Techniques for Science Teachers:
Meeting the Iowa Teaching Standards
820:113g
 

Instructors:Dr. Lyn Countryman e-mail: Lyn.countryman@uni.edu

Dr. Jody Stone e-mail: Stone@uni.edu

Location: CEEE ICN Room

Off-campus sites: Cedar Rapids (Kennedy High School)

Dubuque Keystone AEA)

Manchester (West Delaware High School)

Times: 8:00 - 8:50 p.m.

Meeting dates, topics & homework assignments:

Applying the Iowa Standards

Date

Topic

Assignment

Aug. 28

Introductions & What do we know about the standards?

1) Print a copy of the Iowa Teaching Standards that are posted on the class website.

2) Get a Binder for your documentation of IA Teaching Standards

3) Develop a format for a parent communication log and begin recording those contacts. Keep track of whether that contact is teacher initiated or whether it is parent initiated, the date, and subject of the contact.

Sept. 4

Iowa Code Review

Overview of Standards

What Constitutes Evidence?

1)  Pick up a divider set with 8 dividers and label each with a Standard. (due Sept. 11)

2) Print the worksheet entitled “Evidence for Standards” and be able to describe what constitutes convincing evidence. Print Evidence for Standards - partially filled table to get a copy of the class notes from the groups shared at the Sept. 4 class.

3) Send us the criteria used at your school for teacher evaluation according to the IA Teaching Standards. (Due Sept. 11)

Sept. 11

Levels of Evidence – Looking at Standard 1

1) Administer the Lawson test to one section of your students. Score and tabulate the results. (due Sept. 25)

2) Select another assessment piece (a selection of student work, ITBS scores, a report card) and bring the results of that piece to class on Sept. 18

3) Bring a class syllabus or course expectations for the classes you teach to the ICN class.

 

Sept 18

Developing an Atmosphere of Mutual Respect (Standard 6) – Connections to the other standards

1) Collect 3 artifacts that show you know your students beyond the classroom. Jot down some notes concerning how you have changed your instructions based upon the knowledge you have about individual students. Bring these notes and the artifacts to class on Oct. 2

Sept. 25

Using Student Data to Make Decisions (Standard 1)

1) Select two to three assessments you use in your science instruction to evaluate students' understanding of important science concepts. Describe each assessment. Provide artifacts of each of these assessments. (These artifacts may include: copies of written assessments, instructions to students, note taking guides for students doing peer evaluation, or anecdotal notes taken during an informal conference with a student.)

Detailed criteria for reflective paper

Bring a draft of the paper to the Oct. 2 class. e-mail your final draft to Countryman Oct. 16.

Oct. 2

 

Continue work on Standard 1 and fine-tune reflective essay.

1.) Evaluate your own reflective essay using the rubric. Bring your completed rubric to class on Oct. 9, along with a copy of your reflective essay.

2.) Continue work on your reflective essay. Due on Oct. 16

3.) Print one extra (clean) copy of the rubric & bring it along to class on Oct. 9

Oct. 9

Discussion about Standard 1 & the reflective essay

  No homework

Oct. 16

Demonstrating How You Meet the Needs of Each Student (Standards 3 & 4)
  • Write a reflective essay weaving 3 artifacts together to paint a picture about how your knowledge of students impacts the decisions you make in the classroom. E-mail your completed essay to Stone by Oct. 30. (Reflective Essay 2 Assignment)

Oct. 23

Standard 4 & discuss videotaping

View sample videotapes
  • Videotape a class period to use as evidence for Standard 4.
  • Be sure to select a “lesson” that provides a rich context from which to reflect upon your teaching.
  • Evaluate this videotape by writing a reflective essay about how it provides evidence of meeting standard 4.(The rubric for this essay will be available on-line) E-mail your essay to Stone by Nov. 20.) (Reflective Essay Assignment 3)

Oct. 30

Teaching with Research-based strategies

Nov. 6

Question - answer session on videotaping
  • Work on reflective essay over videotaped lesson.

Nov. 13

double class

6:00 - 8:00

 

Evaluation of a Lesson – Standard 4
  • Select a piece of student work and be prepared to provide information about what type of feedback you give to students about the progress they are making. Bring samples to the Nov. 20 and Dec. 4 classes.
  • Explain what you would provide as evidence for Standard 5d or formulate a way to meet this standard. Bring ideas to the Nov. 20 & Dec. 4 classes

Nov. 20

Guest Lecturer – Principal evaluation of a lesson - Dave Smith, K-12 Principal at Price Lab School

Standard 5

 

  • Collect 5 artifacts that would demonstrate the type and value of the professional development opportunities you have taken advantage of in the past five years. Match each artifact with specific Standards & Criteria. Bring them to the Dec. 4 class.

Nov. 27

Thanksgiving Break
  • No assignment

Dec. 4

Standards 7 and 8
  • No assignment

Dec. 11

This class moved to Nov. 13

 

Handouts by class dates:

August 28

* Iowa Teaching Standards

September 4

* Evidence for Standards

September 11

* Evidence for Standards - partially filled table

September 18

* Scoring the Lawson Test

* Documenting an Atmosphere of Mutual Respect (Standard 6)

Oct. 9

* Reflective Essay 2 Assignment (Standard 3 & 4)

Oct. 30

* Power Point Presentation - FINE Conference

* Materials - FINE Conference

Nov class

Model Framework: Evaluation Form

* http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ecese/tqt/tc/teacheval.html

 

* Model Descriptors to support the Iowa Teaching Standards