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