Since 2005, Iowa has been on a multi-year journey to
reinvigorate our education system. One of the foundational elements of
this effort has been the Iowa Core (formerly the Iowa Model Core
Curriculum and Iowa Core Curriculum). The work of the Iowa Core over
this time can be divided into three phases: (1) initial adoption and
implementation, (2) adoption of the Common Core State Standards in
Literacy and Mathematics, and (3) Iowa Core expansion. As the
development of the Iowa Core has evolved over time, so too has the
nature of work schools and districts should do with the Iowa Core. This
report describes work related to the cognitive complexity called for by
the Iowa Core Literacy and Mathematics standards. Furthermore, this
report explores the implications and applications of the Iowa Core
standards’ cognitive complexity for the Iowa Department of Education’s
(i.e., the Department) efforts to promote and support quality curriculum
alignment work as one means of facilitating Iowa Core implementation in
Iowa classrooms.
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