LIASCD October 2013
Erin Gilrein, NBCT English
Marguerite Izzo, ‘07 NY Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Wolfe, NBCT Social Studies
Imagine a world, with no barriers, where
district stakeholders are working in
partnership to transform educational
paradigms.
What are teachers doing with you to
help you impact student learning?
Take This Poll on Poll Everywhere
Entrepreneurs “search for change, respond
to it and exploit opportunities.”
It is time for America to cultivate
teacherpreneurs who will do the same,
deepening and spreading best policies and
practices for 21st-century teaching and
learning.
-from Teacherpreneurs
Cultivating, Collaborating, &
Cooperating
How do we describe teacher
leadership?
How does it make us feel?
Thoughts on
Teacher Leadership
How does it make us look?
What does it do for us?
Cultivating Teacher Leaders
Wave 1
Wave 2
•Management roles
•Instructional roles
to help other
teachers with
efficiency or
compliance
•Department chair
•Grade-level chair
•Union
representative
•New teacher
mentors
•Classroom
coaching
•Designing and
implementing new
curriculum
•Offering
professional
development
programs
Wave 3
•Collaboration
support roles for
effective school
teams
•Leaders of school
teams or PLCs
•Participating on
hiring committees
for administrators
and teachers
Wave 4
•Teacherpreneruial
positions for
transformation in
school, district,
beyond
•Problem solvers
and Idea
implementers
•Building/District
visionaries
•“Those who teach
have time and
space to lead, and
are rewarded for
leading”
From Teacherpreneurs
Creating a School Culture for Leadership
Positivity
Respect towards all stakeholders
A culture of hard work & dedication
A culture of inquiry
Openness to change
-Charlotte Danielson
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Recognizing “skills demonstrated by
teachers who continue to teach students
but also have an influence that extends
beyond their own classrooms to others
within their school and elsewhere.”
-Charlotte Danielson
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Consider today’s
demands: APPR,
Common Core, NY
Standards, PARCC
Specific, objective
evidence from
observations or
student data
Teacher reflection
leads to adapted
practice & improved
instruction
Differentiated
support based on
individual needs
Identification of
teacher strengths and
growth areas
Improved
Student
Learning
Evidence-based and
actionable feedback
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Common
Core
Content
Common
Core
Pedagogy
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Knowledge of
Students and
Student Learning
Knowledge of
Content and
Instructional
Planning
Professional
Growth
Professional
Responsibilities
and Collaboration
Common
Core
Pedagogy
Assessment for
Student Learning
Common
Core
Content
Instructional
Practice
Learning
Environment
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Collaborate for Shared responsibility
for students’ literacy development
The Standards insist that instruction in reading, writing,
speaking, listening, and language be a shared responsibility
within the school. The K–5 standards include expectations for
reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language applicable to
a range of subjects, including but not limited to ELA. The
grades 6–12 standards are divided into two sections, one for
ELA and the other for history/social studies, science, and
technical subjects. This division reflects the unique, timehonored place of ELA teachers in developing students’ literacy
skills while at the same time recognizing that teachers in other
areas must have a role in this development as well.
-NYS P-12 CCLS for ELA & Literacy
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Move from Individualism to Professional
Communities
Move from Technical & Managed Work to
Inquiry and Leadership
Move from Teaching at the Center to Learning
at the Center
From Lieberman & Miller, 2004
“These teachers
become owners and
investors in the
school, rather than
mere tenants. They
become
professionals.”
Roland Barth
2001
Fostering Cooperation
Leading is diving for a loose
ball, getting the crowd
involved, getting other
players involved. It’s being
able to take it as well as dish
it out. That is the only way
you are going to get respect
from the players.
-Larry Bird
Do your school structures provide true
leadership opportunities?
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Consider Cultural Factors
◦ Risk taking
◦ Democratic norms
◦ Teachers as professionals
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Structural Factors
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Mechanisms for involvement in school governance
Mechanisms for proposing ideas
Time for collaboration
Opportunities for skill acquisition
Have you heard these voices?
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How do you engage teachers
professionally?
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How do you harness the
opportunity?
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I never propose a new idea
because I know it will be shot
down.
Every now and then, my
colleagues and I muster the
courage to make a proposal to
the administration; these have
received some consideration.
