Missouri public schools: the best choice . . . The best results!
Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher EducationOctober 13, 2011
Missouri Education
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What Have I Learned in the Past Year…….
TOYMOACTE
OEQ
SCEECCSSO
…Acronyms
MoSpe
InTASC
MACCE
LA
ISLLC
SAMs
NBPTS
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PRAXIS ETS
ABCTE
NASDTEC
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What Have I Learned in the Past Year…….
No Money $$$$$
More Work
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What Have I Learned in the Past Year…….
Who are the Players…
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Our Future, Our Teachers
Teacher Education Reform and Improvement Plan
September 2011
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The shape of the teaching profession is changing,raising the stakes on teacher preparation.
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Teacher experience as share of workforce
Mode: 15 yearsof experience.
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Teachers are dissatisfied with their pre-service training.
62% of new teachers say they graduated from their school of education unprepared for “classroom realities.”
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Superintendents and principals are dissatisfied with pre-service teacher training.
… NOT prepared to work with parents:
…NOT prepared to address needs
of students from diverse cultural backgrounds:
…NOT prepared to address needs of students with
disabilities:…NOT prepared to address
needs of students with limited
English proficiency:…NOT prepared to maintain
order and discipline in the classroom:
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Principals reporting their teachers were…
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2011Missouri's Survey Data
…Understanding of how students differ in their approaches to learning
…Designing lessons that address differentiated learning
…Success in application of these lessons
…Prepared to address needs of students with limited English
proficiency
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The U. S. Department of Education is Proposing a Three Part Strategy
1.HEA Title II Regulations - Revise federal reporting requirements to reduce burden and focus on the most important indicators of quality.
2.Presidential Teaching Fellows – A new $185 million program to support rigorous state-level policies and provide scholarships to attend top programs.
3.August F Hawkins Centers for Excellence - $40 million in first-time funding for a program supporting teacher preparation at minority-serving institutions.
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Missouri Education Reform Plan12
4 Goals:Goal 1 – All Missouri students will graduate college and career ready.Goal 2 – All Missouri children will enter kindergarten prepared to be successful in school.Goal 3 – Missouri will prepare, develop and support effective educators.Goal 4 – The Department will improve efficiency and operational effectiveness.
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Goal 3 – Missouri will prepare, develop and support effective educators
Objective 1: By 2020, all candidates will be highly
effective
Strategy:Develop a process for approving educator prep programs based on current research and student achievement
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Goal 3 – Missouri will prepare, develop and support effective educators
Objective 2: By 2020, all educators will be highly effective
Strategies:Review and revise all licensure policies and proceduresProvide districts access to educator evaluation resources aligned to educator standards
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Student Success
Growth Opportuniti
es & Supports
High Quality
Instruction &
Leadership
Educator & System Accounta
bility
Core Teaching Standard
s
Professional
Development
Standards
Common Core State Standards
for Students
Data Standar
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School Leader
Standards
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State Consortium on Educator Effectiveness
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The Founding States
NCATE State Alliance
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The Office of Educator Quality
Missouri Model Teacher and Leader Standards
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A Resource forState Dialogue
Missouri Model Teacher and Leader Standards A Resource for State Dialogue
Adopted and approved by the Missouri State Board of Education: June 2011
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Acknowledgments• Partners involved with the creation /
development• 27 organization partners• 32 school district partners• 25 higher education partners
• Well-over 150 different people
• More than 2 years of work overall
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Senate Bill 291June, 2010
• Missouri school districts are directed to adopt a set of teaching standards
• The work of MACCE on educator standards (2009) served as starting point for the state model
• The standards provide a model/resource available for use by districts
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Model Teacher and Leader Standards
• The Core Concepts of Teaching and Leading• “articulate expectations of performance”
• Articulate Expertise and Effectiveness• “develop student capacity for continuous academic
and personal growth and development”• Purpose of the Model Standards
• “serve as a resource for educators”• Extensive research-base
• “inform and build collective capacity to grow and develop the knowledge and skills of students”
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The Professional Continuum Candidate
College, university or state approved alternate pathway Content knowledge and skills are developed
New teacher/leader Entering the profession Begin to apply knowledge and skills from preparation
Developing Expanding knowledge and skills from experiences
Proficient Continued advancement of knowledge and skills
Distinguished Exhibits mastery and formal/informal leadership
