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Aligning Observations and In-service Professional Development Prek-3 rd

Aligning Observations and In-service Professional Development Prek-3 rd. Jason Downer May 9, 2012. Elements of Classrooms Influencing Learning. STRUCTURE. PROCESS. What? Who? Where?. How?. Curriculum. Implementation. Standards. Relationships. Materials Training and Education.

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Aligning Observations and In-service Professional Development Prek-3 rd

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  1. Aligning Observations and In-service Professional Development Prek-3rd Jason Downer May 9, 2012

  2. Elements of Classrooms Influencing Learning STRUCTURE PROCESS What? Who? Where? How? Curriculum Implementation Standards Relationships Materials Training and Education Academic & Social Interactions Students’ Academic & Social Development

  3. Effective Teaching through Interactions CLASSROOM INTERACTIONS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT

  4. Observations across 4,000 Classrooms

  5. Measures of Effective Teaching • Observations, student ratings, and value-added models (VAM) show teachers are key to student learning • Measures of effective teaching that are linked to student outcomes can and should become the targets of professional development

  6. Framework for Teaching (Danielson) Actual scores for 7500 lessons.

  7. Traditional Teacher In-Service Training • Until recently, most PD consisted of workshops: • Designed to provide new information • Transmission-oriented • One size fits all • Not typically connected to teachers’ practice • Districts waste PD money. Spend between $2500 and $9,000/teacher/year. No evidence of impacts.

  8. Effective Teacher In-Service Training • Maximizing the benefits of any curriculum or other classroom intervention requires a significant investment in professional development • High quality in-service training is: • Sustained • Intensive • Classroom-focused • Research-based • Aligned with measures of effective teaching

  9. Coaching Impacts on Instructional Support * * ***p<.001

  10. Policy Implications • Adopt measures of effective teaching with established links to student outcomes • Set standards for use of PD funds • Align with measures of effective teaching • Evidence of impact • Meet current best practices

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