NORTH CAROLINA TEACHER EVALUATION PROCESS TRAINING

1. NORTH CAROLINA TEACHER EVALUATION PROCESS TRAINING 2-Day Training for Phase I, II and III 2008-2010 *This 2-Day training is to be replicated to meet the needs of each individual LEA in NC **REVISED JANUARY 2010

2. WEBINAR – B AGENDA • Welcome & Introductions • Review of Previous Key Points: • Components • Teacher’s Role & Responsibility • The North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards II and III

3. Review of Key Points • Evaluation Process Components…… what do you remember

4. The Evaluation Process Component 1: Initial Training Component 2: Orientation – Annual Review Component 3: Teacher Self-Assessment Component 4: Pre- Observation Conference 4

5. The Evaluation Process (Cont.) Component 5: Observation(s) Component 6: Post-Observation Conferences Component 7: Summary Evaluation Conference (End of Year) Component 8: Professional Development Plans (PDPs) 5

6. Review of Key Points • Teacher’s Role & Responsibilities …… what do you remember

7. Teacher Responsibilities Know and understand the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards Understand the North Carolina Teacher Evaluation Process Prepare for and fully participate in each component of the evaluation process 7

8. Teacher Responsibilities (Cont.) • Gather data, artifacts, evidence to support performance in relation to standards and progress in attaining goals • Develop and implement strategies to improve personal performance/attain goals in areas identified individually or collaboratively identified

9. Standards for Teachers Standard 1: Teachers demonstrate leadership Standard 2: Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students Standard 3: Teachers know the content they teach Standard 4: Teachers facilitate learning for their students Standard 5: Teachers reflect on their practice 9

10. “A good deed is never lost: he who sows courtesy reaps friendship; and he who plants kindness gathers love.”~Basil

11. What We Already Know/Do….. • Familiar tools/guides we use to prepare the classroom • Reflect on what works well and share

12. Standard II: Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students • A. Teachers provide an environment in which each child has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults: • Encourage an environment that is inviting, respectful, supportive, inclusive, and flexible 12

13. Standard II: Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students • Teachers embrace diversity in the school community and in the world: • Demonstrate knowledge of diverse cultures • Select materials and develop lessons that counteract stereotypes and incorporate contributions • Recognize the influences on a child’s development, personality, and performance • Consider and incorporate different points of view

14. Standard II: Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students • C. Teachers treat students as individuals: • Maintain high expectations for all students • Appreciate differences and value contributions by building positive, appropriate relationships

15. Standard II: Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students • Teachers adapt their teaching for the benefit of students with special needs: • Collaborate with specialists • Engage students and ensure they meet the needs of their students through inclusion and other models of effective practice

16. Standard II: Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students • Teachers work collaboratively with the families and significant adults in the lives of their students: • Improve communication and collaboration between the school and the home and community • Promote trust and understanding and build partnerships with school community • Seek solutions to overcome obstacles that prevent family and community involvement

17. “Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you have something to learn, and this will mean all of your life.”~~Henry L. Doherty

18. What We Already Know/Do….. • Pre-K Teachers need knowledge of • Content they teach • Children’s Development & Learning • Reflect on successful approaches and share

19. Standard III: Teachers know the content they teach • Teachers align their instruction with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study: Foundations • Teach the North Carolina Standard Course of Study • Develop and apply strategies to make the curriculum rigorous and relevant • Develop literacy skills appropriate to specialty area 19

20. B-K Specialty Standards http://www.ncprek.nc.gov/TLU/pdf/tluBKStandards.pdf

21. Standard III: Teachers know the content they teach • B. Teachers know the content appropriate to their teaching specialty: • Know subject beyond the content they teach • Direct students’ curiosity into an interest in learning

22. Standard III: Teacher know the content they teach • Teachers recognize the interconnectedness of content areas/disciplines: • Know links between grade/subject and the North Carolina Standard Course of Study • Relate content to other disciplines • Promote global awareness and its relevance

23. Standard III: Teachers know the content they teach • Teachers make instruction relevant to students: • Incorporate life skills : leadership, ethics, accountability, adaptability, personal productivity, personal responsibility, people skills, self-direction, and social responsibility • Demonstrate the relationship between the core content and 21st Century content, including global awareness; financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy; civic literacy; and health and wellness awareness

24. Completing the Activity • One thing you did to the classroom environment this year that worked really well and aligns with Standard II • HOW you used what you know about children and content THEY are interested in to plan one learning experience that went really well and aligns with Standard III • Email to jan.ruiz@ncpublicschools.govin one week • Include your name, title, program, county • Add “Track-B Homework” to the subject line 24

25. “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”~~William Ward 25