candidate assessment of performance (cap): an overview august 4, 2015 and august 10, 2015 presented...
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Candidate Assessment of Performance (CAP): an Overview
August 4, 2015 and August 10, 2015Presented by: Jennifer Briggs
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Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP
Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is Assessed
Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle
Section Four: Appendices and Forms
Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info
Q & A
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Agenda
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Objectives for Today’s Webinar
Provide an overview of CAP
Discuss next steps
Answer questions regarding CAP
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Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP
Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is Assessed
Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle
Section Four: Appendices and Forms
Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info
Q & A
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Goals of CAP Candidate readiness:
To ensure teacher candidates are ready to make impact with students day one;
To measure teacher candidates’ practice on key indicators as outlined in the Guidelines for the Professional Standards for Teachers (PSTs); and
To support teachers in improving their practice based on targeted feedback and performance evaluations.
Alignment to MA Educator Evaluation Framework
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Shift from PPA to CAP
Uses multiple measures
Removes content-based questions
Alignment to Educator Evaluation
Focused on targeted feedback
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Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP
Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is Assessed
Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle
Section Four: Appendices and Forms
Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info
Q & A
CAP: The 6 Essential Elements
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CAP: The 6 Essential Elements
Elements are essential if: The absence of a teacher’s competency in
the skill was likely to put students at risk The element could serve as an umbrella for
skills outlined in other elements, in most cases other elements were pre-requisite skills to those outlined in the essential element.
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How to assess candidates on the 6 Essential Elements?
CAP Rubric
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Rubric: Quality, Scope, and Consistency and Readiness Thresholds Quality: ability to perform (at proficient) Scope: scale of impact Consistency: frequency
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CAP: Gathering Evidence
CAP: Categories of Evidence Observations
Two announced, two unannounced Document these observations using Observation Forms
(Appendix D) Observation Model Protocol is available
Impact on Student Learning Identify a measure of learning, growth, or achievement
that assesses a sample of content Set expectations for how and when this will be measured See Appendix G
Student Feedback Candidate will issue surveys (ESE website)
Candidate Artifacts
CAP: Evidence Requirements for Each Essential Element
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CAP: Summative Assessment
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Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP
Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is Assessed
Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle
Section Four: Appendices and Forms
Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info
Q & A
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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CAP: 5-Step Cycle
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Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP
Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is Assessed
Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle
Section Four: Appendices and Forms
Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info
Q & A
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Evidence Requirements for Each Essential Element
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CAP Summative Assessment
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Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP
Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is Assessed
Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle
Section Four: Appendices and Forms
Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info
Q & A
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November 2014 – June 2015: Develop
CAP
June 30, 2015: CAP Guidelines sent to Sponsoring Organizations
Pilot: 2015-16
Implementation: 2016-17 29
CAP Timeline for Development and Implementation
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Coming up for CAP: 2015-16 PILOT
A minimum of 10 candidates from each
SO
Training resources on CAP specifics
Piloting online platform/app!
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Available now for CAP…
CAP Guidelines
Website: doe.mass.edu/edprep/cap
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Thank you!
Be sure to check out the Ed Prep website for updates! doe.mass.edu/edprep/cap
Contact: Ed Prep Email: [email protected] Phone: 781-338-3561