Articles from 01/2018

DES MOINES – The Iowa State Board of Education’s next regular meeting will take place on Thursday, Jan. 25, in Des Moines. A work session will begin at 7:45 a.m. in the Legislative Dining Room (Room 15) of the State Capitol. The board’s business meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in the second-floor State Board Room…

Communication has been a systemic focus for the Teacher Leadership Compensation (TLC) program in the Pella Community School District. Honest, open, and constructive feedback is what they are striving to achieve throughout their K-12 coaching system. “One of the first things we noticed with the implementation of th…

Editor’s note: Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise delivered this speech at the 2018 Emerging Educators Conference held at Simpson College in Indianola. Approximately 150 educators from across the state attended. Thank you so much for the opportunity to speak with you today. And thank you to the Iowa S…

2016 Teacher of the Year Scott Slechta leads a conversation in one of the many strands at the 2018 Emerging Educators Conference. INDIANOLA - If you don’t know how much education has changed in the last 20 years, just ask a teacher. Gone are the days of working in isolation. Today’s educators collaborate…

Iowa Department of Education Finance Team left to right: Denise Ragias, Jim Donoghue, Tom Cooley, Kassandra Cline, Janice Evans, Gary Schwartz and Bill Roederer. Not pictured: Carla Schimelfenig. Does the thought of balancing your checkbook or managing your budget make you cringe? Do you wish that special, mone…

DES MOINES – Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise today convened members of a new team that will review and recommend statewide standards for computer science education. The Computer Science Standards Review Team has been established as part of Senate File 274, which former Gov. Branstad signed into law…

In order to support implementation of Iowa's new social studies standards, the Iowa Department of Education has launched revised social studies webpages on IowaCore.gov. These webpages offer several resources for supporting the new standards. A few highlights include: You can view printable cards of the standards…

Registration is under way for a conference focusing on social-emotional learning and development.  Sponsored by the Iowa Department of Education, the March 2 conference will be held in Ames at Iowa State University’s Scheman Building. Preschool-through-12th grade educators are encouraged to attend. Strands…

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act provides competitive subgrants to districts to expand services to homeless children, to create greater awareness and sensitivity of district and school staff about the ways to identify students who may be homeless, and to provide additional services to these children to increas…

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is one week off. Have your classroom delve into King’s legacy by exploring these resources. Edutopia: https://www.edutopia.org/article/resources-martin-luther-king-jr-day-matt-davis   Center for Civic Education: http://www.civiced.org/resources/curriculum/martin-luther-kin…