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What session are you attending?

Lautenslager - assessing critical thinking demands of web 2.0 tools. is it cute or does it count?

Joanne:

Assessing the critical-thinking demands of Web 2.0 tools; session 1124

Well, well. maybe I should have taken my other choice. I didn't know you were here, Crystal. I'm at the front table.

Now that I have my handout, I think I"ll move to my second choice of rooms.

I'm at It's Not About the Bling.

I've been trying to get us set up with Cover It Live, but the iPad isn't accessing the image that shows the embed code, and I couldn't get it on Photon. Then I saw that it was refusing to let me indicate I wanted to embed it on the wiki, so I tried setting up a spot on the CASD site, but I'm not managing to get SchoolCenter to save the page I was making.

This session is about San Juan Unified School District. They have a high poverty rate (I think she might have said 59%) but a poll of their kids indicated 93.8 had the Internet at home. She says most of the students have that Internet "in their pocket".

They have whiteboards, student response systems, iPads. First words I heard as I entered: We thought iPads would take the place of computers, but they don't.

They had 3 Saturday sessions to work with teachers. They based their instruction on Marzano's Instructional Labs.

They wanted to concentrate on students using the technology, not the teachers. They observed in 66 classrooms, K-12, to see where the student use of technology was. They surveyed teachers and surveyed students. They decided they weren't using technology in the right way.

We just looked at a priceless YouTube video called iPads Everywhere. It's in German. It's about a girl who has just gotten her iPad at school and brought it home, and she's telling her father all about it. I'll have to look it up and put the URL on here.

Chris is here...lololol <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font: normal normal normal 20px/normal Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.03em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.3em; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 0.3em; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgba(255,255,255,0.496094) 0px 2px 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 7;">**1116 -- Transitioning to the Common Core Standards: A County System of Guidance and Support** <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"> <span style="-webkit-background-size: 100%; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear,0% 100%,0% 0%,color-stop(0.19,#111111),color-stop(0.57,#4f4f4f),color-stop(0.86,#636263)); background-origin: initial; background-size: 100%; border-bottom-color: #666666; border-bottom-left-radius: 10px; border-bottom-right-radius: 10px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: #d9d9d9; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; border-right-color: #666666; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 2px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-color: #666666; border-top-left-radius: 10px; border-top-right-radius: 10px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 2px; color: white; display: block; float: right; font-size: 0.9em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 7px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; width: 195px;"> **Placed access to info on common ore website.**

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Saturday 3/24/12 8:00 am - 9:30 am ** <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">This session will showcase the system developed by the Tulare County Office of Education in central California to assist districts in transitioning to the Common Core State Standards. Learn about the guidance and support provided to both administrators and teachers via professional development, coaching, and resource development. Presenters will share sample implementation plans, an online resource bank (available to everyone), and the feedback they received from educators who are beginning to move from the awareness stage to the integration stage of implementation.

Charlene Stringham, Connie Smith, Guadalupe Solis, and Pansy Ceballos, Tulare County Office of Education, Visalia, CA
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Slow start... <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">1... Building awareness, community, superintendents, then PD (1day) digging deep. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">2. 2 day institutes for teachers k12 looking at different domains and dug into appendicies. 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Parent awareness was a portion of the plan as well. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">4. Social studies developed a 1 day workshop on the lit skills needed to learn content. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Tools used: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Progression charts on a spreadsheet /continuum. Posted on their web, California added 15 percent via bold font. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">**1176 Classroom Management for New Teachers** <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Present - Mike Anderson, Author of //The Well-balanced Teacher// <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">-Susan, Sarah, and Diane ended up at this session due to a slow server at breakfast and a roundabout trip on the bus we all ended up at this session
 * 50% of teachers leave the field before the end of 5 years but it takes 5 years for the average teacher gets really good
 * Gladwell - 10,000 hours to et really good at something, equates to 5 years in the classroom
 * Overwhelmed with content, most time spent on planning. Little time spent on practicing structures and routines
 * Two competing views of classroom management. Want students to like them, have a fun classroom vs. advice to be strict. How do I be respectful, firm, and clear?
 * How can we help new teachers price the little things? Notice positive behaviors?
 * Routines - beginning of the day, lunch, end of day, academics
 * Teaching routine to get the attention of the group.
 * Modeling takes time, but more time would be wasted when redirecting if students did not understand expectations
 * **Interactive modeling planning sheet on ASCD online materials under this session**
 * **Videos on responsive classroom.org**
 * Susan says that the elementary lit coaches are trained to do this
 * Strategy can be used when teaching a new academic skill

__Steps of interactive modeling__ <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">1. Describe a positive behavior <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">2. Demonstrate the behavior <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">3. Ask students what they noticed <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">4. Ask students to demonstrate the behavior <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">5. Ask students what they noticed <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">6. Students practice. Teacher observes and coaches. __Support new teachers__ -Observation -Demo lessons -Watch videos and reflect -Plan interactive modeling sessions together

__Effective use of teacher language__
 * Reinforcing language
 * name concrete and specific behaviors
 * Applies to all students
 * Emphasizes description of behavior over personal approval
 * Reflects important goals and values
 * Non-manipulative (bringing attention to one student who is doing what was doing what was asked cause 5 students nearby are not doing what was asked is ineffective). We don't recommend forehead partners!
 * Redirecting language
 * Direct and specific
 * Statement instead of a question - more likely when there is a cultural difference between the teacher and the student
 * Names the desired behavior
 * Brief
 * Sets firm limits

Trends in teacher evaluation - Marzano

😊Current system gives everyone high scores & all teachers are at highest levels

Feedback infrequent & at surface level - student learning not criteria

Proposed System: 1. Discriminate btwn. Levels of teaching so merit pay can be awarded 2. VAM (value added measures) provide different rankings of teachers 3. MET Study - 54% of teachers classified in bottom quartile 4. Currently, teacher observations used to determine effectiveness, MET study looked at bottom quartile based on observations. 4% should have seen I top quartile. Therefore, observations not always reliable, even when multiple observations are done. 5. VAM derived from state tests should indicate student learning

Feedback to teachers needs to be more frequent to help teachers get better. It takes at least 10 years to be an expert in any field. This implies a normal distribution nationally. In contrast to 90% excellent teachers nationally.

Deliberate practice needed to help teachers get better - growth focused on 1-2 specific areas with focused feedback. Observational models need to become smaller with narrow focus on specified areas of improvement.

What Does Next Generation of Teacher Evaluation Look Like? Two purposes: 1. Measure teachers 2. Develop Teachers

At this time, validity question of evaluation system makes it difficult to focus on measurement. So, focus should be on development.

Even small increments in teacher effectiveness can have a positive effect on student achievement.

Evaluation/supervision should be focused on teacher improvement 1. Teachers identify primary growth goals and secondary growth goals 2. Locate data to support growth (common assessments, state tests (VAM should include very large & very small levels of learning)

What Should Every District Do? 1. Develop common language of teaching 2. Provide opportunities for focused feedback & practice 3. Provide opportunities for observing & discussing effective teaching 4. Require individual teacher growth & development plans on a yearly basis