School System Improvement (SSI) Project Online Portal Training School System Improvement (SSI) Project Online Portal Training Portal Training for the CSS Observer Form Instructions: 1)Use the left-mouse click, Enter key, Space Bar, or Keyboard arrows to move through the presentation. 2)Click or press a key once to make text and animations appear. 3)Wait for animations to finish before clicking or pressing a key again. 4)After viewing the training, confirm online the SSI Portal Trainings you have completed.

Access the SSI Project Homepage

SSI Project Home Page ssiproject.rutgers.edu Once there, click on the TIF link.

SSI Project Home Page Teacher Incentive Fund Login Log into the portal using your school address On your first login, use the password: ssi2014 Make sure to change your password afterwards You may use the “Forgot your password” link to reset your password. You will receive an with a link, please follow the instructions in the to reset your password if you choose to.

Teacher Incentive Fund Home Page Welcome to the SSI Project Portal!

Teacher Incentive Fund Home Page Classroom Strategies Scale (CSS) The focus of this training is on the Classroom Strategies Scale (CSS) for Observers The CSS-Observer Form contains 3 parts Part 1 Strategy Counts Part 2 Instructional Strategies and Behavioral Management Strategies Rating Scales Under the Instructional Strategies Domain there are 5 Dimensions Under the Behavioral Management Strategies Domain there are 4 Dimensions Part 3 Classroom Checklist Observation Requirements Each CSS Observation must be at minimum 30 minutes in length Perform the CSS simultaneously with the other direct classroom observation measure your school has selected For example, your school also uses the Danielson Framework for Teaching. Fill out the CSS Observer Form and the Danielson Framework for Teaching together during an observation The CSS must be used for each formal direct classroom observation you perform with your teachers

Teacher Incentive Fund Home Page Classroom Strategies Scale (CSS) Observation and Portal Procedure Complete the Part 1 Strategy Counts and note taking during each observation After each observation, visit the SSI Portal and access the CSS platform Enter your final Part 1 Strategy Counts Enter your Part 2 Instructional Strategies and Behavioral Management Strategies scores Enter your Part 3 Classroom Checklist scores Submit your observation information View the CSS Observer Report Enter your final effectiveness determination scores for each dimension of the CSS Enter scores for any other direct classroom observation measures your school uses Meet with your teacher to go over their observation and provide feedback

Teacher Incentive Fund Home Page Create New Teacher Observations To create a new observation, click on Teacher Observations. Let’s create a new teacher observation

Select the school and school year of your choice Create New Teacher Observation

Select Start for the teacher being evaluated Create New Teacher Observation

Fill out the required fields. Click Next to continue filling out the observation Create a New Teacher Observation

Part 1: Strategy Counts Enter the total Individual frequency counts for each strategy Enter the total Group frequency counts for each Strategy

Observation Notes Enter evidence about the observation Assign area to which The evidence applies Click submit evidence for each Piece of evidence for this observation

Part 2: Instructional Strategies For each item, first record the Frequency Rating Then, record the Recommended Frequency for each item

Part 2: Instructional Strategies For each item, first record the Frequency Rating Then, record the Recommend ed Frequency for each item

Part 3: Classroom Checklist Complete Checklist Items and click “next” Check Yes or No if an item was observed

Observation navigation buttons Use “previous” to return to the previous page Use “Cancel” to return to the dashboard Use “Save Draft” to save the current observation and return to the observation dashboard Use “next” to continue filling out the observation

CSS Observer Report CSS Stage 1 Strategy Counts View CSS Observer Report for Part 1 Strategy Counts Graph of Part 1 Frequency Counts Overall totals of Part 1 Frequency Counts

CSS Observation report and summary Rate each dimension summarized in the report Using the rubric provided: Graph for each CSS Dimension Overall score for each CSS Dimension Item ratings for each Dimension

Teacher Incentive Fund Home Page Classroom Strategies Scale (CSS) The focus of this training is on the Danielson Framework For Teaching (DFFT) for Observers The DFFT- Observer Form contains 4 Domains and 22 components Domain 1: Planning and Preparation Domain 2: The Classroom Environment Domain 3: Instruction Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities Observation Requirements Each DFFT Observation must be at minimum 30 minutes in length Perform the DFFT simultaneously with the Classroom Strategies Scale (CSS) For example, fill out the Danielson Framework for Teaching and the CSS Observer Form together during an observation The DFFT and CSS must be used together for each formal direct classroom observation you perform with your teachers

Teacher Incentive Fund Home Page Classroom Strategies Scale (CSS) Observation and Portal Procedure Take notes on the DFFT during the observation and fill out the CSS After each observation, visit the SSI Portal and access the DFFT platform Enter your DFFT evidence into the SSI Portal Rate each component based on the evidence you collected Rate each Domain based on your component scores Rate the overall effectiveness determination for the lesson according to the DFFT Enter scores for the Classroom Strategies Scale (CSS) and any other direct classroom observation measures your school uses Meet with your teacher to go over their observation and provide feedback

Danielson Observation Click Next to continue

Danielson Observation Check the corresponding component(s) Provide details by entering text about the evidence Submit evidence

Danielson Observation Assign a value of to each component.

Observation Submission Submit Observation Click on Save Draft to save your work and finish it later Click Submit Observation to submit the observation

Observation Submission Submit Observation A confirmation message is displayed The Completion date is displayed along with other options to edit and view.

SSI Project Portal What’s Next? Thank you for completing the SSI Portal Observer Training. As new features of the portal become available, we will provide you with updates and subsequent training. You can access these trainings via the Resources page on our project website: If you do not see a training for your direct classroom observational measure (McREL, Marshall, etc.) at this time, stay tuned. We are working very hard to add your information into our portal and will have this information available to you as soon as possible.

SSI Project Portal What’s Next? After completing all of the trainings, please visit the following link to confirm you have reviewed the SSI Project Portal Trainings: Click Here To Confirm Completed the Observer Portal Training If you have any questions you can contact us at: School System Improvement (SSI)Project Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 41 Gordon Rd., Suite C Piscataway, NJ