bering strait school district

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Bering Strait School District

Demographic Information

Covers 88,000 square miles

15 school sites

1250 students


How the Decision Was Made

BSSD has four School Improvement Grant schools (SIG)

Gambell, Savoonga, Stebbins and Shishmaref

SIG schools are required to implement a new teacher and administrator evaluation instrument.



We reviewed Marzano’s iObservation, and the Danielson model

We chose Marzano’s iObservation because:a) The instructional professional development from

Marzano’s Art and Science of Teachingb) The embedded video clips of best instructional

practices.c) It’s technology



One of the biggest factors in our selection of iObservation was it’s coherence with:

a) Anita Archer’s Explicit Instruction

a) CHAMPS from Safe & Civil Schools


Implementation Challenges

Compressed time for implementation due to the length of the SIG grant.

Technology

Training on how to use the instrument for the principals

Designing the evaluation instrument and the calculations for the use of student performance data

Big Picture

Art and Science of Teaching Teacher Growth Model

The Goal: An expectation that all teachers can increase their expertise from year to year which produces gains in student achievement from year to year with a powerful cumulative effect

Research-based strategies have a high probability of raising student achievement if they are used:

• In the part (segment) or type of lesson that is appropriate for the strategy

• At the appropriate level of implementation


High Probability vs. High Yield

There are no high-yield instructional strategies; there are only high-probability strategies. The simple presence or absence of an instructional strategy does not define effectiveness, but it is rather the teacher’s expertise in adapting that strategy to the classroom within the context of lesson segments that produces gains in student achievement.”

Dr. Robert Marzano

Five Conditions to Support Teacher Expertise

Causal Links to Student Achievement

Common Language of InstructionDomain One

Domain Two

Domain Three

Domain Four

FOUR DOMAINS

• The Four Domains of the Marzano Teacher

Evaluation Model contains 60 total elements.• The elements build on each other to support teacher

growth, development and performance. • Domain 1: Classroom Strategies and Behaviors, which

contains not only the largest number of elements but also those that have been shown in causal studies to have the most direct effect on student performance.

• The 60 elements define the knowledge base for teaching and a framework for the systematic development of expertise.

Art and Science of TeachingTeacher Evaluation Model

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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Domain 1: Classroom Strategies and Behaviors (41 Elements)Routine Segments (5 Elements)Content Segments (18 Elements)On the Spot Segments (18 Elements)

Domain 2: Planning and Preparing (8 Elements)Lesson and Units (3 Elements)Use of Materials and Technology (2 Elements)Special Needs of Students (3 Elements)

Domain 3: Reflecting on Teaching (5 Elements) Evaluating Personal Performance (3 Elements)Professional Growth Plan (2 Elements)

• Marzano’s iObservation model contains:

• Goal Setting

• Planning and Reflection Conferences

• Classroom Observations

• Imbedded professional practice videos of good instructional practices

Levels of Performance• Scales: continuum of teaching behavior that documents growth over

time and can be used as a formative feedback tool or a summative assessment. Example from Domain 1: Processing New Information

Innovating (4) Applying (3) Developing (2) Beginning (1) Not Using (0)

The teacher adapts and creates new strategies for unique student needs and situations

The teacher engages students in summarizing, predicting, and questioning activities and monitors the extent to which the activities enhance student understanding

The teacher engages students in summarizing, predicting, and questioning activities

The teacher uses the strategy incorrectly or with parts missing

The strategy was called for but not exhibited

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A System of Feedback

Next Steps For BSSD:

Convene a Work Team to revise the student performance data portion of the evaluation instrument.

Expand the use of iObservation from the four SIG schools to the entire district using the CREATE grant.a) 3 year grant

b) Provide The Art and Science of Teaching professional development to the remaining 11 schools

c) Train principals and teachers on the iObservation instrument.

d) Provide ongoing support to the four SIG schools.

Questions:

bering strait school district

Documents

student datadomain

situationsthe teacher

instructional strategies

highprobability strategies

unique student needs

instructional strategy

high probability

new strategies