EPT

1. EPT AD Adding the A and D back into www.scteachers.org

2. Assisting Beginning Teachers

3. What is ADEPT? ADEPT is South Carolina’s system for • Assisting, • Developing, and • Evaluating • Professional • Teaching.

4. The ADEPT System. . . • is based on national standards and current educational research and best practices. • was implemented statewide in 1998. The system is now being revised and updated. • is unique to South Carolina.

5. ADEPT Performance Standards for Classroom-Based Teachers

6. ADEPT Performance Standards for Classroom-Based Teachers

7. ADEPT Domains Planning APS 1 APS 2 APS 3 Professionalism APS 10 Instruction APS 4 APS 5 APS 6 APS 7 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Environment APS 8 APS 9

8. Domain 1: Planning • APS 1: Long-Range Planning (5 key elements) • APS 2: Short-Range Planning of Instruction (3 key elements) • APS 3: Planning Assessments and Using Data (3 key elements)

9. Domain 1: Planning • The emphasis in this domain is on increasing student achievement by using assessment data to help guide instructional planning.

10. Domain 1: Planning • Beginning teachers need to know • how to obtain various types of student information; • how to use student information to inform instructional planning; • the district’s curriculum; • the types of assessments that are required; • how to align the curriculum, instruction, and assessments; and • how to analyze and use the results of formal and informal assessments to guide instruction.

11. Domain 2: Instruction • APS 4: Establishing & Maintaining High Expectations for Learners (3 key elements) • APS 5: Using Instructional Strategies to Facilitate Learning (3 key elements) • APS 6: Providing Content to Learners (3 key elements) • APS 7: Monitoring, Assessing, and Enhancing Learning (3 key elements)

12. Domain 2: Instruction • Beginning teachers need to know • what and how much to expect from the students, • the appropriate content, • how to effectively teach the content, and • how to analyze student behavior and performance and make appropriate real-time instructional changes as needed.

13. Domain 3: Environment • APS 8: Maintaining an Environment That Promotes Learning (3 key elements) • APS 9: Managing the Classroom (3 key elements)

14. Domain 3: Environment • The emphasis in this domain is on creating an environment that promotes learning.

15. Domain 3: Environment • Beginning teachers need to know • how to motivate students and make learning relevant; • how and when to schedule breaks in instruction; • how to create positive learning associations; • how to prioritize information; • how to facilitate independent discovery learning;

16. Domain 4: Professionalism • APS 10: Fulfilling Professional Responsibilities (5 key elements)

17. Domain 4: Professionalism • The emphasis in this domain is on professional • ethics, • responsibility, • contributions, and • continuous growth and development.

18. Domain 4: Professionalism • Beginning teachers need to know • the Standards of Conduct for South Carolina Educators; • how to become part of collegial networks that promote shared learning and mutual support; and • the professional norms, culture, and expectations of the school;

19. ADEPT More things beginning teachers need to know. . .

20. Certificates • Your teaching certificate is your state “license” to teach. Certificates are issued by the State Department of Education, and they are valid in all school districts in South Carolina.

21. Contracts • Your contract is your employment agreement with your local school district. • Three “levels” of contracts: Induction Annual Continuing (requires a Professional certificate)

22. PRAXIS a National Teacher Requirement • The Praxis I, or Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST), consists of three exams: reading, writing, and mathematics. In most colleges and universities, a passing score must be earned for admission to teacher education. In most states, a passing score must be earned before the teacher education graduate can apply for his or her teaching license or certificate. • The Praxis II assessments cover many different subject areas. Each education major requires a different combination of Praxis II exams. In some states, students must pass these exams before being accepted into the student teaching component of the program. Many states use the Praxis II tests as a way to determine highly qualified status under the No Child Left Behind Act.

23. PRAXIS a National Teacher Requirement • The Praxis III occurs during the entry year of teaching. A trained assessor visits the entry year teacher in their classroom and observes a lesson. The Praxis III also consists of a pre-observation interview and a post-observation interview to be completed the day of the observation

24. ADEPT on the Web http://www.scteachers.org/adept/index.cfm

25. For additional information, contact Kathryn R. Meeks, PhD Phone: 803-734-4067 kmeeks@scteachers.org Clint Wills Phone: 803-734-2496 cwills@scteachers.org Division of Educator Quality & LeadershipSouth Carolina Department of EducationLandmark II Office Building3700 Forest Drive, Suite 500Columbia, South Carolina 29204