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SCOPE: The System for Comprehensive Ongoing Preparation of Educators A Process of Formative Assessment Aligned with the MoSPE Standards. Stephanie Koscielski , M.Ed. Richard Stanton David Barbero University of Missouri - St. Louis coe.umsl.edu /scope/ macte. What is SCOPE?.
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SCOPE: The System for Comprehensive Ongoing Preparation of EducatorsA Process of Formative Assessment Aligned with the MoSPE Standards Stephanie Koscielski, M.Ed. Richard Stanton David Barbero University of Missouri - St. Louis coe.umsl.edu/scope/macte
What is SCOPE? • S - System for • C - Comprehensive • O - Ongoing • PE - Program Enhancement Preparation of Educators
Important Details • a developmental candidate assessment system • part of OPIS • Ongoing Program Improvement System • powered by Foliotek • used by all programs in the College
The Big Picture • National Context • NCATE Blue Ribbon Panel for Clinical Practice • New CAEP Standards for Educator Preparation • National Council for Teacher Quality (NCTQ) • New Common Core and Next Gen Science Standards • Focus on more accountability for P-12 student learning • State and Local Context • New MoSPE standards • Focus on outputs instead of inputs • New Missouri assessments • St. Louis focus on “collaborative impact”
Priorities at UMSL • The Context of Our College • Studio Schools • Focus on Student Learning Outcomesas key measure of educator effectiveness • Closing the gap between the educator candidates and the community • Engaging educator candidates in varied student learning experiences (both formal and informal settings)
Candidates Gain Experience in Community Agencies • Arc • Beyond Housing • Boys and Girls, Inc. • Boys Hope, Girls Hope St. Louis • Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri • Jennings Saturday School • The Magic House • Mathews-Dickey Boys’ & Girls’ Club • Missouri History Museum • Orchestrating Diversity • Powder Valley Science Center • Project Succeed • Ready Readers • Recreation St. Louis • Shaw Nature Reserve • St. Louis Science Center • Studio STL • Youth Learning Center
Five Key Facts • It is a process, not a product. • It integrates the new Missouri standards. • It records student learning outcomes in candidates’ clinical experiences. • It is needed for accreditation and program improvement. • It is not necessarily tied to grades.
Candidates are Rated on the‘Professional Continuum of the Missouri Teacher’ Distinguished Teacher Proficient Teacher Developing Teacher Emerging Teacher Teacher Candidate (Below Candidate Level)
Let’s Take a Look! SCOPE for Teacher Certification SCOPE for Teach for America SCOPE for the Bachelor of Educational Studies SCOPE for the M.Ed. In Teaching & Learning SCOPE for Educational Administration SCOPE for School Counseling SCOPE for the Ed.D.
There Have Been Challenges • Getting faculty to buy in • department meetings • overcoming resistance • Rating the evidence in two ways • giving it a grade vs. evaluating it in SCOPE • Spreading the message • classroom visits and training sessions • web site, Blackboard, e-mail blasts • posters, flyers, and handouts
Keep in Touch with Us • Stephanie Koscielski, M.Ed. Director of School Partnerships and Clinical Experience koscielskis@umsl.edu • Rick Stanton Director of Educator Effectiveness and Accreditation stantonr@umsl.edu • David Barbero SCOPE Coordinator / Graduate Research Assistant barberod@umsl.edu coe.umsl.edu/scope coe.umsl.edu/scope/macte