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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Teaching Standards: The Good Part
Teaching Standards: The Bad Part(s)
Standards, Indicators, Data
The Missing Link: Observable Behaviors
Actually Using Standards In The School
Hands-On Exercise - Identify the data
Data Based Observation Model
eCOVE Classroom Observation Toolkit
Teaching Standards: The
Good Part
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Uniform goal setting
Improved communication
Public benchmarks
Teaching Standards: The Bad
Part(s)
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Nearly always too vague
Nearly always incomplete
Nearly always open for wide
interpretation
The Required Parts
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Standards
Indicators
Data
The Missing Link: Observable
Behaviors
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Engaged students
Enthusastic Teachers
Appropriate, Sufficient,
Acceptable ….
Using Standards in the School
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Identify data that supports the
standards
Objective data collection
Collaborative reflection
Data-based change
Confirm efficacy of the change
… with data
Hands-On Exercise
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
eCOVE:
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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
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