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Measures of EvidenceMultiple measures of evidence help to determine the
appropriate level of the educator
Examples of evidence also provide a blueprint for how to increase knowledge and skills
Continuous improvement is characterized by mastery and increasing levels of expertise
Formative development occurs through the use of rubrics for each indicator
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Missouri Teacher Standards36 Quality Indicators
Content Knowledge
Learn
ing, Growth & Dev
Curricu
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Critical
Thinking
Classro
om Environment
Communictati
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Use of Student D
ata
Professional
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Quality Indicator Comparison
Quality Indicators
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Quality Indicator Comparison
Vision, Mission, Goals
Teaching & Learning
Management
Collaboration
Ethics
Missouri Leader Standards12 Quality Indicators
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Professional Frames
Teacher / Leader Standards
9 Standards/36 Indicators5 Standards/12 Indicators
Professional Commitment
Professional Impact
Professional Practice
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Professional Frames of the Educator
Professional Commitment
…agreement or pledge made as a result of being an
educator
Professional Practice
…action or process of educating based
on knowledge & skills
Professional Impact
…effect or cause that results
because of the educating
Teac
her
Standa
rds
Standards
Standards
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dard
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Leader
Teacher
Leader
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Glossary of Key TerminologyProvides a collective definition and understanding
Establishes standardized language using credible resources (i.e. InTASC Standards)
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Development of Missouri Standards for Educators
TeachersLeadersSuperintendentCounselorLibrarian
All with diverse stakeholder direction and input!
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Collective Capacity Strategy Model
Model Evaluati
on SystemStandardized
& Effective
Refine Model Evaluation
System Intensive study of
assessment rubrics with Pilot Project
field test
Common Language
Build purpose, understanding and
ownershipMASA, MASSP, MAESP,
MSTA, MNEA, AFT
Refine the Continuum &
Rubric ProcessMentor new
educators to grow from “new” to “developing”
Refine the Continuum &
Rubric ProcessExperienced
Practitioners grow from “developing to
proficient to
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Phase I: Professional ContinuumTeacher and Leader Standards• Develop/Design/Adapt: In Collaboration
with a Broad-based group of Educators• Examined Proposed Missouri Standards 2009• InTASC Common Core Teaching Standards• Standards from other states• Experts in the field of research and
development
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Phase II. Educator Accountability and Assessment• Develop/Design/Adapt: In Collaboration
with a Broad-based group of Educators• Identify educators interested in being part of
the work• Identify tools that are already out there• Identify what research says is best practice in
teacher evaluation/assessment; in leader evaluation/assessment
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Phase III. Redesign of Evaluation of Educational Preparation ProgramsThe development of highly effective educators
• The establishment of standards wrapped in a professional continuum with data points and the development of a performance assessment system.
• The Redesign Work Group focusing on scope & sequence, courses/competencies, assessment system; field & clinical experiences; candidate profiles; faculty profiles; and unit operations and resources.
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Redesign has started!The development of highly effective educators
The establishment of standards wrapped in a professional continuum with data points and the development of a performance assessment system.
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Looking AheadWhat steps are ahead?
Approval of Unit and Program Standards with an implementation plan that allows phases of roll out.
Implementing institution and statewide assessment plans that inform program improvement
Resubmission & approval for unit and certification programs
Developing a new review process with an annual reporting system.
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The Essence of Time• Moving Forward
• Discontinued the submission on December 1st • New institutions/units• Changes in current programs• Discontinue the MoSTEP Reviews (starting in
2011-12) and focus energies on the redesign, development of assessments including the annual reporting system, and resubmission of unit/programs.
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The Essence of Time• NCATE/MoSTEP Reviews
• Conduct the 2011-2012 Reviews as scheduled• Truman State University (Piloting New Program
Reporting Templates)• Missouri State University• University of Missouri – Kansas City (Piloting New
Program Reporting Templates)• Develop a “Joint” partnership allowing Missouri
Board of Examiner members to serve on NCATE/MO state reviews
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The Essence of Time• 2012-2013 work with institutions to delay their
reviews until 2013-2014 (Optional)• Evangel University• Lincoln University• University of Missouri – St. Louis• Webster University• Northwest Missouri State University
• 2013-2014 implement Joint Protocol and add Drury & Park University
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The Essence of Time• Work with TEAC to develop
& implement a partnership agreement for our institutions belonging to TEAC
• Development of the annual accountability process & reporting for community colleges
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When I Grow Up I Want to Be a……
TEACHER!!!
What Have I Learned in the Past Year…….
• Exciting Work• Quality Educators
Great Friends
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