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BIR Update Session Common Standards January 19, 2010 Ensuring Educator Excellence Topics to be addressed Responsibility for understanding the Common Standards Before arriving at the site visit
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BIR UpdateSessionCommon Standards January 19, 2010 Ensuring Educator Excellence
Topics to be addressed • Responsibility for understanding the Common Standards • Before arriving at the site visit • Bringing data together—from multiple sources and programs into the Common Standards (Is what the team wants to cite part of the standard? Where is the preponderance of evidence?) • Utilizing Biennial Reports in the review of the Common Standards • Program Assessment and the Program Sampling Cluster • Format for Common Standard report • How to divide writing responsibilities COA Visits 09-10 Yellow Cohort
Responsibility for understanding the Common Standards • Each team member is responsible for the content of the Common Standards • Use the Glossary • Team Lead and Commission Consultant are your resources COA Visits 09-10 Yellow Cohort
Pre-Visit Worksheet • As you review the Common Standards Document, note evidence you have seen in the top box • Note evidence you want to look for in the lower box • Arrive on Sunday with the Pre-Visit Worksheet completed COA Visits 09-10 Yellow Cohort
Bringing data together—from multiple sources and programs into the Common Standards • Work with the Programs Sampling Cluster members • A single instance of evidence will be considered an outlier • Work to confirm from multiple sources—documentary and interview • Discuss with team and consult with Team Lead COA Visits 09-10 Yellow Cohort
Utilizing Biennial Reports in the review of the Common Standards • Prior to arriving at the site visit, review the Biennial Report— • Each program’s report • Dean/Superintendent Summary (Part B) • CTC feedback COA Visits 09-10 Yellow Cohort
Program Assessment and Program Sampling • Program Assessment began 2 years before the site visit • Many Program Standards will have been identified as “Preliminarily Aligned” • Other Program Standards will be reviewed onsite • Sample across 4 categories: Program Design, Curriculum, Field Experience, and Assessment of Candidate Competence COA Visits 09-10 Yellow Cohort
Writing Worksheet: use during the collection of evidence Report Template: prompts to assist in the writing of the report Blue text—means to replace with your own writing Format for Common Standard report COA Visits 09-10 Yellow Cohort
How to divide writing responsibilities • Depends on the size of the team • Team Lead will makes these decisions, but you will be asked for your preferences • Each team member is responsible for the full team report COA Visits 09-10 Yellow Cohort