LEON COUNTY SCHOOLS Beginning Teacher Programs 20092010

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LEON COUNTY SCHOOLS Beginning Teacher
Programs2009-2010 Mentors, Welcome Back! Teacher
Assessment Training 9/29/09
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What Does Teacher CompetenceLook Like?
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Oh, yesI remember!
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16 Educator Competencies

• Reading/math strategies
• Child development/ESE
• ESOL awareness/strat.
• Technology
• Differentiated instruction
• Crisis intervention (violence)
• Substance abuse prevention

• Child abuse reporting
• Positive classroom environment
• Promoting parent involvement/collaborative
  relationships with\students families (2)
• Diagnosis/assessment/progress monitoring/grading
  performance.

Passing score on General Knowledge Test
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12 Florida Educator Accomplished Practices (FEAP)

• To be demonstrated by the first-year teacher at
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• preprofessional level.)
• Assessment.
• Communication.
• Continuous Improvement.
• Critical Thinking.
• Diversity.
• Ethics.
• Human Development and Learning.
• Knowledge of Subject Matter.
• Learning Environments.
• Planning.
  
• Role of the Teacher.
• Technology.

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FEAP Self Assessment

• Directions
• Find your packet titled Florida Educator
  Accomplished Practices.
• Find the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices
  Self Assessment (first page of packet).
• Read the Scoring Rubric.
• Beside each critical skill listed for the 12
  FEAP, supply the score that best describes your
  level of competency at this time.

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FEAP Self Assessment (continued)

• Processing Question
• Which critical skills will be most important for
  your BT this year?

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Documentation of Mastery--

• Teacher Evaluations by Principal (required by
  LCS)
• Teacher Assessment- Part A
• (2 classroom observations)
• Teacher Assessment-Part B
• (1 face-to-face conference)

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LCS Teacher AssessmentA and Bcorrelated with
FEAP and Educator Competencies

• 12 Essential... Competencies LCS

Area 9 Plans/evaluates. Area 10 Demonstrates
Improvement in Student Performance
1. Assessment

• Progress Monitoring
• Grading Student Performance

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Short Stretch Break
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LCS Teacher AssessmentInstruments

• Part A
• Overview (page 31)
• Review Areas 1-8
• Part B
• Overview (page 32)
• Review Areas 9-14
• To save time and energy
• Mix and Match the Indicators!

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What Will You Look For?

• When you use Teacher AssessmentPart A and
  Part B

What do you want to see?
What do you want to hear?
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Observers Worksheets

• Directions
• For each indicator, list what you will use as
  evidence of mastery.
• Work in partners.
• Print neatly.
• Present your results to the whole group
  via LCD camera.
• Give Carol your form(s) to copy.

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Processing and Follow-up

• What are your concerns?
• What do you look forward to?
• What will you do before your first classroom
  observation?

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Follow-up for Inservice Credit and your
supplement!!

• For each BTs portfolio or documentation folder
• 2 Classroom Observations
• 1 Face-to-Face Conference

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Thank you, MENTORS!

• All of us at Staff Development and Leon County
  Schools appreciate your willingness to give your
  time and expertise to teaching, mentoring, and
  supporting new teachers.