Full Description
Meet challenging standards by promoting students' authentic intellectual work
Educators have long called for more rigor and engagement in classroom work, alongside calls for enhancing equity. Yet classroom practices and student outcomes have been slow to change.
A promising solution is the research-backed, real world-tested potential of the Authentic Intellectual Work (AIW) framework to meet intellectually challenging standards including Common Core. This book provides
Richly detailed case studies of successful AIW implementation at the statewide, districtwide, and individual school levels
Illustrations of collaborative teaming to advance higher-order thinking, disciplined inquiry, and value beyond school
Exemplars of how AIW transforms professional development and evaluations and increases coherence and alignment of initiatives
There is no such thing as a simple formula for school improvement, but the AIW approaches presented in this book will help school- and district-based teams improve the quality of instruction, assessment, and curriculum for more rigorous and more equitable student learning
"It is inspiring to read these educators' testaments to the profound personal and professional impact of their efforts to promote students' authentic intellectual work."
—Fred M. Newmann, Emeritus Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
"AIW is an instructional game changer. It has brought coherence across our district's schools as we help our teachers help students become 21st-century learners."
—Michael Duncan, Superintendent
Pike County Schools, GA
Contents
Foreword - Fred M. Newmann
1. Improving Instruction for Excellence and Equity: Teaching for Authentic Intellectual Work - M. Bruce King
2. Professional Learning for Authentic Intellectual Work: Iowa's Statewide Initiative - Dana L. Carmichael and Rita Penney Martens
3. Meeting State Accountability Requirements Through AIW - Fred Nolan and Jake Nelson
4. Focusing on the Right Thing: Using AIW to Build Coherence and Align Initiatives - Gretchen Kriegel, Shannon Guyer, Jessica Hillers, Kim Carlson, Robyn Ponder, Jean Kehoe, and Sarah Goldsmith
5. AIW Transformational Learning: The Pilot Year - Dana L. Carmichael, Mary B. Segal, Christina Brewer, Amy Adkins, and Allison McGrath
6. Curriculum and Professional Development Practices Transformed Through the AIW Framework - Patricia Briese, Michele Dirkx, Joe Mueting, and Elli Wiemers
7. Ensuring the Right Work Within Collaborative Teams: Enhanced PLCs Through the AIW Framework and Protocols - Becca Lindahl and Shelly Boley
8. If It's Right for Kids: Evaluations That Promote Teachers' Learning and Implementation of AIW - Kathy Lemberger, Tammy O'Connor, and Jim Bukowski
9. Transforming Professional Development and Student Learning: Evaluating Impact - Susan E. Peterson, Christina Wahlert, Tammie M. McKenzie, and Hope Bossard
10. Schools and Districts Promoting Authentic Intellectual Work - M. Bruce King
