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STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES (SLOs)
Orientation Module
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GoalDesign ● Build ● Review student learning objectives (SLOs) for use in guiding instruction and determining student mastery and/or growth as part of Pennsylvania’s teacher effectiveness system.
Participants will: 1. Review each component used in the SLO process,
including the role of high-quality performance measures.
2. Examine tools and techniques available to teachers and principals.
Goal & Objectives
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Videos
• Describe the procedures within each of the three phases (i.e., Design, Build, & Review)
Guides
• Provide examples and information about a process
Templates
• Assist in developing customized material
“Other Stuff”
• Supplements the core training materials
Tool Organization
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Training Material Crosswalk
SLO Process Crosswalk.pdf
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Training Resources
SAS is the PDE website containing…• the Pennsylvania content standards and other helpful PDE
developed material• a downloadable SLO training “packet”, including SLO Models• links to Research in Action’s training platform, Homeroom
Homeroom is RIA’s web-based learning platform that contains… • on-line training materials, including the SLO Process Template
10• downloadable SLO training files, except the videos• links to SAS portal
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Assessment Literacy vs. Student Learning Objectives
I need to… SLO Process Series-PA
Assessment Literacy Series
Start from scratch X XOnly build a performance measure
X
Only complete the SLO Process Template 10
X
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Outline of the Orientation Module
Orientation
Build
Design
SLO Process Components
Review
ALS Techniques
PDE’s Definition: A process to document a measure of educator effectiveness based on student achievement of content standards.
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Student Learning Objective
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Assessment Literacy
• Technical and operational understanding of the assessment “life cycle”, including the critical examination of statistic evidence.
Goal Statement
• Narrative articulating the “big idea” upon which the SLO is based.
Standards
• Targeted content standards used in developing SLOs; The foundation by which performance measures are created.
Terminology
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Rationale Statement
• Narrative providing reasons why the Goal Statement and the aligned Standards addressing important learning.
Blueprints
• Used to visually depict the relationship among key SLO components.
Performance Indicators
• A description of the expected level of achievement for each student in the SLO population.
Additional Details (cont.)
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Teacher Expectations-Level
• Four levels of projected performance regarding the PI, reflecting a continuum established by the educator prior to the evaluation period.
• Each performance level (i.e., Failing, Needs Improvement, Proficient, and Distinguished)
Additional Details (cont.)
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SLO Process Components
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Guiding Principles
SLOs should:1. Represent student performance in a specific course/content
taught by the educator.
2. Align to a targeted set of content standards that represent the depth and breadth of the goal statement.
3. Contain results from only high-quality performance measures collected in an equitable, verifiable, and standardized manner.
4. Use metrics based upon two time-bound events/data collection periods and/or summative performance with defined levels achievement.
5. Include a performance indicators linked to performance measures.
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The SLO process contains three (3) action components:
1. Design (ing): thinking, conceptualizing, organizing, discussing, researching
2. Build (ing): selecting, developing, sharing, completing
3. Review (ing): refining, checking, updating, editing, testing, finalizing
SLO Process Components
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SLO Process Components DESIGN
• Thinking about what content standards to measure
• Organizing standards and measures• Discussing with colleagues collective
goals• Researching what is needed for a high
quality SLO
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SLO Process Components BUILD
• Selecting the performance measure(s) • Developing targets and expectations• Completing the template• Sharing the draft materials with other
colleagues
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SLO Process Components REVIEW
• Checking the drafted SLO (including the performance measures for quality
• Refining measures and targets• Editing text and preparing discussion
points/highlights for principal• Finalizing materials• Updating completed SLOs with performance
data
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The Orientation Module-
• Share the conceptual framework, resources, and tools.
• Discuss the components and guiding principles used in creating student learning objectives.
Summary