TPAC TPAC – Teacher Performance Assessment Consortium Walking Our Students Through the Process Ellen Hill, Miami University

Pilot Assessments - Flying the plane while attaching the wings… New Assessments: are available in the following subject/licensure fields: Elementary Literacy Elementary Mathematics Secondary English/Language Arts Secondary History/Social Science Secondary Mathematics Secondary Science Coming Soon: These handbooks will be released in mid to late September: Special Education Early Childhood Development Middle Grades English/Language Arts Middle Grades History/Social Science Middle Grades Mathematics Middle Grades Science Visual Art, Performing Arts (Music, Dance, and Theater Physical Education World Languages. TPAC Assessments we piloted : Elementary Literacy Elementary Mathematics Secondary English/Language Arts Secondary History/Social Science Secondary Mathematics Secondary Science Pilot Group: MCE Student Teachers assess according to grade level Special Education Student Teachers

TPAC Timeline of Events Assessment Introduction – opening meeting Assessment Selection – who gets what?? School Notification – cooperating teachers, administrators  Early release for seminars  Videotaping permission  Amount of help/assistance Seminar Schedule  Reserving space – room scheduling Types of assistance, support Videotaping seminar Putting it all together Uploading to Chalk and Wire Scoring and revising

TPAC LOGISTICS Room to work Computer lab Digital Learning Lab Large classroom Internet connectivity Tech Support on site Video equipment Food and beverages

TPAC Direct support for Miami U. students  Selecting and unpacking the assessment  Preparing school personnel and classroom  Discussing format  Rubrics and scoring  Academic language  Making accommodations for special students  Video taping seminar –videotaping techniques and uploading; critique of video  Connecting all parts of the assessment  Checking off requirements  Uploading entire project  Food, water, and soda for breaks

TPAC Supervisor Responsibilities and Expectations  Take the lead for explaining different parts of the assessment package  Contact classroom teacher and principal to explain requirements of project, videotaping, and early release on seminar days  Be present on seminar days to assist, advise, and critique  Possibly videotape in the classroom  Score projects

TPAC Pros and cons… What we liked  Positive connection with students  Pacing of project  Seeing their work in progress  Eating with the ST’s What we DIDN’T like  Sometimes just standing around while they worked  Technology issues  Extra time involved

TPAC Pros and cons… What the students liked  Working as a group with peers  Sharing ideas and strategies  Pacing of project  Designated time and place to work  Seeing their work in progress  Food What they DIDN’T like  Leaving school each week  Felt forced to work on a schedule  Technology issues  Difficulty uploading video  Receiving scores at different times

TPAC Ideas for future implementation and support:  Embed ideas from TPAC into methods block assignments, specifically Academic Language, reflective practices  Reserve classrooms on different campuses (Middletown, Hamilton, Voice of America) for student work space; assign a supervisor to each location  Repeat Videotaping seminar; reserve cameras  Repeat uploading seminar  Train all supervisors in scoring