Transcript Peer Observation

Peer Observation
Grades 6-12
Presentation by Kimberly Fitch and Joseph Harris
June 26, 2014
INTRODUCTIONS AND NORMS
• Be engaged
• Cell Phones
• Rule of two feet
You’ve got the job!
• Together, create a team resume’ on chart
paper. Include the following:
Names
Education
Work History
Honors/Awards
Years of Experience
Strengths
Hobbies, talents, travel
3-5 Turn & Talk
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What is the purpose of peer observation?
What are the benefits of peer observation?
What processes and protocols should be in place
for a successful peer observation?
What qualifications should a peer observer hold?
Where are we going?
• I can examine the
benefits of peer
observation.
• I can demonstrate
understanding of the
PGES protocols for the
peer observation
process.
Activity
• With a pencil in hand, read the blog
entry: “Peer Observation = Powerful.”
Identify a few take aways about how peer
observation benefitted our professional
growth and be ready to discuss.
Ways We Have Benefitted
• Observing others to identify areas of
growth in the Kentucky Framework for
Teaching or other standards.
• Observing others with one focus in mind,
such as looking for areas of growth in
student engagement.
• Observing others to see what new ideas
we can walk away with such as formative
assessment and differentiation.
Peer Observer Requirements
Work with your partner to identify the key points in the KDE guidance on peer
observers:
A Peer Observer will observe, collect, share evidence, and provide feedback
for formative purposes only. Peer Observers will NOT score a teacher’s
practice, nor will peer observation data be shared with anyone other than the
observee unless permission is granted. A peer observer is trained certified
school personnel:
Required
•All teachers will receive a peer observation in their summative year.
•All Peer Observers participating during the summative year observations
will complete the state developed training once every three years.
•All required peer observations must be documented in CIITS (time, date,
evidence).
•All peer observations documentation will be accessed only by the
evaluatee.
A Peer Observer will observe, collect, share evidence, and provide feedback
for formative purposes only. Peer Observers will NOT score a teacher’s
practice, nor will peer observation data be shared with anyone other than the
observee unless permission is granted. A peer observer is trained certified
school personnel
Required
•All teachers will receive a peer observation in their summative year.
•All Peer Observers participating during the summative year observations
will complete the state developed training once every three years.
•All required peer observations must be documented in CIITS (time, date,
evidence).
•All peer observations documentation will be accessed only by the
evaluatee.
PGES Peer Observation
Process
• Arrange observation time.
• Hold pre-observation conference.
• Conduct observation.
• Complete observation form and send copy to
teacher with post-conference date/time.
• Meet with teacher to provide formative
feedback.
Partner Discussion/Planning
• What skills will be required by the peer
observers?
• What professional learning will the peer
observer and the teacher need?
– How can PLCs support this process?
• What might an administrator consider
when pairing a teacher with a peer
observer?
Evidence VS. Interpretation and
Bias
• All peer observation scripting must be
evidence based, not biased or
interpretative statement.
– Example of interpretive statement/bias:
– Student appears angry and says, “I
disagree…”
– Example of evidence statement:
– Student says: “I disagree because the article
states,”
Evidence or Interpretive
Statement?
• Teacher greets students at the door.
• Evidence statement.
• The students in Mr. H’s class don’t seem
to like him.
• Interpretive/Bias statement.
• Students are engaged.
• Interpretive/Bias Statement.
Evidence or Interpretive
Statement?
• The teacher took too long to take
attendance.
• Bias Statement
• The teacher said, “Now we are going to
transition to a new activity.”
• Evidence Statement
What it looks like in CIITS
Our Peer Observation Scripts:
Turn & Talk
• Look over the scripted evidence and
make an inference about what kind of
information a peer observer scripts
during the lesson.
• If you were the person completing these
peer observations, what would be two
points of conversation you would have
during post-observation?
Peer Observation Video
Watch the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rabWqXlkFY
Identify three take aways about peer
observation as observed in the video. Be
ready to discuss.
Peer Observation Practice
• Script as much as you can from this
short video.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE9
YbeCkLeQ
• After the video has ended, work with a
partner to align your evidence with the
domains on the CIITS handout.
Questions
How can you use peer observation
to grow professionally?
• Spend the remaining time coming up with a plan for using peer
observation in your own professional growth or in the professional growth
of your own teachers:
– How will you use peer observation to grow professionally?
– How will you use peer observation to help others grow?
– What teachers would you pair up and why?
– What areas of the Kentucky Teacher Framework would you like to
focus on in a peer observation?
Resources for Peer
Observation
• Professional Learning for Peer Observers,
http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/Pages
/Peer-Observation.aspx
• Measures of Effective Teaching: Observation
from the Teaching Channel,
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/mea
sures-of-effective-teaching-observation
• PD 360 Video
Contact Information
Email:
[email protected],
[email protected]
Twitter: @joeharris2013, @mskimberlyfitch
• Blog: teachermanjoe.blogspot.com