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New Teacher Orientation Introduction to The College Ready Promise August 4, 2011

New Teacher Orientation Introduction to The College Ready Promise August 4, 2011. What do you know?. Pair – share: What do you know about teacher evaluation and The College Ready Promise? Share out:. What is The College Ready Promise?.

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New Teacher Orientation Introduction to The College Ready Promise August 4, 2011

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  1. New Teacher OrientationIntroduction to The College Ready PromiseAugust 4, 2011

  2. What do you know? • Pair – share: What do you know about teacher evaluation and The College Ready Promise? • Share out: DRAFT

  3. What is The College Ready Promise? • The Alliance College Ready Public Schools, along with three other CMOs, received a $60 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to implement a new teacher development and evaluation system. Video: http://tcrpalliance.wordpress.com/ • Four Components of the Work: • Definition of a framework for effective teaching: The College Ready Teaching Framework • Teacher development and support • Evidence-based evaluation based on multiple measures of effectiveness • Principal Leadership

  4. Why TCRP, Why Now? • Read the Executive Summary and First section of The Widget Effect- hard copy, or find it at: http://tcrpalliance.wordpress.com/publications/ • Group discussion: Based on your reading of the Widget Effect, what are the top three reasons for reforming teacher evaluation? DRAFT

  5. TCRP Wordpress Treasure Hunt • Group 1: What are the measures of effective teaching in the Alliance? What is the value of each of these measures? • Group 2: How are we measuring student growth? How is this measure different than what is typically measured? • Group 3: What are the TCRP Guiding Principles? Which of these Guiding Principles most resonates with you, and why? • Group 4: What other districts are doing this work across the country? Provide one example of a similarity and a difference from one or two other districts. • Group 5: What are the domains in the College Ready Teaching Framework? How does this framework align to a vision of college-readiness for students? DRAFT

  6. Homework – 3 TCRP Priorities Constructivism Excerpts from: Donald G. Hackmann. 2004. “Constructivism and Block Scheduling. Making the Connection.. Cognitive Engagement An excerpt from: Tharp, R. G., P. Estrada, S. S. Dalton, and L. A. Yamauchi. (2000). Teaching Transformed. Achieving Excellence, Fairness, Inclusion, and Harmony College Readiness Conley, D. (2007). Toward a more comprehensive conception of college readiness (pp 1-19) • Please read the three articles about our instructional priorities within The College Ready Promise • Also available at: http://tcrpalliance.wordpress.com/the-college-ready-teaching-framework/

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