We Believe! Celebrating Successes

April 30, 2010

Think about a TAP success you have experienced this year.

Complete your door prize ticket and place it at one end of the table.

We Believe….Opening comments from

Sheila Talamo

We Believe! Celebrating Successes

April 30, 2010

•That all students can learn.•That every student is entitled to the best possible education in a positive learning environment.

How do we develop a belief statement?

Possible ideas that may have contributed to the belief

statements:

All children can learn. All children deserve a good education. All students should experience a positive learning environment.

Questions to think about:What does your school do for students?

How are teachers prepared to help students?

Why is “TEAM” critical for success?

RoundRobinIndividuals take turns sharing one idea from their section. If the team agrees, it goes in the center, if not, it is not entered in the consensus circle.

Consider the Consensus and build a belief statement for your team.

Belief statements are written on chart paper.

All team members will sign the belief statement.

Belief statements are posted on the wall.

Every teacher has the right and capacity to become a better teacher.

Effective professional development should be planned according to the needs of students and developed for and presented to teachers using a specific protocol for adult learning.

Instructional goals should be specific, understandable, rigorous and exciting, as progress toward attainment is monitored.

Opening commentsTeam BuilderLearning ObjectivesCelebration SessionsLunchPower SessionsPlan, Do, Study, Act

(PDSA)

Participants will… Explain how the Post Conferencing process can be

used to strengthen teaching practices and connect to student achievement.

Gain a deeper understanding of the Cluster Observation Rubric and the Five Steps for Effective Learning as it relates to adult learning.

Deepen their understanding of the role of the leadership team and cluster members in tracking data and identify processes to involve students in taking ownership of their own learning.

Panel #1 – The Post Conferencing Process, Making Connections for Teachers

Panel #2 – Cluster Protocol + Cluster Observation Rubric = Effective Cluster Meetings

Panel #3 – Schools and teachers set rigorous goals and use data to help improve the quality of teaching and increase student achievement

WE BELIEVE that Every teacher has the right and capacity to

become a better teacher.

Moderators: Tessie and Susan

Welcome Panelists• Vicki Cabra

Master Teacher at North Desoto Middle School

• Barry DubosMaster Teacher at Karr High School

• Stephanie DunnMaster Teacher at Forest Hill Elementary

• Renee Richardson Master Teacher at Cherokee Park Elementary

The teacher evaluation post conference is the tool that connects the Teacher Performance Based Accountability to the professional growth within the school.

It is important that evaluators use the post-conference protocol and rubric so that the career teachers have a predictable experience.

Career teachers’ trust of the process will grow as they experience a quality post-conference every time with every evaluator. With that trust, they are more likely to enter into the post conference process open to growth at a meaningful level.

What do you consider when identifying areas of reinforcement and refinement?

The main goal of an evaluation post conference is to provide verbal

feedback and reflection opportunities to the observed teacher that is focused on professional growth for the purpose

of raising student achievement.

How do you make connections for your teachers about the impact post conferences will have on

student achievement?

What is the most important thing you learned in this panel session?

What questions or concerns do you still have?

How do Leadership Teams monitor post conferences?

What advice would you give to leadership team members who are struggling with conducting effective post conferences?

Questions for my EMT…

Handout

Welcome Panelists• Sissy Bagley

Master Teacher at Logansport High School

• Deon BennMaster Teacher at Algiers Tech Academy

• Lynn GallagherMaster Teacher at Hazel Park Elementary

• Laura Roussel Master Teacher at Lowery Intermediate

Criteria for Implementing Clusters 5 Indicators

◦Leader as Presenter◦Leader as Facilitator◦Member Participation/Preparation◦Quality of Content◦Cluster/Classroom Connection

Handout

What are some challenges that you face in creating a strong sense of purpose in your cluster meetings?

Panel Question #1Panel Question #1Panel Question #1Panel Question #1

As master teachers who are successfully implementing high quality clusters, talk about how you have handled this kind of

challenge in your clusters.

What advice would you give to cluster leaders who are

struggling with these indicators in their cluster

meetings?

What is the most important thing you learned in this panel session?

What questions or concerns do you still have?

Questions for my EMT…

Handout

Let’s generate questions for the panel.

RoundTable

Welcome PanelistsMonica Boudouin

Principal, Eisenhower Charter

Tomeka WashingtonMaster Teacher, ATA

Judy PodnerMaster Teacher, North Desoto High

Questions for my EMT…

Handout

How could this process kick-off the new 2010-2011 school year?

Panel #1- How would highlighting teachers’ proficient to exemplary knowledge and implementation of the Instructional Rubric impact instruction and promote buy-in?

Panel #2- Why would it be important for cluster members to be knowledgeable of criteria used to evaluate and strengthen cluster?

Panel #3 – How should goals be communicated to students and how could the students become part of the process?

Goal 1Goal 2Goal 3

A continuation of our morning topics as we make

plans for next steps.

Two sessions will focus on an evaluation of the support provided this year.

One session will focus on developing a plan for next year.

To get something you never had, you had to do

something you never did! Congratulations!

Thank You for your hard work and dedication!