STUDENT LEARNING
OBJECTIVES (SLOs)
Orientation Module
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Goal & Objectives
Goal
Design ● Build ● Review student learning objectives (SLOs) for
use in guiding instruction and determining student mastery
and/or growth as part of Pennsylvania’s teacher effectiveness
system.
Participants will:
1. Review each component used in the SLO process, including
the role of high-quality performance measures.
2. Examine tools and techniques available to teachers and
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principals.
Tool Organization
Videos
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Describe the procedures within each of the three phases
(i.e., Design, Build, & Review)
Guides
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Provide examples and information about a process
Templates
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Assist in developing customized material
“Other Stuff”
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Supplements the core training materials
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Training Material Crosswalk
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Training Resources
SAS is the PDE website containing…
• the Pennsylvania content standards and other helpful PDE
developed material
• a downloadable SLO training “packet”, including SLO Models
• links to Research in Action’s training platform, Homeroom
Homeroom is RIA’s web-based learning platform that contains…
• on-line training materials, including the SLO Process Template
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• downloadable SLO training files, except the videos
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• links to SAS portal
Assessment Literacy vs. Student
Learning Objectives
I need to…
Start from scratch
Only build a performance
measure
Only complete the SLO Process
Template 10
SLO
Process
Series-PA
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Assessment
Literacy
Series
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Outline of the Orientation Module
Orientation
SLO Process
Components
ALS
Techniques
Design
Build
Review
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Student Learning Objective
PDE’s Definition: A process to
document a measure of educator
effectiveness based on student
achievement of content standards.
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Terminology
Assessment Literacy
• Technical and operational understanding of the assessment “life
cycle”, including the critical examination of statistic evidence.
Goal Statement
• Narrative articulating the “big idea” upon which the SLO is
based.
Standards
• Targeted content standards used in developing SLOs; The
foundation by which performance measures are created.
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Additional Details (cont.)
Rationale Statement
• Narrative providing reasons why the Goal Statement and
the aligned Standards addressing important learning.
Blueprints
• Used to visually depict the relationship among key SLO
components.
Performance Indicators
• A description of the expected level of achievement for each
student in the SLO population.
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Additional Details (cont.)
Teacher Expectations-Level
• Four levels of projected performance regarding the PI,
reflecting a continuum established by the educator prior to
the evaluation period.
• Each performance level (i.e., Failing, Needs Improvement,
Proficient, and Distinguished)
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SLO Process Components
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Guiding Principles
SLOs should:
1. Represent student performance in a specific course/content taught
by the educator.
2. Align to a targeted set of content standards that represent the
depth and breadth of the goal statement.
3. Contain results from only high-quality performance measures
collected in an equitable, verifiable, and standardized manner.
4. Use metrics based upon two time-bound events/data collection
periods and/or summative performance with defined levels
achievement.
5. Include a performance indicators linked to performance measures.
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SLO Process Components
The SLO process contains three (3) action
components:
1. Design (ing): thinking, conceptualizing,
organizing, discussing, researching
2. Build (ing): selecting, developing, sharing,
completing
3. Review (ing): refining, checking, updating,
editing, testing, finalizing
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SLO Process Components
DESIGN
• Thinking about what content standards
to measure
• Organizing standards and measures
• Discussing with colleagues collective
goals
• Researching what is needed for a high
quality SLO
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SLO Process Components
BUILD
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Selecting the performance measure(s)
Developing targets and expectations
Completing the template
Sharing the draft materials with other
colleagues
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SLO Process Components
REVIEW
• Checking the drafted SLO (including the
performance measures for quality
• Refining measures and targets
• Editing text and preparing discussion
points/highlights for principal
• Finalizing materials
• Updating completed SLOs with performance
data
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Summary
The Orientation Module• Share the conceptual framework,
resources, and tools.
• Discuss the components and guiding
principles used in creating student
learning objectives.
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