Core

Curriculum

How it began

• Iowa Core Curriculum began back in 2005 when the State Board of Education completed a series of school visits where they heard calls for “new tools to help raise student achievement levels.”

• Senate File 245 – High School only

• Spring 2007 – law to expand with K- 8

• Spring 2008 - bill signed making ICC a requirement for all Iowa schools.

• The Iowa Core Curriculum (also known as Model Core Curriculum) provides local school districts a guide to delivering instructional content that is challenging and meaningful to students.

The goals of ICC:

• Establish consistency across the State

• Give teachers more detail and guidance

• Tools for more student engagement

• Road Map to the 21st Century, requiring higher expectations for students

Math K-8 Team Members• K-2

Jennifer Johnson, Des Moines CSD Denise Carlson, Heartland AEA 11 Maureen Busta, Upper Iowa University

• 3-5 Cathy Ruff, Cedar Falls CSD Sue Runyon, Keystone AEA 1 Diane Thiessen, University of Northern Iowa

• 6-8 Nancy File, Lewis Central CSD Sue Daker, West Delaware CSD Eric Hart, Maharishi International University

Primary Resources

• Curriculum Focal Points for Prekindergarten through Grade 8 Mathematics NCTM, 2006

• Principles and Standards for School MathematicsNCTM, 2000

• Iowa Mathematics Core Curriculum – Grades 9-12Iowa Department of Education, 2007

Curriculum Focal Points

• A focal point had to pass three rigorous tests: Is it mathematically important? Does it “fit” with what is known about

learning mathematics? Does it connect logically with the

mathematics in earlier and later grade levels?

Curriculum Focal Points for Prekindergarten through Grade 8 Mathematics, NCTM 2006

Additional Resources

• National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2005 and 2007

• State Standards Massachusetts Minnesota Washington

• International Curriculum Japan Singapore

Additional Resources

• Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum: Development of State-Level Mathematics Curriculum Documents: Report of a Survey Barbara Reys, Shannon Dingman, Angela

Sutter & Dawn Teuscher, 2005

• Elementary Mathematics Benchmarks Grades K-6 and Secondary Mathematics Expectations Achieve, Inc., December 2007 and January

2007

• ITBS/ITEDs Assessments for Mathematics

Learning Theory Resources

• Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics International Bureau of Education, Douglas

Grouws and Kristin Cebulla, 2000

• Adding it Up National Research Council, 2001

• Helping Children Learn Mathematics National Research Council, 2002

• How Students Learn Mathematics in the Classroom National Research Council, 2005

Characteristics of a World-Class Core Curriculum in

Mathematics• Teaching for Understanding

• Problem-Based Instructional Tasks

• Distributed Practice that is Meaningful and Purposeful

• Emphasis on Mathematical Representations

• Focus on Deep Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge

• Rigorous and Relevant

• Effective Use of Technology

• Coherent and Connected Content

Essential Skills of a World-Class Core Curriculum in Mathematics

• Problem Solving

• Communication

• Reasoning and Proof

• Ability to Recognize, Make and Apply Connections

• Ability to Construct and Apply Multiple Connected Representations

Essential Content

• Number and Operations

• Algebra

• Geometry and Measurement

• Data Analysis and Probability

6-8 Mathematics

Number and Operations

• Multiplication & Division of Fractions & Decimals

• Rational Numbers, including negative numbers

• Real Numbers

• Ratio and Rate, including Percents

• Proportional Reasoning

6-8 Mathematics

Algebra

• Expressions and Equations

• Proportionality

• Linear Equations and Inequalities

• Linear Functions

• Systems of Linear Equations

6-8 Mathematics

Geometry

• Area of Polygons

• Similarity

• Surface Area, Volume, Circumference, Area

• Distance, Angle, Coordinates, and Transformations in Two Dimensions

• Three-Dimensional Shapes

6-8 Mathematics

Data Analysis and Probability• Measures of Center and Graphical

Representations of Data

• Analysis of Data Sets, including with Variability

• Analysis of Data and Chance using Proportions and Percentages

• Simple Probabilistic Situations

• Probability with Counting Strategies and Simulation

Implementation

• 9-12 must have implementation plans in place by July, 2010, with full implementation to occur by July 2012

• K-8 must have implementation plans in place by July, 2012, with full implementation to occur by July, 2014

More Information

• http://www.iowa.gov/educate/

• Click on the “Iowa Core Curriculum Update” in the Latest News box.

• ISEA Communiqué – June 2008

• ICTM Conference – February 20, 2009“Math at the Core – All Ages, All Stages” WDM Valley Southwoods