susan kreh beck project director south carolina department of education

Susan Kreh Beck

Project Director

South Carolina Department of Education

*Data Collection and Fidelity of Implementation in the SC Gateways Project

*Classroom Mosaic is a web-based app that provides an easy, efficient, and secure way to perform teacher observations. Observation templates can be created to suit any schools needs and instant feedback is provided to the teacher. We also offer online tools for our users to perform custom in-depth observation analysis.

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Basic Features of Classroom

Mosaic

*No Software Necessary

*Because all of the tools are available on the website, no additional software is needed. Even if you don't have an iPhone or an iPad, our website gives you all the functionality you need to use all of the features of Classroom Mosaic on any smart phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop.

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*Different Access Levels

*The role-based login system allows for observations to not only be performed by principals and administrators but also by department heads and other teachers.

*Import with Ease

*We provide the tools you need to easily import all of your teachers and observers in a few simple steps.

*The Company Goals

*Innovation: We want technology to work for you, not against you. As technology progresses, we strive to advance our system to help you.

*Support: We are completely committed to helping all of our clients. Have questions? Need our help? Email us.

*Clarity: We strive to provide information that will allow you to easily analyze your observations and identify your strengths and weaknesses.

*Goals Continued

*Simplicity: The interfaces have been created in cooperation with educators like you. We strive to create a product that is intuitive and can be easily utilized by any user.

*Progress: The system provides many tools that we believe will facilitate improvement in your school or district. By utilizing the latest technology, our goal is to allow administrators to spend less time filling out paperwork and more time observing teachers in the classroom. By providing teachers with quality feedback, the educational experience for your students can be enriched.

*Instructional Activities Recording Continuous time to add

up to 20 minutes

• A timer starts when the first activity is chosen.

• A reminder flashes for data collection at the 10-minute mark.

*Instructional Activities• Tracking individual questions

• Ratio of Interaction

• Time on Task at 10 Minutes

• We may move to every 5 minutes

• Time on Task at 20 Minutes

*Content Plan Checklist items on teacher

behavior

Can complete these items when the 20-minute observation timer is complete

*Assessment for Learning Data on the use of assessment

Teacher use

Student participation

Also…

• Expectations

• Respect

*Closing Remarks• Additional Comments

*Features

*Swipe between screens for greater accessibility than paper forms

*Reports on observations CAN BE sent directly to the teacher observed

*Timers

*Class rosters can be uploaded

*CHAMPS Fidelity Checklist

*Averages the scores

*Unobtrusive observation

*Data uploads to the secure server and can be downloaded to Excel.

*Web version is also accessible from a laptop or desktop

*Guidelines for Success

*Attention Signal

*Beginning and Ending Routines

*Class Rules

*Ratio of Interaction

*Classroom Management Plan

*Expectations for Academic Tasks

*Expectations for Transitions

*Management of Early-Stage Misbehavior

*CHAMPs Fidelity

*Will be measured quarterly to 3 times per year

*SC Gateways Coaches will also monitor individual classroom data based on the focus of the instructional coaching

*Provides a tool to measure change over time

*For More Tools and Information

*Contact

*Susan Beck, Project Director, SC Gateways sbeck@ed.sc.gov

*Tyler Smith, Classroom Mosaic, tsmith@classroommosaic.com