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Secondary Assessments Chet Laine Karen Haring November 10, 2010

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Linda Darling-Hammond (2010) For teacher education, this is perhaps the best of times and the worst of times. It may be the best of times because so much hard work has been done by many teacher educators over the past two decades to develop more successful program models... It may be the worst of times because there are so many forces in the environment that conspire to undermine these efforts.

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Successful transformation of university- based teacher education: Strengthening coursework around: Student learning and development Assessment Subject matter pedagogy Teaching English language learners and special needs students Connecting coursework to practice

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At the heart of the reform... connect theory to practice with well- designed clinical experiences. NCATE Blue Ribbon Panel...clinical preparation must be well integrated with content and pedagogy, and woven together throughout the program.

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Three-year grant to create a national teacher performance assessment Based upon the Performance Assessment for Teacher Candidates (PACT) from California (http://www.pacttpa.org) Co-PIs ~ Linda Darling-Hammond & Ray Pecheone

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California New Jersey Colorado New York Illinois North Carolina Iowa Ohio Kentucky South Carolina Maryland Tennessee Massachusetts Virginia Michigan Washington Minnesota West Virginia Missouri Wisconsin

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AACTE CCSSO Stanford University Lead IHE in Each State ( Wright State for Ohio ) IHEs in Each State ( University of Dayton, University of Cincinnati & The Ohio State University) SEAs (ODE & OBR)

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A reliable and valid Teacher Performance Assessment utilized to improve the consistency and quality of teacher effectiveness An outcome database used by school districts to track teacher performance across the continuum of teachers careers Provide information states could use to inform teacher quality initiatives, issue initial teacher licenses, and make accreditation decisions An evidence-based methodology for making systematic decisions about recruitment, professional development and continuation of employment

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A national technology platform for data management, analysis and reporting of teacher outcomes that are connected directly to student outcomes An empirical foundation for developing a more coherent national agenda for teacher quality assessment The foundation for using Teacher Performance Assessment as a professional development tool for in-service teachers

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101010 A Multiple Measures Assessment System Embedded Signature Assessments examples Embedded Signature Assessments examples Observation/Supervisory Evaluation & Feedback Child Case Studies Analyses of Student Learning Curriculum /Teaching Analyses The Capstone Teaching Event Teaching Event Demonstrates : Planning Instruction Assessing Reflecting Academic Language Teaching Event Demonstrates : Planning Instruction Assessing Reflecting Academic Language RP

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11 Discipline Specific Student Centered: Examines teaching practice in relationship to student learning Analytic feedback and support Maintains the complexity of teaching Adaptable & Generalizable Design Principles

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National Implementation Plan First Year Tryouts of tasks Second Year Pilot test of the prototypes Third Year Field test, with collection of data to document validity, reliability, and fairness of assessment

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Testing Components of selected Prototypes: Elementary LiteracySecondary English/Lang Arts Elementary MathSecondary Math Secondary Science The Ohio IHEs chose to smoke test the planning and/or the assessment on student learning tasks.

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55 candidates from 3 universities completed one of the suggested tasks: Planning Instruction and Assessment Assessment on Student Learning Content Areas: Literacy, Math, English, Science Grade Levels elementary, middle, and secondary

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Pilot complete full assessment process Planning Instruction & Assessment Instructing Students & Supporting their Learning (video clip) Assessment on Student Learning New Content to be added: Early Childhood, Special Education/EC Special Education, and History/Social Sciences

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Assessor Training (second semester) Roll out of revised smoke test tasks Engaging Other IHEs Sampling of tasks/assessments TPA website development (FAQs, working docs, suggestions etc.)

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Ability to have a common expectations of preservice teacher performance assessments Ability to compare proficiencies among Ohios Teacher Preparation Institutions through the use of metrics (House Bill 1) Possible a follow up TPA assessment during the second/third year of the Teacher Residency Program

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Handouts: Sample overview of the TPAC Assessment TPAC Design Framework Overview of TPAC Secondary Assessment Rubrics for Planning

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Sandy Stroot (OSU) stroot.1@osu.edustroot.1@osu.edu Katie Kinnucan-Welsch (UD) - katie.kinnucan-welsch@notes.udayton.edu katie.kinnucan-welsch@notes.udayton.edu Chet Laine (UC) - Chet.Laine@uc.edu Chet.Laine@uc.edu Donna Hanby (WSU) - donna.hanby@wright.edu