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Skills Iowa

Skills Iowa. Providing tools, training and support to assist schools in raising student achievement. Skills Iowa A-A-A Cycle. Assess. Analyze. Teacher created and benchmark assessments. Understanding Reports Collaborating with teachers. Act. Using Skills Tutor

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Skills Iowa

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  1. Skills Iowa Providing tools, training and support to assist schools in raising student achievement

  2. Skills Iowa A-A-A Cycle Assess Analyze Teacher created and benchmark assessments Understanding Reports Collaborating with teachers Act Using Skills Tutor Changing Instructional Practices

  3. What is Skills Iowa? • Assessment Center – 175,000 multiple choice questions in Math, Reading, Language Arts aligned to the Iowa Core in grades 3-11 • Students take tests on-line or on-paper with instant feedback • Reports provide instant information at district/school/teacher/class/student level by standard

  4. What is Skills Iowa? • Based on data, teachers can assign interactive tutorials for students as enrichment or remediation. • Former Iowa teachers deliver in-person training and on-going support – a key factor in ensuring the success of the implementation.

  5. A Tale Of Two … STATE SCHOOL

  6. A Tale Of Two … TEACHER A TEACHER B

  7. Sample Benchmark Summary

  8. Teachers can easily assign multiple lessons to fill identified gaps and increase student mastery. Teacher differentiate assignments within a class/group allowing students to work on similar lessons at their appropriate level.

  9. Impact of Training

  10. Impact of Training

  11. Questions? • Phillip Autrey, Director of Program Management, US Skills pautrey@usskills.net • Margaret Buckton, Partner, Iowa School Finance Information Services margaret.m.buckton@gmail.com

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