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Summer 2014 Evaluation TrainingNon-Rhode Island Model
DistrictsOne Day Training
The contents of this training were developed under a Race to the
Top grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents
do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of
Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal
Government. 12014 Summer Training Overview2 23RIDE website:
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4Icebreaker
5What did you draw?
6Alternative-Icebreaker7
7IntroductionsIntroduce yourself to someone at your table, share
your drawing with them and have them describe your drawing in three
words or less.
8The SLO Process: Increasing Qualitywith a Focus on Target
Setting
9Objectives and AgendaObjectives:
Understand the purposes of and differences between an SLO
Approval calibration session with the Quality Review Tool and an
SLO self-audit with the SLO Audit Tool (at the school and/or
district level) to apply the tools in the upcoming school year.Use
a case study to explore implementation challenges and the impact of
local decisions as well as develop possible solutions for school
and district challenges in participants contexts.
Examine resources that administrators can use to support
teachers as they write high-quality SLOs, particularly with target
setting.Agenda:
Introduction
When the SLO process goes well
Monitoring Quality: SLO Audit
Supporting Teachers as they Write SLOs: Creating a Quality
Process
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Supporting Teachers as they Write SLOs: A Focus on Target
Setting
Reflection and Closing
10 10The Challenge of Getting From Intent to RealityThe Intent
of the SLO ProcessThe Reality of ImplementationReflects the most
important content and skills students should learnRespects the
diversity of all grades, subjects, and coursesWritten by educators
for their own studentsTied directly to the teaching and learning
happening in every teachers individual classroomRequires time for
educators to collaborate in the writing of SLOs and the monitoring
of student learningTeachers and administrators need to have a
strong foundation in standards & curriculum, assessment, and
data useThe SLO process often shines a light on areas that
districts or schools needed to attend to (with or without
SLOs)Local policies or practices can either turn SLOs into
disconnected compliance or make them an integral part of reflective
instruction11 11Making the LeapAs you watch:What are the: a) Big
Ideas and Messages; and b) Strategies or Lessons Learned that the
educators in the video touch upon?
Video: Implementing SLOs in Rhode Island
12 12DiscussionWhip: everyone share one idea/message or
strategy/lesson learned from the educators in the video touched
upon.
As a group, select the one you think would be most powerful for
your school or district to work towards.
Each table shares out.
13 13Monitoring and Improving SLO QualityMost evaluators
reported that only a small group of SLOs (1-10%) were of Very high
quality, Low quality, or Very low quality.
The majority of evaluators thought that most SLOs they approved
were a range of Moderate to High quality. So, how can individual
districts and schools better understand their SLOs quality so that
they can better support educators in the process and improve their
quality in an effort to increase student achievement?
On the 2013-14 mid-year survey building administrators were
asked about the quality of the SLOs they approved.14 14What is an
SLO Audit?15Process:
Form an Audit Team
Select a random sampling of SLOs and redact all identifying
information
Put the SLO Audit Tool into SurveyMonkey or GoogleForms
Have your team calibrate multiple times before beginning
audit
Double-score and score all SLOs blindly
A third reviewer can be utilized when any original two reviewers
ratings do not align
Analyze the data and discuss as a team how it might inform work
in the district or school moving forward. 15SLO Audit vs. SLO
Approval Calibration SessionHow is an SLO Audit different from an
SLO Approval Calibration Session?
Calibration SessionSLO AuditPurposeAssess and increase
consistency of SLO approval across school or districtProvide
helpful information to district and school leaders about the state
of SLOsToolSLO Quality Review Tool (14 questions)SLO Audit Tool (28
questions)When to do it?Beginning of school year before teachers
write SLOsAfter SLOs are approved (winter-summer before school
starts)What will it inform?Immediately informs the current school
year by helping to increase administrators consistency across the
district (or school) and helping to calibrate all educators
understanding of high-quality SLOs.Informs the upcoming school year
by discovering trends and identifying areas of strength and
weakness to inform professional development for teachers and
evaluators as well as local policiesWho participates?All district
leaders, building administrators, and department chairsReplicate
with teachers at beginning of the yearA group of