EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS FACILITATORSSESSION #2

JANUARY 2013

Unpacking Well-Structured Lessons

Today’s Agenda

• Welcome• Table Group Check-ins• EDFS• “Well-Structured Lessons” & the

Interactive Rubric• Closing

Norms & Community Agreements

Start and end on time.

Limit technology to break time.

Include everyone in conversations.

Vegas Rule: Confidentiality

Session #1 Homework

Secure the opportunity to lead at least 1 meeting focused on unpacking an element of the rubric

Bring a laptop next meeting

Complete EEF Survey

Session #1 Survey Highlights

Homework Common Planning Time - 58% All-Staff PD - 22% ILT meeting - 20%

Session #2 focus Well-Structured Lessons

Greatest Priorities Needs Improvement Proficient Proficient Exemplary

Defining the Scope

EEFs will:Be conduits for feedback

Contribute expertise to develop resources for the district

Disseminate information and best practices

Lead conversations around effective instructional practice

Stipends: Distributed by principals & headmasters

Make-up session in May

EEF Series Objective

EEFs will be able to identify, discuss, and cultivate effective instructional

practices within their school communities using the tools provided by

the evaluation system.

Session 2 Objectives

Today we will:

Share questions, challenges, & best practices

Continue to build expertise in the evaluation system

Explore proficient practice in Well-Structured Lessons

Develop plans for the Interactive Rubric

Session #2 Homework

Summarize and reflect on your rubric meeting(s). Email by February 15.

Coordinate with other facilitators & attend 1 February session, 3-6pm – location TBD

Monday, February 4 Tuesday, February 5 Monday, February 11 Tuesday, February 12

Facilitation Moves

Keep an eye on:

The use of surveys and pre-assessment

Opportunities for collaboration

Integration of small group & large group discussion

Today’s Agenda

• Welcome• Table Group Check-ins• EDFS• “Well-Structured Lessons” & the

Interactive Rubric• Closing

Check-ins

Evaluation successes & challenges?

Pre-assessment:

Compare your answers with others at your table

As a group, complete one blue copy to turn in

Today’s Agenda

• Welcome• Table Group Check-ins• EDFS• “Well-Structured Lessons” & the

Interactive Rubric• Closing

EDFS: Formative Assessments & Uploading Artifacts

Overall Ratings

Progress on Ratings on Overall Goals 4 Standards Rating

Educators are responsible for providing evidence for all standards and goals

• Student Learning

• Professional Practice

I. Curriculum, Planning and AssessmentII. Teaching All StudentsIII. Family & Community EngagementIV. Professional Culture

• Exemplary

• Proficient

• Needs Improvement

• Unsatisfactory

Evaluations in EDFS

• Formative Assessment = mid-cycle evaluation

• Summative Evaluation = end of cycle evaluation

Ratings on goals

Ratings on Standards

Evidence: Observations & Artifacts

Ratings on Goals & Standards based on:o Evidence collected in observations

o Evidence documented in artifacts

Artifacts can be submitted by the Educator OR the Evaluator

Uploading Artifacts

Step 1:

Step 2:

https://eval.mybps.org/Evals/

Uploading Artifacts

Description: a brief title

Rationale: an explanation of what the artifact shows

• be specific• connect to the rubric

Uploading Artifacts

Tags: Identify which standards, indicators, and goals that relate to the artifact

Uploading Artifacts

Choose File: Make sure the file name ends with a file

extension (example: .doc, .pdf)

The file name should only consist of a series of letters, numbers, and spaces

The entire title cannot exceed 32 characters

Save: You can save without choosing a file You will be able to edit or delete

Uploading Artifacts

How many? At least 1 for each standard and goal prior to the

formative

More before the summative

By when? More than 2 weeks before the formative More than 4 weeks before the summative Or, the date established by the evaluator

Resources: The Weebly

http://educatoreffectiveness.weebly.com

Resources: Workshops

http://educatoreffectiveness.weebly.com

Resources: EEFs

Break

Today’s Agenda

• Welcome• Table Group Check-ins• EDFS• “Well-Structured Lessons” & the Interactive Rubric

• Closing

Well-Structured Lessons

“Develops well-structured lessons with challenging, measurable objectives

and appropriate student engagement strategies, pacing, sequence,

activities, materials, resources, technologies, and grouping.”

Well-Structured Lessons

Work with your group to identify the essential components of a well-structured lesson

What has the biggest impact on student learning?

What should be evident both in a lesson plan and in during an observation?

What artifacts would reflect these qualities?

Well-Structured Lessons

What does lesson planning look like at your school?

Writing daily plans?

Differentiating consistently?

Regularly assessing student understanding?

Rubric of Effective Teaching

The challenge: language is broad, interpreted differently by different people

The vision: provide resources & exemplars to bring clarity & consistency

The strategy: an interactive rubric

Interactive Rubric

For each element, the Interactive Rubric will provide:

Non-negotiables

Videos & examples of proficiency levels

Resources & strategies

Information on PD opportunities

Interactive Rubric

Go to: http://www.teachingasleadership.org/

Click on “Plan Purposefully”

Explore the site with a partner – take notes!

When finished, compare notes with table group

Interactive Rubric

What features did you like?

What else would you want to see?

Well-Structured Lessons

What are the non-negotiables?

With your group, list the top 5

OEE’s Top 5

A proficient well-structured lesson should:

1.Reflect knowledge of students

2.Contain a standards-based objective

3.Involve learning experiences that connect students to the content

4.Include differentiation

5.Include a way to measure student understanding

Today’s Agenda

• Welcome• Table Group Check-ins• EDFS• “Well-Structured Lessons” &

Interactive Rubric• Closing

Session 2 Objectives

Today we will:

Share questions, challenges, & best practices

Continue to build expertise in the evaluation system

Explore proficient practice in Well-Structured Lessons

Develop plans for the Interactive Rubric

Session #2 Homework

Summarize and reflect on your rubric meeting(s). Email by February 15.

Coordinate with other facilitators & attend 1 February session, 3-6pm

Monday, February 4 Tuesday, February 5 Monday, February 11 Tuesday, February 12

Debrief

Comments on… today’s activities? the facilitation moves? the evaluation process? suggestions?

Thanks!

See you at our next sessions on: Feb 4th, 5th, 11th OR 12th, 3-6 pm

March 11th OR 12th, 3-6 pm, location TBD

Office of Educator Effectiveness

Ross Wilson, Assistant Superintendent for Educator Effectiveness (rwilson)

Jared Joiner, Implementation Specialist (jjoiner)Emily Kalejs Qazilbash, Implementation

Specialist (eqazilbash)Angela Rubenstein, Implementation Specialist

(arubenstein)Kris Taylor, Implementation Specialist (ktaylor2)Jenna Costin, EDFS On-line System Coordinator

(jcostin)Chason Ishino, Consultant (cishino)

Timelines and Requirements