Exploring Curriculum and Assessments for Non-CST Tested Teachers

1. Exploring Curriculum and Assessments for Non-CST Tested Teachers Alliance Pupil-Free Day, Monday, January 9, 2012 Continued from Monday, October 10, 2011

2. Today’s Objectives • To reflect on first semester evaluation results • To discuss and provide input on the student achievement components of the teacher evaluation process • To identify potential common assessments for benchmarks • To develop lessons based on areas of need identified (if time permits)

3. Overview of Framework for Teacher Effectiveness Domains

4. TCRP Preliminary Data Analysis Based on Alliance-wide data, please chart the following in groups for one low performing indicator (in Domains 1, 2, or 3): Note: This information will be shared with the TCRP Teacher Advisory Panel, Alliance administrators, and Alliance home office.

5. Future Performance Compensation • 40% of future overall teacher performance will consist of student achievement data • To date, student achievement data used has only been API • In the future, student growth percentile calculations will be used to compute individual teachers’ student performance based on CST results

6. TCRP Timeline

7. Newly-Developed Teacher Evaluation Process • Percentage of overall teacher performance includes up to 40% student achievement performance • Non-CST tested subject teachers’ portion of student achievement performance may include: • School-wide measures • Grade-level measures • Proxy measures from other subject areas

8. Examining Student Achievement Measures • Form groups of 3-4 teachers • Read through the options. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. • Individually, decide which option you prefer. Write the rationale for your decision on a post-it note and attach it to the poster.

9. Alternative Student Achievement Measures • HS PE and arts courses require common benchmark assessments in order to: • Facilitate sharing of best practices • Identification of high performing teachers • Download and look at the content standards for your subject area (http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/)

10. Alternative Student Achievement Measures (cont’d) • For PE: • Which standards could be assessed with a written exam? • Would you agree to a mock Fitnessgram for each benchmark administration? • Do you think a pacing plan could be created? If so,please develop. • For arts: • Which standards could be assessed with a written exam? • Do you think a pacing plan could be created? If so, please develop. • What alternative assessments could be developed?

11. 2010-2011 Fitnessgram Results(% students scoring HFZ)

12. Examining the Physical Fitness Test Results • What factors might account for the differences between skills at an individual school? • What factors might account for the differences between skills at different schools? • How can these factors be addressed to level the playing field for the students? • What PE content standards address the area of weakness? • How are we currently teaching these standards?

13. Developing Common Assessments • In groups of 3-4, select a content standard. Create a 4-point rubric to describe proficiency levels. • How and when will this assessment be administered?

14. Creating Lessons • Develop lessons based on this common assessment requirement. • Art: Collaborate or examine other standards (e.g., national, AP) • PE: Consider pecentral.com • Fast food nutrition charts • Reading labels vs. working it off

15. Closing • Options for student performance measures for PE and arts teachers • Q3 benchmark expectations • Please continue to provide feedback on the evaluation rubric for your subject areas