Professional Development

1. A ROAD MAP… INTRODUCTION TO THE DANIELSON FRAMEWORK OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR TEACHERS Because teaching is complex, it is helpful to have a road map through the territory, structured around a shared understanding of teaching. Jason M. Eitner, Superintendent of Schools Charlotte Danielson ●15:46:54 ●15:46:54 DEFINING EFFECTIVE PRACTICE “In order to create the conditions for improved teaching, one must first define it. Without such a definition of good practice, educators are, in effect, wandering in a swamp.” Why was Danielson picked over other models? -It provides a detailed rubric using evidence and artifacts. ●15:46:54 ●15:46:54 Charlotte Danielson 1

2. Verbatim scripting of teacher or student comments: “Could one person from each table collect materials?” Non-evaluative statements of teacher or student actions: The teacher stands by the door, greeting students as they enter. Numeric information about time, student participation, resource use, etc.: “Four students of the eighteen respond to teacher’s questions during the discussion. An observed aspect of the environment: Student work is displayed on the wall. ●15:46:54 Evidence is a factual reporting of events. It may include teacher and student actions and behaviors. It may also include artifacts prepared by the teacher or students. It is not clouded with personal opinion or bias. ●15:46:54 Students are seated in rows. The teacher manages transitions effectively. The students enjoyed the lesson. Two students volunteered to hand out materials. The classroom is very disorganized. Students were confused about directions. Students are on task. Planning documents Professional portfolio Student work samples, student reflections Teacher created materials Professional development log Family contact log Teacher’s reflection and self assessment Artifacts from supervisor, parents, students, colleagues ●15:46:54 ●15:46:54 2

3. A Framework for Teaching: Components of Professional Practice D o m a in 1 : P la n n in g a n d P re p a ra tio n A Framework for Teaching: Components of Professional Practice D o m a in 1 : P la n n in g a n d P re p a ra tio n D o m a in 2 : T h e C la ssro o m E n v iro n m e n t D o m a in 2 : T h e C la ssro o m a. D em o n stratin g k n o w led g e o f co n ten t a. D em o n stratin g k n o w led g e o f co n ten t a.C reatin g an en v iro n m en t o f resp ect an d E n v iro n m e n t an d p ed ag o g y an d p ed ag o g y rap p o rt a.C reatin g an en v iro n m en t o f resp ect b . D em o n stratin g k n o w led g e o f stu d en ts b .E stab lish in g a cu ltu re fo r learn in g b . D em o n stratin g k n o w led g e o f stu d en ts an d rap p o rt c. Settin g in stru ctio n al o u tco m es d . D em o n stratin g k n o w led g e o f reso u rces c. Settin g in stru ctio n al o u tco m es d . D em o n stratin g k n o w led g e o f reso u rces c. M an ag in g classro o m p ro ced u res d .M an ag in g stu d en t b eh av io r b .E stab lish in g a cu ltu re fo r learn in g c. M an ag in g classro o m p ro ced u res e. D esig n in g co h eren t in stru ctio n e. D esig n in g co h eren t in stru ctio n e.O rg an izin g p h y sical sp ace d .M an ag in g stu d en t b eh av io r f. D esig n in g stu d en t assessm en ts f. D esig n in g stu d en t assessm en ts e.O rg an izin g p h y sical sp ace D o m a in 4 : P ro fe ssio n a l D o m a in 3 : In stru ctio n D o m a in 4 : P ro fe ssio n a l D o m a in 3 : In stru ctio n R e sp o n sib ilitie s a.C o m m u n icatin g w ith stu d en ts R e sp o n sib ilitie s a.C o m m u n icatin g w ith stu d en ts a. R eflectin g o n teach in g b .U sin g q u estio n in g an d d iscu ssio n a. R eflectin g o n teach in g b .U sin g q u estio n in g an d d iscu ssio n b . M ain tain in g accu rate reco rd s tech n iq u es b . M ain tain in g accu rate reco rd s tech n iq u es c. C o m m u n icatin g w ith fam ilies d . P articip atin g in a p ro fessio n al c. E n g ag in g stu d en ts in learn in g d .U sin g assessm en t in in stru ctio n c. C o m m u n icatin g w ith fam ilies d . P articip atin g in a p ro fessio n al c. E n g ag in g stu d en ts in learn in g d .U sin g assessm en t in in stru ctio n C o m m u n ity C o m m u n ity e.D em o n stratin g flex ib ility an d e.D em o n stratin g flex ib ility an d e. G ro w in g an d d ev elo p in g p ro fessio n ally resp o n siv en ess e. G ro w in g an d d ev elo p in g p ro fessio n ally resp o n siv en ess f. D em o n stratin g p ro fessio n alism ●15:46:54 f. D em o n stratin g p ro fessio n alism 10 ●15:46:54 Danielson 2007 ©2009 McKay Consulting, LLC TURN AND TALK TURN AND TALK ●15:46:54 ●15:46:54 3

