PRESENTATION OUTLINE FOR…
Thursday October 17, 3:30 to 5:00 pm
Deanna M. Albert, Ph.D.
CEO/CAO, Educational Solutions & Resources LLC
Alice Stabiner
Director of Academic Content, Generation Ready
Presented At: NJPSA/FEA Fall Conference
October 17, 2013
At The Session Participants Will….
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Gain insight and a shared understanding of the common language needed to describe elements of
teacher effectiveness, based on evidence of student learning (just the facts!)
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Through a series of interactive tasks, learn to differentiate when a task or event is descriptive or
evaluative and use that increased ability as a tool for providing non-judgemental, ongoing, actionable
feedback aimed at improving student learning
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Develop strategies and tools for creating authentic conversation and professional communication
based on goals set through mutual understanding; focused on actionable feedback and ongoing
support before and after classroom visits and observations
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Practice and deepen understanding of descriptive note-taking as a tool for analyzing the task, the
teacher’s questions/actions and the students’ responses as evidenced in an observed video-recorded
lesson to provide evidence for their decisions and feedback
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Use these descriptive notes, reflect on and align a domain-specific rubric with student learning
evidence. This activity will guide participants to better understand how to objectively rate teacher
proficiency and guide instructional best practices, regardless of the framework used
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Gain understanding of the process for ensuring inter-ratability among building administrators and
supervisors, creating a shared vision of what and how best to analyze teacher effectiveness
The session will conclude with discussion of next steps leading to on-going professional development,
building professional learning communities and a whole-school-shared vision of quality teaching and
learning.
SPECIFIC AREAS OF DISCUSSION WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
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EIGHT PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS
EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION
ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION
BILL GATES VIDEO − IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE TEACHER FEEDBACK
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT TEACHING, SUPERVISION AND FEEDBACK
MOVING TOWARDS TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS
TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS MATTERS
THE BIG PICTURE
CHANGES TO REFLECT UPON
EVIDENCED-BASED CRITERIA FOR INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT
WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER?
WHAT GOOD TEACHERS HAVE IN COMMON
OUR ROLE AS LEADERS
THE INSTRUCTIONAL CORE
• BUILDING THE COMMON LENS (WHAT MAKES INSTRUCTION SUCCESSFUL)
• BUILDING THE COMMON LENS (HOW PERSONAL EXPERIENCES COLOR
PERCEPTIONS AND REACTIONS)
• BUILDING A COMMON LANGUAGE
• AN UNCOMMON VISION (VIDEO)
• BUILDING A COMMON LANGUAGE (VISUAL EXAMPLES)
• PUTTING ALL STAKEHOLDERS ON THE SAME PAGE
• BUILDING A COMMON VISION FOR USING QUESTIONING AND DISCUSSION
• FACTORS MAKING QUESTIONING AND DISCUSSION HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
• USING “QUESTIONING AND DISCUSSION”
• DANIELSON’S RUBRIC 3B: QUESTIONING & DISCUSSION TECHNIQUES
• ALIGNING CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS WITH THE QUESTIONING &
DISCUSSION RUBRIC
• BUILDING STAKEHOLDER UNDERSTANDING
• WHAT IS DESCRIPTIVE & WHAT IS EVALUATIVE − LEARNING TO BE
NON-JUDGEMENTAL
• PREPARING FOR AN OBSERVATION
• VIDEO OBSERVATION: TEACHING & LEARNING EVIDENCE
• VIDEO REFLECTION
• SAMPLE LESSON VIDEO
• THE PROCESS − MAPPING OBSERVATIONS WITH THE RUBRIC
• EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK − BENEFITS & CHARACTERISTICS
• PRACTICING FEEDBACK (ROLE PLAYING EXERCISE ON PROVIDING EFFECTIVE
FEEDBACK)
• DISCUSSION OF INSIGHTS GAINED AT TODAY’S SESSION
• NEXT STEPS
For Additional Information, Please Contact:
Deanna M. Albert, Ph.D.
CEO/CAO Educational Solutions & Resources LLC
E-mail: deanna223albert@gmail.com
Mobile: 201.965.1533
Alice Stabiner
Director of Academic Content, Generation Ready
E-mail: alice.stabiner@generationready.com
Mobile: 201.747.1105
To receive full text and illustration handout, please attend our workshop
Thursday, Oct. 17, 3:30 – 5:00pm.
Looking forward to meeting you.