Last spring, I attended the most inspirational professional development sessions ever. Steve Leinwand, one of the lead authors of Principles to Actions, Ensuring Mathematical Success for All, spent the day in Iowa with the Statewide Mathematics Leadership Team. I left feeling reinvigorated and committed to make a small, yet significant, change to my teaching. Steve’s challenge to us was to think about how we can encourage colleagues to implement the teaching practices for effective mathematics... Read More
Voice from the Field
Iowa Core Spotlight
Educators, parents, business people – they support the Iowa Core. Why? Because they understand that the Iowa Core ensures all students are experiencing higher levels of education. Critical-thinking, analysis, and deduction are just some of the skills that students in the 21st century will be expected to have upon graduation.
Stephanie Mishler
Science Teacher, Ottumwa High School
Ottumwa, IA
Susie Lund
Instructional Coach and Alternate Assessment Coordinator, Waterloo Community School District
Waterloo, IA
Brooke Fischels
President of the Iowa Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Explore the Iowa Core
Browse the Iowa Core Standards by grade and subject.
Iowa Core Essential Elements are for students with significant cognitive disabilities participating in alternate assessments.
Educator Resources
Planning, professional learning, and observational tools to assist leaders in supporting implementation of the Iowa Core. Teacher tools to help design instruction that support all students in meeting Iowa Core expectations.
Parents and Community
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