Improving Teacher Effectiveness
Through Collaboration
Jeremy Hurd
Principal
Hermosa School
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Learning Targets
• Staff will understand the various Teachscape
platforms offered by South Dakota
• Staff will be able to login to their Teachscape
account to manage evaluations
• Staff will gain a deeper understanding of how
to use the Teachscape Reflect software during
evaluation
• Staff will be able to access resources to help
support the transition to Teachscape
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Teachscape
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Teachscape IS
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A software tool aligned to the Danielson Framework for Teaching that
provides transparency between teachers and observers.
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Establishes a common language for effective teaching that focuses on
professional growth
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Allows for both teachers and evaluators to reflect on teaching practice that
improves teacher effectiveness around the individual components of the
framework
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Provides an efficient system for the evaluation process for both teachers and
evaluators
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Aligns with the South Dakota Teacher Effectiveness Model (PILOT)
Teachscape is NOT
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An evaluation system or framework. It is SOFTWARE (Danielson and Marzano)
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An “I gotcha” system added on to the Danielson Framework for Teaching
Teachscape is aligned ONLY to the Charlotte Danielson Framework
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Integrated Platform for Teaching Effectiveness
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South Dakota Teachscape
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Focus for Observers
Prepares evaluators to conduct accurate assessments of teaching
practice at all grade levels
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Includes video-based training in all four domains of the Framework
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Scoring practice with master-scored videos
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Proficiency assessment to measure observers' ability to accurately
score classroom teaching
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Calibration exercises to monitor ongoing scoring accuracy
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Estimated 30 hours to complete (20 hours of training, 7 hours of
assessment)
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South Dakota Teachscape
Focus for Teachers
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Builds a common language around the Framework for Teaching
to guide constructive conversations about ongoing improvement.
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Video-based training and activities that helps teachers build a
common vision for evidence-based observation
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Allows teachers to gain a deep understanding of the Framework,
and apply the Framework to reflect and improve on their teaching
practice.
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Estimated 20 hours to complete; no assessment for teachers.
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South Dakota Teachscape
Teachscape Reflect
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Teachscape’s observation and evaluation management system.
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Allows both evaluators and teachers a tool to efficiently conduct both walkthrough and
formal evaluations
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Allows for evidence based evaluation, aligned with Danielson Framework for teaching,
that also provides critical attributes for each level of performance to help eliminate
evaluation bias
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Provides opportunities for both the teacher and evaluator to score level of performance
separately and compare and contrast levels of performance at the end of the evaluation
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Provides an opportunity for both teacher and evaluator to build TRUST toward the
common goal of professional growth to improve teaching in the classroom
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Teachscape Focus and Eval Process
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Scoring Practice Feedback Report
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Receiving the Observation Request
You will receive an email in your school email account when your observation
has been scheduled. This will happen for both Announced AND Unannounced
observations.
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Process For “Announced” Teacher Observations
Evaluator
1 Set Up observation
2 Conduct pre-conference
Teacher
1 Confirm schedule and upload
requested documents/info
2 Conduct pre-conference
3 Perform observation
3 Upload requested post
observation info
4 Conduct Post conference
and score the observation
4 Conduct post-conference
5 Confirm observation and
submit to district
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Teachscape Reflect Live
Logging Into Your
Teachscape Account
https://www.teachscape.com
Username: (your school email address)
Password: teach
Click in the box and then click on “I accept”
Make sure your first name, last name, and email address are correct.
If you do not wish to receive emails from Teachscape uncheck the box.
Then click on “Next.”
Type the name of your school and click “Update.”
Click on your account.
Click “password.”
Type in “teach” as the “Current Password.”
Type a new password in the “New Password Box.”
Type the same password in the “Confirm New Password box.”
Click on Update.
Teachscape Focus Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riWuiybQDqI&feature=c4overview&list=UU4h_sCS5uUh4ehark0B7qQA
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Teachscape Reflect Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4G2yuukHlo&feature=c4overview&list=UU4h_sCS5uUh4ehark0B7qQA
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Need to Review???
http://csdpd.weebly.com/teachscape.html