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D oes it "w ork"? Is it individualized? D oes it build team spirit or cohesiveness? To prom ote teacher grow th To m onitor new teachers To assure quality teaching in every classroom 1


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SLIDE 1
  • D oes it "w ork"?
  • Is it individualized?
  • D oes it build team spirit or cohesiveness?
  • To prom ote teacher grow th
  • To m onitor new teachers
  • To assure quality teaching

in every classroom

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SLIDE 2
  • Top-D ow n
  • R arely

encourages teacher grow th.

  • U niform
  • A ll teachers

have different evaluation needs.

  • Form

driven

  • O nce

an evaluation form has been filed, rarely seen again.RQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA

C o n c e rn s a b o u t a te a c h e r's p e rfo rm a n c e h a v e arisen.

  • Y ou

review the file.

  • Y ou

read previous year's w ritten evaluations.

  • W hat

do you find?

  • Focus
  • n teacher

grow th

  • D ifferentiate

according to teacher needs

  • E ncourage

teacher reflective practice

  • D evelop

spirit

  • f collegiality

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SLIDE 3

W hat do evaluation practices need to do fOL ..

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  • N ew teacher
  • U nderperform ing teacher
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  • E very teacher

2.

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  • N ew teachers

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  • U nderperform ing

teachers

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G oals E vidence

Monitor, support

S hare, celebrate

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SLIDE 4

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SLIDE 5
  • W ritten

in term s

  • f the

teacher's professional grow th.

  • C oilaborativeiy*

developed.

  • B ased
  • n perform ance

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developm ent is an essential elem ent for applying the principle

  • f

d iffe re n tia te d evaluation .

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projects?

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clips

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  • D em onstrations?
  • S tudent

surveys?

  • C ollaboratively*

developed.

* C o lla b o ra tiv e developm ent assures no m isunderstandings w ill

  • ccur

w hen the teacher is preparing his or her evidence

  • f grow th.

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SLIDE 6

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S h a re a c c o m p lis h m e n ts

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  • E nd
  • f year

celebration event

  • S how case

evidence

  • A ll faculty

invited

  • O thers

invited?

  • R efreshm ents
  • r other

enhancem ents to

th e "e v e n t"

2 . A d d e d E le m e n t

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  • V id e o ·
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  • D ocum enting
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SLIDE 7

The value of the video cam era should not be underestim ated in this alternative evaluation system .RQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA

  • In lieu
  • f classroom
  • bservations

for new teachers

  • R eflective

practice and "retakes"

  • A s

evidence for end

  • f year

show case

  • Focus
  • n the

teacher

  • F o c u s o n p ro fe s s io n a l

g ro w th

  • f th e te a c h e r.
  • G oal
  • rientation
  • R e fle c ts

e a c h te a c h e r's n e e d s .

  • B a s e d
  • n p e rfo rm a n c e

s ta n d a rd s .

  • R eflective

practice

  • E n g a g e

th e te a c h e r in e x a m in in g h is o r h e r o w n te a c h in g p ra c tic e s .

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Teacher evaluates v id e o b e fo re s u p e rv is o r.

  • T e a c h e r

m a y c h o o s e to re ta k e th e v id e o .

  • S upervisor

role changes

  • S u p p o rtin g ,

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E s ta b lis h g o a l(s )

2.

M a k e v id e o

  • P re fe ra b ly ,

the teacher m akes the video

3.

T e a c h e r v ie w a n d a n a ly s is

4 .

S u b m it v id e o fo r a n a ly s is

C o n s id e r "vim eo. corn" 5 .

S u p e rv is o r v ie w a n d a n a ly s is

6 .

F o llo w -u p c o n fe re n c e

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SLIDE 8
  • Teacher

reluctance

  • Teachers
  • ften

prefer the traditional.RQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA

  • B e in g

"passlvs" re q u ire s le s s e ffo rt.

  • S et up issues
  • S om e

support required

  • T rip o d , o th e r a s s is ta n c e ,
  • ld e r s tu d e n ts
  • Technology
  • U ser friendly

video recorder

  • U ser friendly

view ing technology

  • U s e

th e c lo u d s u c h a s "v im e o .c o m "

  • -=

3 . A d d e d E re m e n t

  • Identify
  • D u e

p ro c e s s e le m e n ts

U nderperform ing

  • P e rfo rm a n c e

s ta n d a rd s

Teachers

  • C oach

and M entor

  • C la s s ro o m

v is its ?

  • P e rs o n a l
  • r v id e o
  • D ocum ent
  • W ritte n

e v id e n c e

  • f th e

te a c h e r's p e rfo rm a n c e

  • d u e

p ro c e s s s te p s

  • S um m ary w ith teacher and supervisor

signature .

  • Includes

goals, if and how m et, areas

  • f

strength, areas

  • f grow th.
  • S am ple of "Just W alking Through"
  • S am ple of evidence
  • S urveys,

student w ork, test scores, etc.

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SLIDE 9
  • The

goal

  • f teacher

evaluations is to help a teacher grow , not find a reason to fire them .

  • C onsider

a "collaborative" m ethod

  • ver

"top- dow n."

  • M ake

sure your school has perform ance standards w hile still allow ing the teacher freedom to be them selves.

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C o n 't

  • D on't

subject your teachers to your

  • w n

"w him s"

  • r "teach

like I teach" m entaiity.

  • W hen
  • bserving

in a classroom , respect the teacher as the host

  • r hostess

and you are a guest. D o not disturb the class

  • r interfere

... be as unobtrusive as possible

C o n 't 9

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SLIDE 10
  • B e careful,

thorough and

  • bjective

in your notes

  • f the

lesson.

  • G ive

feedback w ithin 24 hours using C hristian tact and respect.

  • N othing

should be filed (positive

  • r negative)

w ithout teacher's know ledge

  • Follow

due process

  • D atha Tickner,

dtickner@ orangew oodacadem y.com

  • N orm an P ow ell,

norm anandroxie1956@ gm ail.com

  • Todd W hitaker, "W hat G reat P rincipals D o

D ifferently, Fifteen Things That M atter M ost" 2003RQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA

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