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Teacher Education & Licensure (TEAL). Kansas Teacher Leader Assessment www.ksde.org/teacherleader.
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Teacher Education & Licensure (TEAL) Kansas Teacher Leader Assessment www.ksde.org/teacherleader
“ Recognizing that teachers are the single most important factor in our students’ success in classrooms, the Teaching in Kansas Commission seeks to strengthen, support and grow the profession of teaching in Kansas.” Mission of the Teaching in Kansas Commission
Background • Teaching in Kansas Commission November 2007-08 • Kansas Teacher Leader Standards developed April, 2009 • Regulations for Teacher Leader License adopted by SBE June, 2009 • Teacher Leader Assessment Development Team formed to develop an assessmentto measure the Teacher Leader Standards • The Educational Testing Service (ETS) to provide technical assistance to KSDE
Kansas Teacher Leader Standards • Standard 1… Adult Learning • Standard 2… Observation and Feedback • Standard 3… Collaboration with Families and Other Stakeholders • Standard 4…Action Research • Standard 5…Collaborative Teams • Standard 6… Advocacy • Standard 7… Use of Data • Standard 8…Professional Development
The Kansas Teacher Leader Standards The Standards have been divided into twocategories: • Facilitating Professional Practice and • Facilitating Professional Growth Sixtasks have been identified to address the eight Teacher Leader Standardsaddressed under thetwocategories.
Common TaskFormat • Link back to Standard(s) • Guiding Prompts provided • Time Frame outlined • Evidence collecting tools (possible)
Common Task Components Some form of: • Needs Assessment, • Action Plan, • Development and ImplementationSections, • Results, • Documentation, and • Reflection/Feedback will be required.
Where are we in the process of developing a Teacher Leader Assessment? Proposed Timeline • Tryout occurred: 10/1/09 –11/30/09 • *Pilot scheduled for:2/1/2010- 6/2010 • Formative Scoring: 6/27-7/1/2010
Questions? • For further information please contact: • Lynn Bechtel, Education Program Consultant, TEAL lbechtel@ksde.org 785-296-8110 • Kathy Boyer, Education Program Consultant, TEAL kboyer@ksde.org 785-296-7945 and/or check progress on the Teacher Leader Assessment on the KSDE website: www.ksde.org/teacherleader Thank you!