Team Lead Workshop: Prepping for the National Summit April 19, 2010 CCSSO’s State Consortium on Educator Effectiveness (SCEE)

Welcome, Webinar Logistics, and Introductions

Webinar Logistics  Everyone is un-muted, so you can break in at any time  *6 to mute and to un-mute  If you prefer, you can use the chat function to make a comment or ask a question  You may chat privately with individuals on the webinar 3

Poll

 How many webinars have you watched, live or on-demand afterward? Nov Orientation___ Dec Formative Assmnt___ Jan Teacher Eval___ Feb Teacher Eval___ Feb Principal Eval___ March ESEA___ March Team Lead webinar___ April Fullan/Drivers for Reform___ 5

Poll  How much has your state team met and jelled? We have just identified our team___ We have met once or twice and are still figuring out our charge___ We have met once or twice and have a strong sense of purpose___ We have met more than twice and are still figuring out our charge___ We have met more than twice and have a strong sense of purpose___ We have met more than twice and are ready to start action planning/have already started action planning___ 6

Webinar Agenda  Welcome, Introductions, & Webinar Logistics  Your Questions or Comments  Pre-Readings and Team Decisions to Make  Use of the Collaboration Site  Summit Logistics  Next Steps and Q & A 7

Your Questions and Comments

Roles for Team Leads

Roles for Facilitators  Will know the Summit processes and plans  Will help the team to advance their work— following the critical Summit processes, but following your lead as needed  We have a couple specific types of feedback we need from state teams!  Will help CCSSO/SCEE staff to plan next steps

Roles for Team Leads  Meet/communicate with your team before Summit  Help your team to understand the Summit plans and stay engaged  Keep your team there on Saturday morning  Work with your facilitator to ensure your team gets what it needs out of the Summit  Help the team to capture notes

Roles for Team Leads  In addition to being for your state and your team, the Summit also is for your professional development  Learn!  Your colleagues in other states also are looking to learn from you  Share!

Content Discussion: Major Issues

Pre-Readings and Think-Abouts  Are posted now; we will let all participants know about them tomorrow  Your team can decide now who wants to attend which strand, so each person can start preparing 14

Friday Strands 1.Preparation 2.Teacher Evaluation 3.School Leader Evaluation 4.Professional Development 5.Developmental Continuums and Tiered Licensure 6.Policy and Systems Thinking 15

Cross-Cutting Themes  Themes  Grounding in standards—Common Core, InTASC, ISLLC, professional development  Data systems and feedback loops  Connections/relationships to districts  Models, cases  Action steps, deep dive projects, collaboration 16

Strand 1: Preparation  Some key topics  Range of preparation programs (IHEs, alternate routes, etc.)  Clinical experience  Program approval and renewal  Grounded in standards  Candidate assessment  Are there other big issues related to preparation in your state(s)? 17

Strand 2: Teacher Evaluation  Teacher and leader evaluation will be combined for the first breakout. Some Strand 2 issues:  Next generation of federal and state policies, including ESEA Reauthorization  Use of student performance data  How evaluation systems impact recruiting, hiring, induction, and pd  How you prepare evaluators  Stakeholder engagement 18

Strand 3: Leader Evaluation  Some issues  Role of ISLLC  Research on leadership behaviors that impact student performance  Key design principles for valid and reliable evaluation systems  Early adopters (SAELP states)  How to increase collaboration with preparation programs, pd providers, and stakeholders 19

Strand 4: Professional Development  Issues:  Learning Forward’s soon to be revised standards  Connections among PD and the various standards and data from next generation assessment systems  New definition and vision for PD  What are the biggest issues related to professional development in your state(s)? 20

Strand 5: Tiered Licensure/ Developmental Continuums  Issues:  Stages in the learning (to teach/to lead) continuum  Residency programs, developmental continuum models  Role of tiered licensure systems/reforms in tiered licensure  What are the biggest issues related to developmental continuums in your state(s)? 21

Strand 6: Policy and Systems Change  Some issues  Whole systems reform (see Michael Fullan’s article and April 12 webinar)  Grounded in a vision for transformation (David Houle, Shift Ed) and in standards for learning, teaching, and leading (InTASC standards will be released at the Summit)  Capacity building, policy analysis/incursion  What are the biggest issues related to systems change in your state(s)? 22

How will you help people decide which strand?  Their personal interests  The state context  Their expertise (deepening their expertise or learning something new?)  Their work projects  Other…?

SCEE Collaboration Workspace

Collaboration Site “To Do’s”  Sign up  Complete your profile (including a picture!)  Write objectives  Join your state team’s private Work Group  Upload documents  Post a comment to a blog or a discussion thread 26

Summit Logistics

At Summit  Please bring a laptop  Suggested Attire  Business casual Wednesday  Business attire Thursday & Friday  Business casual Saturday  Friday’s dinner is on your own 28

Next Steps and Q&A

Next Steps  Onsite Orientation April 27, 2:00 – 5:30 pm EDT  National Summit on Educator Effectiveness April 28, 8:00 am – April 30, 12:30 pm EDT 30

Coming Up After the Summit  May 10, 2:00-3:30 pm EDT Monthly Webinar: Follow-up from Summit  May 17, 2:00-3:30 pm EDT Rural Affinity Group Webinar  May 31, 2:00-3:00 pm EDT Live Chat with Summit speaker  June 14, 2:00-3:30 pm EDT Monthly Webinar with David Houle 31

Q&A  Questions?  Comments?  Suggestions? 32

For More Information/Support  Collaboration site   Questions?    33

Thank you!