4. TURN AND TALK TURN AND TALK Component Critical Attributes Possible Examples ●15:46:54 ●15:46:54 S tu d e n t-d ire c te d Teacher-directed success! 15 s u c c e s s ! Ineffective Partially Effective P a rtia l Effective (= GOOD+) C o n s is te n t Highly Effective U n s a fe S e a m le s s Biggest question: “But I thought observations were supposed to be unannounced”? L a c k o f G e n e ra lly F re q u e n t S o lid U n a w a re In c o n s is te n tly S u c c e s s fu l S u b tle H a rm fu l A tte m p ts A p p ro p ria te S k illfu l Interview protocol for pre-conferences for observations that ARE scheduled. U n c le a r A w a re n e s s C le a r P re v e n ta tiv e P o o r M o d e ra te P o s itiv e L e a d e rs h ip U n s u ita b le M in im a l S m o o th S T U D E N T S →These are things to keep in mind when doing your lesson plans. N o n e S o m e M o s t A lw a y s ●15:46:54 ●15:46:54 4

5. Reflection Questions: Pre Conference Pre Conference 1.To which part of your curriculum does your lesson relate? 2.How does this learning fit in the sequence of learning for this class? 3.Briefly describe the students in this class, including those with special needs. 4.What are your learning outcomes for this lesson? What do you want the students to understand? ●15:46:54 Reflection Questions: 5. How will you engage the students in the learning? What will you do? What will the students do? Will the students work in groups, or individually, or as a large group? Provide any worksheets or other materials the students will be using. 6. How will you differentiate instruction for different individuals or groups of students in the class? 7. How and when will you know whether the students have learned what you intend? ●15:46:54 Reflection Questions: Post-Conference Post-Conference Reflection Questions: 4. Did you adjust your plan based on the needs of your students? 5. Comment on different aspects of your instructional delivery (e.g., activities, grouping of students, materials and resources). To what extent were they effective? 6. If you had an opportunity to teach this lesson again to the same group of students, what would you do differently? 1. In general, how successful was the lesson? Did the students learn what you intended for them to learn? How do you know? 2. If you were able to bring samples of student work, what do those samples reveal about those students’ levels of engagement and understanding? 3. Comment on your classroom procedures, student conduct, and your use of physical space. To what extent did these contribute to student learning? ●15:46:54 ●15:46:54 5

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7. 1 Google Docs – The Basics WTSD PD Days – 2011 CONTACT: Jay Eitner – Assistant Principal Long Valley Middle School X2337 or ​jeitner@wtschools.org ​Google Docs – What is it? I.​ ​Why is WTS using it? II.​ ​Getting started III.​ Logging in from the WTSD homepage​​http://www.wtschools.org/ a. ​MAIL / CALENDAR / DOCUMENTS / SITES / VIDEO / GROUPS IV.​ ​An overview:​​http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzgaUOW6GIs&feature=related V.​ ​Create documents, spreadsheets and presentations online VI.​ Create basic documents from scratch or ​​start from a template​​. You can easily do all the basics, including making bulleted lists, sorting by columns, adding tables, images, comments, formulas, changing fonts and more. And it's free. Upload your existing files. Google Docs accepts most popular file formats, including DOC, XLS, ODT, ODS, RTF, CSV, PPT, etc. So go ahead and upload your existing files. Familiar desktop feel makes editing a breeze. Just click the toolbar buttons to bold, underline, indent, change font or number format, change cell background color and so on. Share and collaborate in real time Choose who can access your documents. Just enter the email addresses of the people with whom you want to share a given document and send them an invitation.

