One of the participants, Anita native Victoria Bernhardt, spoke about how education has changed. The 3 Rs are no longer reading, writing and arithmetic but rather rigor, relevance and relationships. In other words, challenging, meaningful work that is supported at home, in the community and at school.
Skills Iowa is right there to help you do just that in your classes. The Assess, Analyze, Act strategy of Skills Iowa will help you make sure that your work is rigorous and relevant. Students who take formative assessments in Assessment Center can be directed to further work that is exactly what they need to master the skills needed for further learning. The reports in Assessment Center not only let you see how your school, and class are doing, but also give you specific information on how each student is performing on the necessary building blocks of education. With that knowledge, students can be directed to high quality resources in Skills Tutor. These skills are offered at performance levels from introductory to advanced so your students can work on rigorous lessons that are geared to their unique needs.
As for Relationships, Skills Iowa allows parents to sit down with students and work side by side with their student. Parents have the opportunity to be a part of their child's education. Skills Iowa lessons can be done at school, home or at the public library. Skills Iowa allows the teacher and school to see the larger picture of student performance for a classroom, building and district.
Skills Iowa is a great way for you to meet this view of modern education. No matter which way you view the "3 Rs", Skills Iowa is there to help you raise student achievement.
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