1. Today’s Agenda 1.Professional Day 2.Assignment A - Schedule and Honorarium 3.Assignment B - SMART Goal and Improvement Plan 1.Professional Day 2.Assignment A - Schedule and Honorarium 3.Assignment B - SMART Goal and Improvement Plan

2. Assignment A  Due Tuesday, February 13th  See website - Assignment AAssignment A  Don’t forget your calendar when you meet with your cooperating teacher!  Due Tuesday, February 13th  See website - Assignment AAssignment A  Don’t forget your calendar when you meet with your cooperating teacher!

3. Teacher Standards  Ultimately these are what all your classes are preparing you for  Something to assess you with  Uniformity across all teacher preparation programs and for beginning teachers  Ultimately these are what all your classes are preparing you for  Something to assess you with  Uniformity across all teacher preparation programs and for beginning teachers

4. INTASC & MN SEP  INTASC - Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium  MN SEP - Minnesota Standards of Effective Practice  INTASC - Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium  MN SEP - Minnesota Standards of Effective Practice

5. INTASC & MN SEP  One - Subject Area  Two - Student Learning  Three - Diverse Learners  Four - Instructional Strategies  Five - Learning Environment  Six - Communication  Seven - Planning Instruction  Eight - Assessment  Nine - Reflection & Professional Development  Ten - Collaboration, Ethics & Relationships  One - Subject Area  Two - Student Learning  Three - Diverse Learners  Four - Instructional Strategies  Five - Learning Environment  Six - Communication  Seven - Planning Instruction  Eight - Assessment  Nine - Reflection & Professional Development  Ten - Collaboration, Ethics & Relationships

6. Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching by Charlotte Danielson  Four Domains of Teaching Responsibility  Domain 1: Planning and Preparation  Domain 2: The Classroom Environment  Domain 3: Instruction  Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities (within each domain sits 5 - 6 components) See pages 30 - 33 for overview  Four Domains of Teaching Responsibility  Domain 1: Planning and Preparation  Domain 2: The Classroom Environment  Domain 3: Instruction  Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities (within each domain sits 5 - 6 components) See pages 30 - 33 for overview

7. Setting Goals within Framework  What is a goal?  Why set a goal?  How do we know when we’ve achieved it?  Assignment B - SMART Goal and Improvement Plan  What is a goal?  Why set a goal?  How do we know when we’ve achieved it?  Assignment B - SMART Goal and Improvement Plan

8. SMART Goal Focus Area  Domain 3: Instruction  Component 3d: Providing Feedback to Students  Domain 3: Instruction  Component 3d: Providing Feedback to Students

9. My Goal  To provide effective feedback to teacher-candidates.

10. My SMART Goal  To provide feedback to teacher- candidates in General Instructional Methods and Apprenticeship Middle School within two weeks of giving the assignment, using rubrics and/or performance task lists that are provided to the teacher-candidates prior to their turning in of the assignment.

11. SMART Goal Justification  Last spring in both my mid-term evaluation and end of the term evaluation many students remarked that I need to be more timely in returning assignments.  I personally like written feedback that is specific to the assignment.  Working with the assessment guru, Julia, I will be learning how to assess student work in new ways.  Finally, between other work and family responsibilities I can easily fall behind in returning student work.  Last spring in both my mid-term evaluation and end of the term evaluation many students remarked that I need to be more timely in returning assignments.  I personally like written feedback that is specific to the assignment.  Working with the assessment guru, Julia, I will be learning how to assess student work in new ways.  Finally, between other work and family responsibilities I can easily fall behind in returning student work.

12. My Improvement Plan In order to achieve my goal I need to: 1.Meet with Julia to better understand and practice using the types of rubrics we’ll use for General Instructional Methods. 2.I will create either a rubric and/or a performance task list for each assignment; it will be given with the assignment so that teacher-candidates know exactly what they’ll be graded on prior to turning in the assignment. All assignments can be accessed on my website. 1.Meet with Julia to better understand and practice using the types of rubrics we’ll use for General Instructional Methods. 2.I will create either a rubric and/or a performance task list for each assignment; it will be given with the assignment so that teacher-candidates know exactly what they’ll be graded on prior to turning in the assignment. All assignments can be accessed on my website.

13. My Improvement Plan cont. 1.I will use the same rubric and/or performance task list to assess the assignment. I will also write specific comments to provide more constructive feedback for the teacher-candidate. 2.I will meet every other week with Dan, Mike, and Julia to discuss assignments and assessment. 3.I will consult my calendar on a regular basis to be sure I return items within two week time period! 1.I will use the same rubric and/or performance task list to assess the assignment. I will also write specific comments to provide more constructive feedback for the teacher-candidate. 2.I will meet every other week with Dan, Mike, and Julia to discuss assignments and assessment. 3.I will consult my calendar on a regular basis to be sure I return items within two week time period!

14. My Improvement Plan cont. 1.In addition to meeting with Julia regarding assessment, I will work with my former SIP coach regarding alignment between assignments and assessments. 2.I will have teacher-candidates fill out an evaluation about my work towards my goal. 1.In addition to meeting with Julia regarding assessment, I will work with my former SIP coach regarding alignment between assignments and assessments. 2.I will have teacher-candidates fill out an evaluation about my work towards my goal.

15. Professional Development Plan  Examples of goal setting as part of contractual agreement:  PDP PDP  PDP Winter Progress Report PDP Winter Progress Report  PDP Spring Progress Report PDP Spring Progress Report  Examples of goal setting as part of contractual agreement:  PDP PDP  PDP Winter Progress Report PDP Winter Progress Report  PDP Spring Progress Report PDP Spring Progress Report