Iowa Shares AIW Evaluation

In September 2007, the Iowa Department of Education (IDE) began the Authentic Intellectual Work project of professional development with high school administrator and teacher teams to enhance the intellectual quality of student work in Iowa schools. March 8, 2013, an addendum was added to this report. Overall, the data indicate that prior to program entry the AIW and control schools did not differ substantially in student achievement and that, in the years following program entry, AIW schools had consistently higher achievement across grade levels in reading, mathematics, science, and social studies than the non-AIW schools.

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New Guiding Principles

We have new documents to help clarify mission, roles and responsibilities based on the Center's four guiding principles.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

  • AIW Learning is best done collectively. 
  • AIW Learning is organic. 
  • AIW Learning is authentic. 
  • AIW learning requires risk-taking.

The latest tool we've develped for teams is The AIW Journey, A Guide for Reflective Practice.  

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Dubuque School District Discusses AIW's Impact

Dubuque, IA shares their AIW journey on YouTube!

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Primer: Authentic Intellectual Work

Based on years of research, the Authentic Intellectual Work (AIW) framework has demonstrated marked results in transforming student achievement.

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Diane Flaherty Diane Flaherty
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Kathi Beach Kathi Beach
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Jennifer Savery Jennifer Savery
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Fred Nolan Fred Nolan
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Shelly Boley Shelly Boley
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Each AIW experience has left me with thought-provoking questions, a clearer sense of my instruction, and the motivation to become a more deliberate teacher.

Sarah Brown Wessling, 2010 National Teacher of the Year Award Recipient
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The Center's mission is to fundamentally transform the quality of student learning through teacher professional development by using the AIW framework to foster deep reflective practice—with profound respect for the work and for the people doing it.

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Authentic Instruction and Assessment

This seminal work outlines the foundational research validating Authentic Intellectual Work.

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