8. 2 Share instantly. Anyone you've invited to either edit or view your document, spreadsheet or presentation can access it as soon as they sign in. Edit and present with others in real time. Multiple people can view and make changes at the same time. There's an on-screen chat window for spreadsheets, and document revisions show you exactly who changed what, and when. Viewing a presentation together is a breeze, as anyone joined in a presentation can automatically follow along with the presenter. Safely store and organize your work Edit and access from anywhere. There's nothing to download; you access your documents, spreadsheets and presentations from any computer with an Internet connection and a standard browser. And it's free. Safely store your work. Online storage and auto-save mean you needn't fear local hard drive failures or power outages. Easily save and export copies. You can save your documents and spreadsheets to your own computer in DOC, XLS, CSV, ODS, ODT, PDF, RTF and HTML formats. Organize your documents Easily find your documents by organizing them into folders. Drag and drop your documents into as many folders as you want. Control who can see your documents Publish your work as a web page. You can publish your documents online with one click, as normal-looking web pages, without having to learn anything new. Control who can see your pages. You can publish to the entire world, just a few people or no one -- it's up to you. (You can also un-publish at any time.) Post your documents to your blog.

9. 3 Once you've created a document, you can post it to your blog. Teacher Examples: Colette Cassinelli​​, high school computer teacher in Beaverton, Oregon In my attempt to avoid sitting through days and days of PowerPoint presentations in my high school computer classes (and boring the students in the process), I decided to upload each of my students Online Safety PowerPoint's to a Google account and the class joined the presentation. One student talked aloud while everyone listened and chatted about the presentation. The students asked questions in the chat, added their own information and followed along in the presentation. For the first time I can EVER remember as a teacher - 100% of the students were engaged in the presentation and participated in the chat. The students were enthusiastic and offered insightful and appropriate comments. The students liked being able to add their input without interrupting the presentation. I will definitely use Google shared presentations again. Blog post on using presentations Carol LaRow​​, language arts teacher in Niskayuna, New York I am a language arts teacher in Niskayuna, New York and have done interdisciplinary projects with my students for several years. I began a website called ​Google Historical Voyages and Events​ which invites schools all over the World to submit projects done by teachers and students. The site is dedicated to famous explorers, historical events that shaped the World, and local histories.The goal of the site is to post projects that use clusters of Google tools, encourage peer-to-peer learning, foster global awareness, and have students "meet" other students from around the World. I'm using a Google Docs form to collect information from schools that want to join the project. The web form asks for basic information such as project title, contact information, and school name and location. Forms allows teachers to join the project without having to email me. They fill out the online form and click "Submit." Forms alerts me when someone has submitted information and summarizes all the information in a spreadsheet that I can view on my computer. I can also make the results available to other teachers. Example form VII.​​Walk-throughs… VIII.​​A ‘Word’ document (AKA Google Docs) -please open this document now – you have it in your docs - I shared it with you (hint: look under ‘shared’). IX.​​An ‘excel’ document (AKA Google Sheets) X.​​Uploading PDF’s to google docs XI.​​Time to work on your own

10. 4 Google Calendar - The Basics WTS PD Days - 2011 CONTACT: Jay Eitner, Assistant Principal - LVMS x2337 or ​jeitner@wtschools.org I. Accessing the calendar: Open up your g-mail, and click your mouse on the button in the upper left hand corner: 1. Click ‘Calendar’ Once loaded, it will show a monthly calendar and a list of calendars you have access to 2. on the left hand side. Click on the day you want to add something to: ​ 3. ​A text box will open; type your LAST NAME AND BLOCK TIME in the textbox that says ‘​what Next, choose the calendar that the event is to be displayed under. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU CHOOSE THE RIGHT CALENDAR. Finally, click ​Edit Event Details. ’. Type your event in and make sure you choose the correct calendar! 4.​​Finally, fill in the specific details. Place EXACT block times, Add the location, Choose the correct Calendar, description of what you’re doing, and Add reminders for yourself Add a brief

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