Aiming for Teacher Effectiveness AM 3c Engaging students in learning 1e Designing coherent instruction PM 3d Using assessment in instruction Team time to design literacy lessons

Teaching: It’s not … a Day at the Beach!

“The Beach Ball Scenario” With approximately six hours of actual instructional time per school day, what percentage of that time are students actively engaged and cognitively invested?

Pause and Process Replace Stand and Deliver with Chew on concepts Jot down thoughts Compare understandings Articulate questions Celebrate learning Himmele p. 4

Let’s pause and process… Visualize your ideal classroom. Consider interactions of students, role of the teacher, content, assessment, other factors important to you.

Pushing teaching and learning to a student-centered, highly engaging place where deep learning is the norm.

EXAMPLES TOTAL PARTICIPATION TECHNIQUES THINK – PAIR - SHARE QUICK WRITE QUICK DRAW EXAMPLES TOTAL PARTICIPATION TECHNIQUES RANKING ONE-SENTENCE SUMMARIES BOARD SPLASHES CAROUSEL GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

Six Circles – Let’s Circulate Task: Brainstorm ways you use to engage all students in your lessons.

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PDE Teacher Effectiveness Project Two decades of research have consistently told us that teachers matter more to student learning than any other in-school factor. Improving the effectiveness of teachers is critical to student success, as well as creating safe, nurturing school environments based on the premise of high expectations for all.

The Three R’s… Reading ‘Riting ‘Rithmetic Teachers R important The Three R’s… Reading ‘Riting ‘Rithmetic Teachers R important! Teachers R influential! Teachers R able to make a difference!

Aiming for Teacher Effectiveness

? POWER COMPONENTS 3c Engage students in learning 1e Design coherent instruction 3d Use assessment in instruction

Task Directions: Highlight powerful words. Rank Order words/phrases. Share with your small group. Create small group rank order. Share with whole group.

The use of classroom artifacts, such as lesson plans, assessments, scoring rubrics, student work, and teacher assignments, will facilitate the evaluator’s understanding of―how a teacher creates learning opportunities for students on a day-to-day basis. (Little et al., 2009).

How is a lesson plan like a tootsie roll pop? Hook (wrapper) Gets your attention, gives clues to what is inside. Presentation (outer layer) Can be many colors and flavors, keeps you interested and curious to find out what is inside. Guided Practice (inner core) Something to chew on, working toward mastery. Closure (the end) You know you’ve come to the end, but still want more.

Can you match the percentages? If you care about student learning these findings are chilling! (based on 1500 observations, 2005) Can you match the percentages? 4% 3% 0% 85% 35% __A clear learning objective was evident. __Higher-order thinking was in practice. __Students were either writing or using a rubric. __Fewer than ½ students were paying attention. __Non-instructional activities were occurring.

Writing the Four Part Learning Objective Audience Behavior Condition Degree

Can you identify the four parts of this objective Can you identify the four parts of this objective? Audience Behavior Condition Degree The student will be able to identify the main idea and two supporting details from the story with 90% accuracy. The student will be able to identify the main idea and two supporting details from the story with 90% accuracy.

Teacher Effectiveness Demonstrate your Teacher Effectiveness Collaborate to develop an artifact that demonstrates teacher effectiveness. Ideas: Plan a mini-lesson for reading (RtII) Plan a mini-lesson for writing (mentor text) Create a rubric for formative or summative assessment Design a graphic organizer Create a plan for using a graphic organizer

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