Mid-Iowa School Improvement Consortium

This page contains online trainings for various topics. Please check back often as we will continue to add additional training tools.

Many new on-line tools have been created that will help your teachers become familiar with MAP data. These tools will be valuable to the district in bringing new teachers up-to-date on using MAP data to guide instruction and to help veteran teachers extend and deepen their knowledge of the data.

MAP 101

Developed by John Woodin, Dubuque CSD jwoodindbq1@mchsi.com

This course is designed specifically for new teachers who are unfamiliar with MAP data or teachers who desire an intense review.

MAP 101 Link Directions: -Click "create a new account" at the upper right. -You will need to enter a username, password and your email address. -You will receive an email with a link. Click on the link to return to the class site. -Click on MAP 101 and enter the key code "together". -You can do as much or as little of the class as you wish. You can post comments to the forums, take the "lessons" and/or take the final. Don't worry about the results...no one will see them but John, and if you miss a question, hell assume you did so on purpose!

Registration/Course Fulfillment: -Principal who has teachers he/she wants to take the course sends an email to John (jwoodindbq1@mchsi.com) with the list of teacher names and emails. -John will send the link to the course to each teacher on the list. The link email will also have instructions on how to register for the course. -Each teacher sends John an email when they have completed the course. This email would have the email address of the principal/administrator who will receive confirmation that the teacher has completed the course. -John checks the course grades to verify that the teachers have completed the course and sends a confirmation email to the proper principal/administrator.

Understanding Lexile Scores

Developed by Norma Thiese, AEA 1 (nthiese@aea1.k12.ia.us)

This course is a tutorial for someone who wants to learn about Lexile scores.

Note: Users will need Quicktime on their computer for the video clips to work.

Understanding Lexile Scores Link Directions: -Click on the Reading heading, then select Lexile Framework for Reading -Set up a new user account and set own password. -The enrollment key is the word "keystone".

Coming Soon - On-line Workshops to Support Analysis and Use of MAP Scores: -Lexiles -Instructional Planning -Student Goal Setting -MAP and Leadership Teams -MAP and IEP's -Reading Reports -Communicating about MAP -System Supports -MISIC Curriculum

Each workshop is intended to be completed by teams of teachers, such as grade levels or departments or leadership teams. All workshops are made of "assignments" that are intended to encourage teachers to both learn about and think deeply about the MAP assessment but also to create a usable product. "Assignments" from various workshops include creating curriculum maps, lesson plans, summer reading lists, conference plans, analysis of district-wide data, and more!

For more information, contact Valerie Jergens (vjergens@aea8.k12.ia.us)