overview of the t-tess appraisal system
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Overview of the T-TESS Appraisal System. Larry Williams Dr. Kenneth Border Jeremy Wagner. Contact Us. Larry Williams – Region 17 [email protected] Dr. Kenneth Border – Shallowater ISD [email protected] Jeremy Wagner – Frenship ISD [email protected]. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Overview of the T-TESS Appraisal SystemLarry WilliamsDr. Kenneth BorderJeremy Wagner
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Contact Us Larry Williams – Region 17
[email protected] Dr. Kenneth Border – Shallowater ISD
[email protected] Jeremy Wagner – Frenship ISD
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Overview of T-TESS Development New Teacher Standards Intent – Transition from PDAS to T-TESS
Checklist and “gotcha” to Feedback and Support
Steering Committee NCLB Waiver
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Domain Rubric 4 Domains
Each worth 25% of overall evaluation score
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Ratings in the Domains Turn to Dimension 2.1 – Achieving
Expectations More than a “checklist”
Evidence Based – what can be seen and heard in the classroom
Documentation and artifacts The ratings move from teacher
centered to student centered from right to left (or center to left)
Teacher standards referenced at bottom
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Ratings Continued… Divert attention away from the “number
score” and more toward the “verb of the score”
Question – How are the words in the ratings different than a “number”?
Briefly discuss the words with your group – 60 seconds
Share thoughts with group
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Ratings Bell Curve - PDAS
0 1 2 3 4 50
20
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60
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100
Average PDAS Score
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Ratings Bell Curve – T-TESS
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 50
20
40
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Average T-TESS Score
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Analysis of Dimension 2.3 Turn to Dimension 2.3 – Communication “Where the Rubber Hits the Road” Group Activity
Task – Discuss the different ratings and the differences. What moves a rating up from one rating to the next?
Identify the key verbs within each rating. Prepare to share and discuss.
The quality of a lesson is not judged by its complexity but by the complexity of the thinking it provokes. -adapted from Joseph O’Connor
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Analysis of Dimension 2.3 Moving from Teacher Centered to
Student Centered Theory to Application Key Verbs:
Leads to Guides Recognize to Use Remember to Evaluate
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Post Conference Intro
Positive atmosphere Remember, it’s about
GROWTH not GOTCHA Even phenomenal
teachers want to improve Reinforcement (What
went well) Evidence based examples
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Post Conference Cont… Refinement (What to
improve) Provide specific evidence Provide recommendations
and resources Generally – focus in on
one per evaluation Be sure to look for
improvement in this area for the next evaluation
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Post Conference: Dimension 2.3 Review the sample post conference
questions for 2.3. What are the questions focused on? What do the questions generally want the
teacher to do? Would you include any others?
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District Applications of T-TESS Sample Timeline for Implementation Account for staff stress
What other initiatives is the district implementing?
How will this impact those initiatives?
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Q&A Questions? Comments? Concerns? Value Add
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Upcoming T-TESS Trainings June 2015 8th and 9th
10th & 11th
15th and 16th
17th and 18th
22nd and 23rd
24th and 25th
29th and 30th
All sessions begin at 8 am and end at 5 pm.