Summer 2014 Evaluation Training Non-Rhode Island Model Districts One Day Training
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Summer 2014 Evaluation Training Non-Rhode Island Model Districts One Day Training The contents of this training were developed under a Race to the Top grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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Summer 2014 Evaluation TrainingNon-Rhode Island Model DistrictsOne Day Training
The contents of this training were developed under a Race to the Top grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. 12014 Summer Training Overview2 23RIDE website: http://www.ride.ri.gov/ Evaluation email: [email protected] 34 4Icebreaker
5What did you draw?
6Alternative-Icebreaker7
7IntroductionsIntroduce yourself to someone at your table, share your drawing with them and have them describe your drawing in three words or less.
8The SLO Process: Increasing Qualitywith a Focus on Target Setting
9Objectives and AgendaObjectives:
Understand the purposes of and differences between an SLO Approval calibration session with the Quality Review Tool and an SLO self-audit with the SLO Audit Tool (at the school and/or district level) to apply the tools in the upcoming school year.Use a case study to explore implementation challenges and the impact of local decisions as well as develop possible solutions for school and district challenges in participants contexts.
Examine resources that administrators can use to support teachers as they write high-quality SLOs, particularly with target setting.Agenda:
Introduction
When the SLO process goes well
Monitoring Quality: SLO Audit
Supporting Teachers as they Write SLOs: Creating a Quality Process
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Supporting Teachers as they Write SLOs: A Focus on Target Setting
Reflection and Closing
10 10The Challenge of Getting From Intent to RealityThe Intent of the SLO ProcessThe Reality of ImplementationReflects the most important content and skills students should learnRespects the diversity of all grades, subjects, and coursesWritten by educators for their own studentsTied directly to the teaching and learning happening in every teachers individual classroomRequires time for educators to collaborate in the writing of SLOs and the monitoring of student learningTeachers and administrators need to have a strong foundation in standards & curriculum, assessment, and data useThe SLO process often shines a light on areas that districts or schools needed to attend to (with or without SLOs)Local policies or practices can either turn SLOs into disconnected compliance or make them an integral part of reflective instruction11 11Making the LeapAs you watch:What are the: a) Big Ideas and Messages; and b) Strategies or Lessons Learned that the educators in the video touch upon?
Video: Implementing SLOs in Rhode Island
12 12DiscussionWhip: everyone share one idea/message or strategy/lesson learned from the educators in the video touched upon.
As a group, select the one you think would be most powerful for your school or district to work towards.
Each table shares out.
13 13Monitoring and Improving SLO QualityMost evaluators reported that only a small group of SLOs (1-10%) were of Very high quality, Low quality, or Very low quality.
The majority of evaluators thought that most SLOs they approved were a range of Moderate to High quality. So, how can individual districts and schools better understand their SLOs quality so that they can better support educators in the process and improve their quality in an effort to increase student achievement?
On the 2013-14 mid-year survey building administrators were asked about the quality of the SLOs they approved.14 14What is an SLO Audit?15Process:
Form an Audit Team
Select a random sampling of SLOs and redact all identifying information
Put the SLO Audit Tool into SurveyMonkey or GoogleForms
Have your team calibrate multiple times before beginning audit
Double-score and score all SLOs blindly
A third reviewer can be utilized when any original two reviewers ratings do not align
Analyze the data and discuss as a team how it might inform work in the district or school moving forward. 15SLO Audit vs. SLO Approval Calibration SessionHow is an SLO Audit different from an SLO Approval Calibration Session?
Calibration SessionSLO AuditPurposeAssess and increase consistency of SLO approval across school or districtProvide helpful information to district and school leaders about the state of SLOsToolSLO Quality Review Tool (14 questions)SLO Audit Tool (28 questions)When to do it?Beginning of school year before teachers write SLOsAfter SLOs are approved (winter-summer before school starts)What will it inform?Immediately informs the current school year by helping to increase administrators consistency across the district (or school) and helping to calibrate all educators understanding of high-quality SLOs.Informs the upcoming school year by discovering trends and identifying areas of strength and weakness to inform professional development for teachers and evaluators as well as local policiesWho participates?All district leaders, building administrators, and department chairsReplicate with teachers at beginning of the yearA group of
