Dreamer, Designer, Developer!
Dr. John Tenny
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25+ years in education
Director of Graduate School of
Education
Taught elementary, middle, high
school
Converted Retirement
Today
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Observations: Good, but scary
Data Based Observation Model
Benefits To . . . .
How To Make It Happen
And more….
Observations: The Good Part
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Helps see what teacher can’t
Support for parent/student
conference
Identify training/material needs
Help students change behavior
Improve your skills as a teacher
Observations: The Scary Part
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Being judged and evaluated
Hidden criteria
The BAD DAY
Observer Bias
Subjective interpretation
Done To You, Not With You
Observations: What’s Possible
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Collaborative Planning
Objective Observations
Teacher Interpretation of Results
Administrator Support For Change
Self-Directed Professional Growth
Data Based Observation Model
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Pre-conference to identify data to be
collected
Observation purpose is collaboratively
designed
Judgment suspended until data has
been collected
Focused observation to collect data and
record context information
Post conference to share data, build
reflection, identify next data to be
collected
Repeat the process.
Pre-conference
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“What are your plans for the lesson?”
“What are you interested in knowing
about your classroom?”
“When should we meet to look at the
data?”
The Observation
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Suspend judgment
Gather data
Record context
The Post Conference
“Does the data reflect what you
thought was happening?”
 “Do you think a change is
indicated?”
 If yes,”What will you change and
how can I support you?”
 “When would you like data to see
if the change worked?”
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Benefits To Observee
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Provides basis for effective decision
making
Builds self-reflection skills
Provides evidence of progress
Increased objectivity in interactions
with others
Increased confidence and intrinsic
motivation
Benefits to Observer
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Shifts dynamic between observer and
observee
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Objective decision making
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Data versus impression
Improves communication
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Supportive collaborator role
“The data…” versus “I think…”
Facilitator of effective, long lasting
change
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Intrinsic versus extrinsic
Making The Change
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A shift in roles for the observer
Trust and risk taking
eCOVE Classroom Observation
Toolkit
Peer Coaching
Students as observers
Talk about data
Ask administrator to try eCOVE
eCOVE:
What is it?
Collaborate
Observe
Value
Empower
Timers and Counters
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23 Times and Counters
Data Report and Comments Report
Windows & Macintosh Laptop
Palm & PocketPC PDA
Let’s take a look….
Cost for Version One
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$189 Single License
$129 Volume License (5 to 29)
Professional Development
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but….
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Web Cast Training & Presentations
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Overview sessions --- free
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Prefer a group of 2 to 30
Minimal equipment needed
Call to arrange a session
Training sessions --
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$250 per hour per site
1 to 30 sites
How to operate eCOVE
How to create tools
How to use with teachers, parents, and
students
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