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Aligning Teacher Observation, Evaluation, and Professional Learning

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Colorado Convention Center, Bluebird Ballroom 3AB

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MSD of Warren Township
@micheeaton
@micheeaton
Michele Eaton is the Director of Warren Online Academy for the MSD of Warren Township in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is also author of the book The Perfect Blend. Michele is a former ISTE Making IT Happen award winner, CoSN CETL and NextGen Leader, an EdWeek Leader to Learn From, ISTE Community Leader, and a member of the Indiana Principal Leadership Institute. You can follow her on Twitter or Instagram at @micheeaton.

Session description

In this session, explore integrating digital learning standards into teacher observation and evaluation. Discover innovative approaches to leverage the National Standards for Quality Online Learning (NSQ) and the ISTE standards to connect observation and personalized professional learning. We will brainstorm ways to apply and adapt these strategies at your school.

Purpose & objective

Objectives:

Participants will learn strategies for integrating digital learning standards like the ISTE standards into their school or district's evaluation rubric.

Participants will discover ways to incorporate those digital learning standards into teacher-driven, personalized professional learning.

Participants will discuss how walk-throughs can be designed to connect directly to personalized professional learning and communities of practice.

Participants will brainstorm with other attendees on ways to apply and adapt these strategies to fit the needs of their own school or program.

In this session, we will discuss:
ISTE Standards
National Standards for Quality Online Learning (NSQ)
How those can tie to state or district-mandated evaluation rubrics

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Outline

0:00 - 0:05 - Introduction of speaker, poll of audience members (role in school/district), explanation of interactive Q&A tool to be used throughout presentation
0:05 - 0:10 - Introduction of problem that I needed to address in teacher evaluation/observation
0:10 - 0:20 - Alignment of state evaluation rubric to digital learning standards - Creating a crosswalk for teachers
0:20 - 0:25 - How we organize our professional learning system to incorporate school improvement goals and teacher-selected and driven learning
0:25 - 0:30 - Small group attendee discussion about current model of professional learning and challenges
0:30 - 0:35 - Setting individualized professional goals based on digital learning standards
0:35 - 0:45 - Curating resources for self-driven professional learning (with attendee share out via Mentimeter or other polling tool)
0:45 - 0:50 - Connecting walk-throughs to self-directed professional learning goals
0:50 - 1:00 - Small group debrief with digital planning/reflection worksheet, Closing

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Supporting research

Books:
The Edtech Advocate's Guide to Leading Change in Schools by Mark Gura
Learning First, Technology Second in Practice by Liz Kolb
Transforming Learning Through Technology: A Guide to the ISTE Standards for Coaches
Personalized Professional Learning: A Job-Embedded Pathway for Elevating Teacher Voice by Allison Rodman

Research:
Helen Crompton (2023) Evidence of the ISTE Standards for Educators leading to learning gains, Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 39:4, 201-219, DOI: 10.1080/21532974.2023.2244089

Articles:
Linking Teacher Evaluation to Professional Development: Focusing on Improving Teaching and Learning - https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED532775.pdf
Future Ready: Personalized Professional Learning - https://futureready.org/future-ready-frameworks/personalized-professional-learning/

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Session specifications

Topic:
Leadership
Grade level:
PK-12
Skill level:
Intermediate
Audience:
Coaches, Curriculum/district specialists, Principals/head teachers
Attendee devices:
Devices useful
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
ISTE Standards:
For Education Leaders:
Visionary Planner
  • Share lessons learned, best practices, challenges and the impact of learning with technology with other education leaders who want to learn from this work.
Empowering Leader
  • Empower educators to exercise professional agency, build teacher leadership skills and pursue personalized professional learning.
Systems Designer
  • Ensure that resources for supporting the effective use of technology for learning are sufficient and scalable to meet future demand.