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Teacher Development Academies

The Teacher Development Academies are a series of professional development opportunities available to teams from public schools. Each Academy features research based content and is designed to support local school districts and AEAs in offering professional development that is grounded in research and based on the Iowa Professional Development Model.

Teacher Quality Committee Orientation Sessions

The Teacher Quality Committee Orientations Sessions presented by the Iowa Department of Education, School Administrators of Iowa and the Iowa State Education Association were completed during the week of August 13th. These one-day sessions described the requirements and procedures for the new Teacher Quality Committees established in Senate File 277. The PowerPoint for this session is attached. A DVD of the session has been produced by the DE and is being distributed on a request basis from ISEA. To request a copy of the DVD contact David Wilkinson:

David Wilkinson
Teaching and Learning Specialist
Iowa State Education Association
777 Third Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-1301
515-471-8054
dwilkinson@isea.org


Teacher Quality Committee Orientation PowerPoint Presentation - August 17, 2007

Handouts
TQC Orientation Packet 1

TQC Orientation Packet 2

IPDM Is and Is Not

IPDM Profile for TQC Packet

Forming a Professional Devlopment Leadership Team

Instruction at the Core of Improved Student Learning

Three regional one-day workshops will be presented by the Iowa Department of Education during the 2007-2008 school year. These sessions will extend the learning from the April 4th Session with Richard Elmore and the SAI conference sessions on instruction. The sessions this fall will provide activities with an emphasis on effective practices in instruction and how to lead instructional change.

No Registration Fee. West Des Moines sessions will be held at the West Des Moines Sheraton Hotel, 1800 50th St, West Des Moines, Iowa 50266. Cedar Rapids sessions will be held at the Crown Plaza Five Seasons Hotel, 350 1st Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401.

Richard Elmore - "Focus on the Core" PowerPoint April 4, 2007

Richard Elmore Focus on the Core-April 4, 2007

Discussion Questions for April 4 DVD

Professional Development Leadership for School Improvement PowerPoint for April 20, 2007

PDLSI Power Point April 20, 2007

 

 

Last Updated ( Monday, 14 April 2008 )