Consistency of Teacher Judgement

CTJ is a key strategy for implementing the curriculum and monitoring its effect on students’ learning. (p.17)

Developing shared understandings of the curriculum intent Identifying evidence of successful learning Activating learning Moderating teacher judgements

Moderating teacher judgements … Moderation is a collaborative process undertaken in a supportive professional environment that: focuses on achieving consistency, comparability and consensus about the standard of student work engages teachers in professional dialogue focusing on the extent to which an achievement standard is evident in a piece of student work enhances teacher professional judgement occurs formally and informally throughout the year.

Moderating teacher judgements … This process helps: develop shared interpretations of the achievement standards and expectations of what constitutes achievement of the standard develop reliability in making judgements strengthen the value of teachers' judgements to ensure that judgements applied across a body of evidence to be used for reporting purposes are fair and comparable.

Moderating teacher judgements … Intraschool moderation would typically occur regularly as teachers reflect on and plan for future student learning. Interschool moderation occurs at least once per year. Prior to interschool moderation activities teachers should engage in intraschool moderation dialogue about the standard of student work samples that are to be shared at interschool meetings.

APREs and school implementation team members Participate in moderation preparation and conversations Facilitate opportunities for teachers to engage with moderation protocols and procedures (intra and inter school) Engage in moderation (intra and inter school) as an educational leader Analyse data collected from CTJ 2014

Teacher Preparation The following materials are on the ‘Teacher Preparation’ page:Teacher Preparation Expectations Discussion Guide Making Judgements Glossary of verbs Cover sheets / templates Tips on reaching consensus

Group Facilitators CTJ Facilitator Checklist Process for group facilitators What if … scenarios

Forms and Data Collection 2015 Work Sample Cover Sheet (Form B) 2015 Work Sample Cover Sheet Teacher voice survey Cluster nomination form (already submitted) Cluster nomination form Cohort data (Form A) Cohort data 2014 document libraries