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Developing and Supporting Highly Effective Teachers in Every Classroom Leaders of Learning Implementation Norman Public Schools Date Welcome and Introductions • Introduction by School/District Personnel Remarks from Administrators… Developing Shared Understanding… Word Bank • Trust, walk-through, formative, summative, evaluation, collaborative, professional growth, feedback Task One • Using all the words in the word bank, create a 3 or more sentence narrative that provides an image of your understanding or experience with walk-throughs. Task Two • Share your narrative with a partner at your table. • As a group decide on a narrative that best represents your table’s thinking about walk-throughs. • You may choose a narrative one of your tablemates created, or combine your narratives and create one that represents your table’s shared understanding of walk-throughs. What is the research telling us? • It is considered common knowledge that a classroom teacher is probably the single most powerful influence on student achievement. • The two most critical factors in supporting effective teaching include: a knowledge base in teaching and deliberate practice. Marzano, 2009 What is the research telling us? • Schools that have high trust among teachers, parents, and students make gains in learning, whereas schools with low trust show little or no improvement in achievement. • Academic optimism views teachers as capable, students as willing, parents as supportive, and the task as achievable. • Hoy, Tarter, and Hoy How can we raise our academic optimism? Purpose and Objectives • Purpose: To examine teaching practice and professional growth as it relates to student learning using the Marzano Observation and Feedback Protocol. • Learning Goals: – To examine current instructional practices by observing self and others. – To reflect on current practice in relation to best practices as defined by NPS – To introduce a tool to support professional learning and collaboration that positively affects student learning. Learning Sciences International: Beliefs and Assumptions • Frequent, focused classroom visits influence a teacher’s professional growth and students’ academic performance in positive ways. • Timely, actionable feedback helps teachers reflect on their practice and make changes that positively impact student learning. • Anchoring professional conversation in data influences decision making around classroom instructional practices. • Teaching cannot be reduced to a specific set of categories of instructional strategies. • A specific instructional strategy is effective only when used in the specific situation for which it was designed. Beliefs and Assumptions continued… • A common model of instruction provides the foundation for a system of feedback. Self Observation • Teachers analyze their own teaching through videotapes Self Reflection • Teachers reflect upon their practice Instructional Rounds • Teacher and administrator teams engage collectively in examining a model or language of instruction Observations • Observation of an entire lesson Walk-throughs Common and Comprehensive Model of Instruction • Identify trends and patterns across classrooms, grade levels, schools and district The Marzano Art & Science of Teaching Observation & Feedback Protocol Lesson Segments Involving Routine Events Lesson Segments Addressing Content Lesson Segments Enacted on the Spot Design Question 1: What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress, and celebrate success? Design Question 2: What will I do to help students effectively interact with the new knowledge? Design Question 5: What will I do to engage students? Design Question 6: What will I do to establish or maintain classroom rules and procedures? Design Question 3: What will I do to help students practice and deepen their understanding of new knowledge? Design Question 7: What will I do to recognize and acknowledge adherence and lack of adherence to classroom rules and procedures? Design Question 4: What will I do to help students generate and test hypotheses about new knowledge? Design Question 8: What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships with students? Design Question 9: What will I do to communicate high expectations for all students? What is iObservation? • iObservation is an interactive web-hosted learning system, where administrators and teachers participate in assessing classroom performance and provide evidence that classroom strategies are related to improved student results. iObservation Homepage What Do We Mean By… • Administrator, observer, and learner? – In iObservation these terms represent privilege or access levels in the system. • Administrators can access the whole system. Administrators manage the system. • Observers can access data for those learners they observe. • Learners can access only their own data. 14 What Do We Mean By… • Forms: In iObservation, forms are electronic data collection tools that contain look-fors and evidence of best practice. The next slide is a screenshot of one look-for within a form. The Marzano Protocol consists of 3 Lesson Segments (3 forms) which include a total of 41 look-fors. 15 16 What Do We Mean By… • Scales: In iObservation, scales can be used to measure professional growth in using teaching skills or strategies. 17 What Do We Mean By… • Exemplary Videos: In iObservation, look-fors are represented in classroom videos. • Self-observation: iObservation allows learners to self-assess progress. • Peer-observation: iObservation allows fellow teachers to observe each other. • Student Interviews: In iObservation, observers can record student interviews during the walkthrough. The next slide is a screenshot of example questions. 18 What Do We Mean By… 19 What Do We Mean By… • Conferences: An electronic post-classroom visitation conversation between an Observer and a Learner. The next slide shows an example of a conference between a principal and a teacher. 20 21 Some Advanced Features… • Discussions: An electronic conversation between an group of selected users. • Professional Growth Plans: PGPs are created by observers or learners in the system and are based on SMART goals. • • • • • Specific and Strategic Measurable Attainable Results-Oriented Time-Bound 22 Form Exploration • Review the Marzano Observation and Feedback Protocol and scales. • Turn to a partner and share your thoughts. Who can see my data? Self Peer with Permission Building/District Administrators What is formative assessment? Formative Assessment • • • • Ongoing all year Short visits Picture of learning over time Supports growth over time How does the data collected in the iObservation system align with our district initiatives? School District Initiatives iObservation Features Data driven decision-making Data collected on the system reflects data important to the district Common Language of Instruction Marzano Art & Science of Teaching Observation & Feedback Protocol Why should I be excited about using the Leaders of Learning Program and iObservation as a professional learning tool? Next Steps for Teachers • Sign in to the iObservation System and verify your account. • ____ Self-Observations/Peer Observations • Accessing feedback __________________ • Support available • Who is my iObservation point of contact? Concluding Remarks