Portal Training for the Danielson Observer

School System Improvement (SSI) Project Online Portal Training

School System Improvement (SSI) Project Online Portal Training

Portal Training for the Danielson Observer

Instructions:1)Use the left-mouse click, Enter key, Space Bar, or Keyboard arrows to move through the presentation.2)Click or press a key once to make text and animations appear. 3)Wait for animations to finish before clicking or pressing a key again. 4)After viewing the training, confirm online the SSI Portal Trainings you have completed.

Access the SSI Project Home Page

https://ssiproject.rutgers.edu

SSI Project Home Pagessiproject.rutgers.edu

Once there, click on the TIF link.

SSI Project Home Page Teacher Incentive Fund Login

Log into the portal using your school email address. On your first login, use the password: ssi2014

Make sure to change your password afterwards.* You may also use the “Forgot your password” link to reset your password. You will receive an email with

a link, please follow the instructions in the email to reset your password if you choose to.

Teacher Incentive Fund Home Page

Welcome to the SSI Project Portal!Once you log in, you will have three options:Update your Profile InformationEnter or review CSS ObservationsEnter or review Danielson Observations

Teacher Incentive Fund Home Page

Teacher Incentive Fund Home PageClassroom Strategies Scale (CSS)

The focus of this training is on the Danielson Framework For Teaching (DFFT) for Observers

The DFFT- Observer Form contains 4 Domains and 22 components•Domain 1: Planning and Preparation•Domain 2: The Classroom Environment•Domain 3: Instruction•Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities

Observation Requirements•Each DFFT Observation must be at minimum 30 minutes in length•Perform the DFFT simultaneously with the Classroom Strategies Scale (CSS)

• For example, fill out the Danielson Framework for Teaching and the CSS Observer Form together during an observation

•The DFFT and CSS must be used together for each formal direct classroom observation you perform with your teachers

Teacher Incentive Fund Home PageClassroom Strategies Scale (CSS)

Observation and Portal Procedure•Take notes on the DFFT during the observation and fill out the CSS •After each observation, visit the SSI Portal and access the DFFT platform•Enter your DFFT evidence into the SSI Portal•Rate each component based on the evidence you collected•Rate each Domain based on your component scores•Rate the overall effectiveness determination for the lesson according to the DFFT •Enter scores for the Classroom Strategies Scale (CSS) and any other direct classroom observation measures your school uses•Meet with your teacher to go over their observation and provide feedback

Teacher Incentive Fund Home PageCreate New CSS Observation

To create a new DFFT

observation, click on

Create New Danielson

Observation.

Let’s create a new Danielson

Observation

Teacher Incentive Fund Home PageCreate New Danielson Observation

Create New Danielson ObservationFill out the required

fields.

Click Continue to

begin logging evidence.

Click Cancel to return to

the TIF Home Page.

Enter Evidence for DFFT ComponentsEnter text in the evidence

column and check the corresponding component(s) in

the right column.

Click on Submit Evidence to submit evidence (submitted evidence will appear at the

bottom of the screen under the associated component(s)).

Click Previous to return to the DFFT Observation page.

Click Cancel to return to the TIF Home Page.

Click on Enter Ratings to begin assigning scores for each

component.

Evidence Log for DFFT Observation

• Click Previous to return to the DFFT Observation page.

• Click Cancel to return to the TIF Home Page.

• Click Enter Ratings to assign a score for each component.

Enter DFFT Ratings – Top of ScreenSubmitted Evidence Appears

Enter DFFT Ratings – Middle of ScreenAssign DFFT Component Scores

Click Submit Ratings after assigning a value of 0 - 4 for each component.

Enter DFFT Ratings – Bottom of ScreenSubmit DFFT Component Scores

After submitting ratings, you will be brought back to the TIF Home Page.

A message will appear to confirm your observation was successfully submitted.

DFFT Observation Submission

Teacher Incentive Fund Home PageView All Danielson Drafts

To view or edit incomplete Danielson observations, click on View All Danielson Drafts.

View All Danielson DraftsAll submissions are arranged from the most recent to the earliest and continue on to subsequent pages.

To edit an incomplete submission, click Edit Observation.

To delete a submission, click Delete Observation.

Teacher Incentive Fund Home PageView All Danielson Submissions

To view or edit completed Danielson observations, click on View All Danielson Submissions.

View All Danielson SubmissionsAll submissions are arranged from the most recent to the earliest and continue on to subsequent pages.

To edit a submission, click Edit Observation.

To view a submission, click View Observation.

To begin rating this particular observation using the CSS, click Start CSS.

View All Danielson Observation Data

SSI Project PortalWhat’s Next?

Thank you for completing the SSI Portal Danielson Framework for Teaching- Observer Training. As new features of the portal become available, we will provide you with updates and subsequent training.

Next, you may need to review the SSI Portal Trainings for the Classroom Strategies Scale (CSS) and any other direct classroom observation measure your school will be using to evaluate teachers.

You can find these additional trainings in your portal access email. If you need this email resent to you, please contact us.

You can also access these trainings via the Resources page on our project website:https://ssiproject.rutgers.edu/resources/

If you do not see a training for your direct classroom observation measure (e.g. Danielson, Stronge, McREL, Marshall, etc.) at this time, stay tuned. We are working very hard to add your information into our portal and will have this information available to you as soon as possible.

SSI Project PortalWhat’s Next?

After completing all of the trainings, please visit the following link to confirm you have reviewed the SSI Project Portal Trainings:

Please Click Here to Confirm Completed CSS Teacher Training

If you have any questions you can contact us at:

School System Improvement (SSI)ProjectRutgers University

41 Gordon Rd., Suite CPiscataway, NJ 08854

Email: [email protected]