Monticello Teachers Use AIW to Develop Tasks and Instruction for January...
Below is a link to recent news coverage of the January Academies that took place at Monticello High School. This was the second year that students have returned following winter break to start the new...
View ArticleNo, They’re Not Learning (Guest Blog)
Allison Berryhill, English and Journalism Teacher, Atlantic High School The following is adapted from my Mid-Year Reflection:I believe that too often teachers (myself included) think we’re pretty good...
View ArticleChange Is In the Air
Dana Carmichael, Center Co-Founder . . . Ah sweet summer. . . . Long, sunny days, and sweltering heat punctuated with hard, cool rain! As this school year comes to a close and we rest before launching...
View ArticleShare What You've Learned
Have you ever gone to a conference and thought, "I could have presented here!"? Well, here's your chance. In the summer of 2013, the leading staff development organization, Learning Forward, is hosting...
View ArticleAIW-Iowa Article Is Published in the Journal of Staff Development
Writing for publication is not an easy task, at least not for me. There is something extra nerve-racking about sending a paper off to strangers who didn't take the journey. So this last year when Rita...
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Building Your AIW Personal Learning Network
Center Staff Shorter nights, football practice, new backpacks, laptops tuned up . . . Yes, summer is ending and that means -- school! Let the authentic learning begin. In our rapidly changing world,...
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Anchors: Aptly Named
Teresa Bellinghausen, AIW Lead Coach Anchor (noun)—figurative—a person or thing that provides stability or confidence in an otherwise uncertain situation At a recent AIW kickoff I facilitated, the...
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Where Life and AIW Meet Through Disciplined Inquiry
Dana Carmichael, Center Co-Founder Over the last year, I have come to truly enjoy doing triathlons. I’m not especially good, but the Sprint distance (800M swim, 20k bike, and 10k run) calls for just...
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Sophomores Start with Substantive Conversation
Pat Briese and Elli Wiemers, Instructional Coaches with Hope Bumgarner and Angela Merchant, Social Studies Teachers Sophomores at Spencer High School started their World History experience with...
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Facebook: “It’s not just for socializing anymore!”
Susie Peterson, AIW Lead Coach Are you a Facebooker? Do you have acres of friends/acquaintances who can’t wait to share their latest purchase at the mall, a new cute photo, or the best quote of the...
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Our Great Conversation
Gretchen Kriegel, Monticello Curriculum Director and AIW Local Coach As I work with our AIW scoring teams at Monticello, the following question is typically asked, “How do you reach a higher score for...
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AIW Can Support Instructional Leadership for the Assistant Principal
Tammie M. McKenzie, Carroll High School Assistant Principal and AIW Local Coach-in-Residence Recently, I was asked to present to a group of new administrators, who happen to be assistant principals,...
View ArticleDo You Take Into Account The Ability Level of the Kids When Scoring a Task?
Bruce King, Center AIW Co-Founder We recently received this query from an AIW team. We were debating this in our AIW scoring session the other day and decided we'd like to get an answer on the...
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A Video, A Funeral, and A Blog
Susie Peterson, AIW Coach No, this isn’t a bad title for a B-grade movie or even the beginning of a joke. Just stick with me as I meander into Value Beyond School—for you, for me, and for all of our...
View ArticleA New Year’s Missive and 2013 Resolution
Dr. Dana Carmichael, Executive Director and Co-founder HAPPY NEW YEAR AIW FAMILY!I wish you these simple thoughts for 2013!1. Depend on the Power of the Collective2. Be Organic on your journey3. Be...
View ArticleWhen is Lower Order Thinking Appropriate?
Dr. Dana Carmichael, Executive Director and Co-founder When working with teachers new to AIW, there is often a moment when a few eager teachers get overwhelmed by the thought of revising their entire...
View ArticleAIW Work Attracts National Attention
by Dana Carmichael Recently, Greg Anrig, an important voice in American public policy mentioned our AIW work in Iowa in his blog, Tearing Down Classroom Walls. I posted the response below and would...
View ArticleSarah Brown Wessling Keynote Address at the February 2013 AIW Mid-Year...
submitted by Becca Lindahl, Ed.D., AIW Lead Coach at Heartland AEA, Iowa Check out Sarah Brown Wessling's Mid-Year keynote from the 2013 Iowa AIW Mid-Year Institute, sponsored by Heartland Area...
View ArticleMy Big Ah-ha! —Guest blog
Scott Munford, AIW Teacher Just thought I'd let you know I had an ah hah! moment today. The kids are reading a historical fiction novel then writing a newspaper focusing on one particular battle of...
View ArticleValue Beyond School
Monticello Summer Academy Teams The 2012-2013 academic year marked the beginning of district-wide AIW implementation in the Monticello Community School District. A recurring question throughout the...
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