Making Sense of SLOs Overview

Making Sense of SLOsOverview

Making Sense of SLOs Overview • This video is the first in a series of five videos created to support the understanding of SLOs. The Overview video will outline the following: • An overview of the changes to educator evaluations as mandated by Act 82 of 2012 • Where SLOs fit into the new evaluation process for various groups of educators • A definition of Student Learning Objectives • A preview of the SLO template that is to be used • The documents that support this video are located on the WPAIUCC SLO Moodle.

Act 82 • Act 82 went into effect on July 1, 2013 for teachers, and will go into effect on July 1, 2014 for non-teaching professionals and principals. • Mandates the use of multiple measures as part of the evaluation process - the first time that student achievement in being linked to teachers' evaluations

Components of the Educator Effectiveness Process

What is a Student Learning Objective? A process to document a measure of educator effectiveness based on student achievement of content standards. The SLO in PA is written to a specific teacher and a specific class/course/ content are for which that teacher provides instruction All teachers in all content areas create an SLO.

Reviewing the SLO Template

Classroom Teacher Rating Tool

Additional information for each component of the SLO template will be discussed in the SLO Video series.

SLO Contacts If you need more information regarding SLOs, please contact your IU representative listed below. IU 1: JoBeth McKee IU 3: Paul Cindric IU 4: Cathleen Cubelic, Anthony Conti IU 5: Kirk Shimshock, Linda Lorei, and Jim Gallagher IU 7: Natalie Smith IU 27: Lori Ceremuga, Marsha Hughes and Cristine Wagner-Deitch IU 28: Lynne Snyder

Making Sense of SLOs Overview

Making Sense of SLOs Overview

Presentation Transcript

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Making sense of records

Making Sense of moocs

Making Sense of SLOs: Teacher Expectations/Elective Rating

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Making Sense of Models

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