Student Learning Objectives 1 SCEE Summit 2013

Student Learning Objectives District Professional Development is the Key 2

Student Learning Objectives Quality Control Components 3 Monitor and Audit Provide Professional Development Develop Two-Way Communication Plan Ensure Accountability Identify High- Quality, Common Measures & Assessments Determine and Score Rigorous Targets Establish Priority of Standard Provide Guidance, Templates, and Tools 3

“Building the skills of teachers and principals to successfully implement SLOs is fundamental to success.” (CTAC) 4

SLO Professional Development “The most effective strategy for training teachers and principals to implement a rigorous, reliable, and valid SLO model is to provide hands-on experience writing an SLO.” “Teachers often find that they do not know the questions to ask until they are actively engaged in the process. The key is providing support, during training and throughout implementation.” (CTAC) 5

SLO Training Modules Add graphic 6

SLO Modules 7 Training Modules – Module 1 - SLO Context & Purpose – Module 2 - SLO Components – Module 3 - The SLO Process – Module 4 - Quality Assurance: Priority of Standard – Module 5 - Quality Assurance: Rigor of Target – Module 6 - Quality Assurance: Quality of Measure & Evidence – Module 7 - Quality Assurance: SLO Action Plan Companion Handbook 7

Module Outcomes After completion of the modules, participants will have completed one SLO and should be prepared to craft additional SLOs and judge their quality using the teacher and principal rubrics. The modules are NOT designed as Inter-rater Reliability (IRR) Training 8

Online Demo com/ Guest Access U: slo.guest P: msdelms 9

SLO Workshop Customization SLO Workshop – State Model District- Customized SLO Workshop SLO PD Workshop designed based on State Model Copy of Workshop in Blackboard will be provided to each district so that district customization may occur 10

Considerations for Use of Modules Face-to-face vs. online training Schedule for training Expertise of facilitators Review of final SLO products Document training Technical requirements Other considerations? 11

Professional Development for SLOs - Promising Practices 12 State Sharing

Lessons Learned Engage broad array of stakeholders in developing district SLO plan Provide models and templates. Our most frequent request was for examples of SLOs. Annotated SLOs were valuable training tools. Establish written guidelines or rules to help teachers and principal set, implement, & measure SLOs 13

Lessons Learned Provide hands-on, no stakes experience writing an SLO early in the professional development process Develop a two-way communication plan Provide support and ensure principals have the skills and knowledge necessary to provide leadership for quality SLO implementation Address assessment literacy needs 14

Lessons Learned Make Connections to Existing Practices Use existing structures and processes to support SLO implementation School Improvement Planning Professional Learning Communities Department Chairs, Team Leaders Student ‘Teaming’ Discussions Classroom Focused Improvement Process (CFIP) SMART Goals Action Research Performance Assessment

16 Lessons Learned: Make Connections to Existing Practices Frame evaluation process as part of the continuous school improvement process Align State – District - School goals with S.L.O. goals Connect S.L.O process with other aspects of good teaching /professional practice Integrate S.L.O. training with Common Core and other curricular training Integrate S.L.O. development with existing data review/analysis processes

Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) Professional Development Learning Cycle  Definition Understand the purpose of SLOs  Validation Understand the importance of SLOs  Assimilation Understand the elements and mechanics of the SLO process  Integration Understand how SLOs are incorporated into every day instructional practice  Transition Understand the relationship of SLOs to student achievement Definition Validation Assimilation Integration Transition

Maryland State Department of Education Website s.org/MSDE/programs/tpe 18