I feel that ideas I have would be
welcomed by administrators.
Teachers are actively encouraged
to propose new ideas; sometimes
there is even funding available to
support their implementation.
Utilizing Highly Effective Teachers
NYSED Teaching Standards
FFT-Based Rubrics
Standard 1:Knowledge of Students
and Student
Domain 1
Planning and Preparation
Element: B Knowledge of Students
Standard 2: Knowledge of Content
and Instructional Planning
Domain 1
Standard 3: Instructional Practice
Domain 3
Planning and Preparation - Element: A, CD
Instructional Elements - Elements A-F
Standard 4: Learning Environment
Domain 2
Classroom Environment - Elements A-E
Standard 5: Assessment for Student
Learning
Domain 1 and Domain 3
Standard 6: Professional
Responsibilities and Collaboration
Domain 4 Professional Responsibilities
Standard 7: Professional Growth
Domain 4Professional Responsibilities
Element 1F, 3 A-E
Elements 4B, 4C, 4F
Elements 4A, 4C, 4E
NYS Teaching Standards:
1.
Knowledge of Students
and Student Learning
2.
Knowledge of Content and
Instructional Planning
3.
Instructional Practice
4.
Learning Environment
5.
Assessment for Student
Learning
6.
Professional
Responsibilities and
Collaboration
7.
Professional Growth
The difference between an effective and ineffective teacher can
approach 11 months of learning for a student in one year
For example, on the
SAT9 assessment,
Months of Learning Gained (Lost)
Compared to an Average Teacher
+5
months
+4.8
months
Average
Teacher
-2.7
months
+1.4
months
-1.4
months
State ELA
Test
State Math
Test
+2.9
months
-3.2
months
-5.8
months
Balanced Assessment
of Mathematics
SAT9/Open-Ended
Reading
•Students with the top
25% of teachers learned
5 months more of
content than in an
average classroom
while-•Students with the
bottom 25% of teachers
learned nearly 6 months
less of content than in
an average classroom
•For a total of nearly 11
months difference in
learning in a single year
Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Measures of Effective Teaching Project
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Teacherpreneurs lead in many capacities inside and
outside the classroom. Though they are exceptional
teachers, they are not the exception.
B Berry Science 2013;340:309-310
Published by AAAS
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Develop and support teachers
◦ Help educators understand your impact on students
◦ Support teachers to achieve dramatic gains in student
achievement
◦ Foster environment of continual growth for all
students and educators
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Identify and retain our most effective teachers
◦ Celebrate and learn from your successes
◦ Reward teachers
◦ Retain our most effective teachers in classrooms
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What does teacher leadership look like in your
school? | Poll Everywhere
Brainstorm an action plan for Teacher
Leadership that is viable within your school
culture.
Create a 6 month, 1 year, and 5 year plan
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Berry, Byrd, & Wieder. Teacherpreneurs.
2013.
Danielson. Enhancing Professional Practice.
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NYSED.gov
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EngageNY Teaching and Learning Resource Website: http://engageny.org
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Approved Teacher Practice Rubrics: http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/practicerubrics/
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Approved Survey Tools: http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/approved-surveys/home.html
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State Growth Measures for webinars, guides to interpreting growth scores, technical report, FAQs,
and sample reports: http://www.engageny.org/resource/resources-about-state-growth-measures
Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) Guidance, Road Map, NYSED SLO Template, and Introductory
Webinars: http://engageny.org/resource/student-learning-objectives/
Approved Student Assessments for use by School Districts and BOCES in Teacher Evaluations:
http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/assessments/
Common Core Toolkit for information about the Common Core State Standards, FAQs, myths vs.
facts, and more: http://www.engageny.org/resource/common-core-toolkit
Common Core Shifts for resources describing the six instructional shifts needed to effectively
implement the Common Core: http://www.engageny.org/resource/common-core-shifts/
Common Core Curriculum for curriculum modules and units in P-12 ELA and math that can be
adopted or adapted locally: http://www.engageny.org/common-core-curriculum
Common Core Video Series for 15 videos explaining the Common Core in depth and sharing how to
implement them in your classrooms: http://www.engageny.org/resource/common-core-videoseries/
NYSED Questions: Email educatoreval@mail.nysed.gov
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