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Many states have recently updated their standards to reflect the needs of 21st century children and young adults. For instance, [|Iowa's Core Curriculum] stresses 21st Century skills across the curriculum. ISTE and AASL have recently updated their student standards. If you're already addressing the old standards, now is your chance to revisit your curriculum and reconnect with the teachers in your building. It's also a great opportunity to infusion Web 2.0 applications and other new technologies across the curriculum. Explore the [|NETS - National Educational Technology Standards] from ISTE. Students write a historical fiction book called [|That A Man Can Stand] by Decatur Discovery Academy Grades 7-8 and publish it on Lulu. Explore the [|Standards for the 21st-Century Learner] from AASL. Students read a graphic novel such as ** [|Laika] ** by Nick Abadzis and create their own comic using Comic Life exploring the fact and fiction in the book. Ask Yourself: Are these elements addressed in the curriculum? Where? My test for the new standards is whether they could result in motivating young people to go beyond the basics and ask high level questions. Will they challenge and engage young people in meaningful activities and assessments? These standards matter because they are about...
 * 1) Creativity and Innovation
 * 2) Communication and Collaboration
 * 3) Research and Information Fluency
 * 4) Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
 * 5) Digital Citizenship
 * 6) Technology Operations and Concepts
 * 1) inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge;
 * 2) draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge;
 * 3) share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society;
 * 4) pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
 * nurturing compassion and collaboration
 * preparing independent learners
 * promoting a love of learning
 * stimulating inquiry and thinking

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 * Need to check on the Iowa Core Curriculum?**

Chapter 12 General Accreditation Standards

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Iowa Administrative Code School Rules of Iowa

General accreditation standards are intended to fulfill the state's responsibility for making available an appropriate program that has high expectations for all students in Iowa.

12.5(12) Provisions for gifted and talented students. Each school district shall incorporate gifted and talented programming into its comprehensive school improvement plan as required by Iowa Code section 257.43. The comprehensive school improvement plan shall include the following gifted and talented program provisions: valid and systematic procedures, including multiple selection criteria for identifying gifted and talented students from the total student population; goals and performance measures; a qualitatively differentiated program to meet the students' cognitive and affective needs; staffing provisions; an in-service design; a budget; and qualifications of personnel administering the program. Each school district shall review and evaluate its gifted and talented programming. This subrule does not apply to accredited nonpublic schools.

The National Association For Gifted Children's Program Standards may be found here: []