Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS)

1. Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS)

2. Evaluation Systems

3. Looking Back • PDAS – 1997 • Professional Development Appraisal System • Then and Now

4. New! Texas Teacher Standards • 149.001 – Purpose: The standards identified in this section are performance standards to be used to inform the training, appraisal, and professional development of teachers. • Six (6) Standards • Standard 1: Instructional Planning and Delivery • Standard 2: Knowledge of Students and Student Learning • Standard 3: Content Knowledge and Expertise • Standard 4: Learning Environment • Standard 5: Data-Driven Practice • Standard 6: Professional Practices and Responsibilities Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 149. – Effective June 8, 2014.

5. T-TESS Timelines and Pilot Sites • 2014-2015 – 65 Pilot LEAs • 2015-2016 – Refinement Year – Approximately 200 LEAs • 2016-2017 – Statewide Implementation

6. Effective Classroom Lessons • As you reflect upon a recent lesson you observed that was effective, what occurred during that lesson that led it to be effective?

7. T-TESS Rubric Overview Planning Instruction Learning Environment • Standards and Alignment • Data and Assessment • Knowledge of Students • Activities • Classroom Environment, Routines, and Procedures • Managing Student Behavior • Classroom Culture • Achieving Expectations • Content Knowledge and Expertise • Communication • Differentiation • Monitor and Adjust • Professional Demeanor and Ethics • Goal Setting • Professional Development • School Community Involvement Professional Practices and Responsibilities

8. It’s a Process, not an Event. • Overview and Introduction • Public Learners • T-TESS Experts

9. T-TESS Overview • Student Growth (Value Added, Student Learning Objectives, District Assessments, Pre/Post Assessments) • Observations (both formal and informal)

10. Requirements and Recommendations * Teacher self-reflection ratings are not required but recommended.

11. Handout T-TESS Rubric

12. T-TESS Rubric Domain

13. T-TESS Rubric

14. T-TESS Rubric Dimension

15. T-TESS Rubric

16. T-TESS Rubric Descriptors Descriptors

17. T-TESS Rubric

18. Performance Levels T-TESS Rubric

19. Evaluation Cycle Unannounced Announced

20. Collective Evidence is Essential • Detailed Collection of Evidence: Unbiased notes of what occurs during a classroom lesson. • Capture: • what the teacher says • what the teacher does • what the students say • what the students do • Copy wording from visuals used during the lesson. • Record time segments of lesson. The collection of detailed evidence is ESSENTIAL for the observation process to be implemented accurately, fairly, and for the intended purpose of the process.

21. When Do You Collect Evidence Prior to the LessonBeing Observed Prior to the LessonBeing Observed • Pre-conference • Review of lesson and/or unit plans as applicable During the Lesson • What the teacher says and does • What the students say and do After theLesson After theLesson • Communication between classroom observation and post-conference

22. Purpose of the Pre-Conferences • To provide the teacher with an opportunity to share his/her thought process in developing the lesson/plan and provide additional details about the upcoming observation. • To clarify expectations for teacher and student performance. • To provide the appraiser with information about the lesson observation and criteria that may not be directly observable.

23. Four Key Elements of the Instructional Post-Conference

24. T-TESS Appraisal Timeline

25. Teacher Overviews & Rubric Rollouts

26. Self-Assessment , Goal Setting and Professional Development Plan • Ongoing review of teacher and student performance data and the relationship between these two • Ongoing review of areas of reinforcement, refinement and professional development which contributes to teacher growth • Ongoing review of goals and progress towards the goals through data analysis and professional development

27. Portal Modules • How are portal modules used to establish a common understanding about the dimensions?

28. Observation Portal • Roles • Teacher • Teacher Appraiser • School Administrator • Assistant School Administrator • District Viewer • District Administrator • … • Pools • Teacher Pools

29. Observation Observation Evidence Sheet

30. Observation Entry – Page 1 Arts Career and Technology English/Language Arts/Reading Exploratory Foreign Languages Math Science Social Studies Special Education Other

31. Observation Entry – Page 2

32. Observation Entry – Page 3

33. Appraiser Calibrations • What processes are pilot districts using for appraisers to calibrate observations?

34. Training Portal: Reports and Data https://teachfortexas.org

35. Avoiding the DRIP Concept DRIP - Data Rich - Information Poor* *Waterman, 1987

36. Data Quality: Teacher Effectiveness Calibration

37. Reports

38. Reports

39. Reports

40. Reports

41. Reports

42. Reports

43. Reports

44. T-TESS Thoughts… • "Great teaching is at the core of every quality education system." • "Research shows that there is no greater in-school factor than having an outstanding education in the classroom." • T-TESS was developed by educators for educators. • T-TESS is aligned to research-based, best practices for teaching and learning. • The T-TESS Rubric aligns directly with the new Texas Teacher Standards. • The T-TESS process provides for actionable, timely feedback, allowing teachers set goals and identify professional development that will lead to refinement in knowledge and skills.

45. T-TESS Thoughts… • The 'Proficient' performance level is representative of a 'Rock Solid' teacher. • There will be some necessary culture shifts to establish a new mind set for the relationship with appraisals and supporting teachers. • Everyone in the school community is a public learner. • The ultimate outcome is improved student achievement.

46. Training Portal: Appraiser Resourceshttps://teachfortexas.org

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