Louisiana Teacher Assistance and Assessment Program http://www.louisianaschools.net Professional Development LaTAAP Guide for New Teachers, Bulletin 1943, New Teacher Portfolio Handbook, and Strategies

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Louisiana Teacher Assistance and Assessment
Programhttp//www.louisianaschools.netProfession
al DevelopmentLaTAAPGuide for New Teachers,
Bulletin 1943, New Teacher Portfolio Handbook,
and Strategies
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New Teacher - Definition

• First-time in public school after 8/1/94
• Holds Standard/Non-Standard Certificate
• Move from nonpublic to public LA school
• Out-of-state teachers without exclusion

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Overview of LaTAAP System
Assessment Team Certification Principal
External Assessor

Assistance Team Support System Mentor
Principal
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Benefits for the New Teacher

• Feedback regarding LCET
• Understanding of LaTAAP
• Feedback from mini observations and assistance
  with portfolio construction
• Coaching, modeling, and professional development
  from a trained mentor

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Two Basic Uses

• To develop information about a new teachers
  competence for determining instructional
  improvement activities
• To develop information for decisions about the
  new teachers qualifications to make a
  certification recommendation based on Louisiana
  teaching standards (LCET)

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Louisiana Components of Effective Teaching(LCET)
Assessment Criteria
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Assessment Team Members

• Immediate Supervisor/Principal/Designee
• External Assessor
• University Faculty
• Central Office Administrator
• Retired Educator
• Experienced teacher from outside the teachers
  school
• Other educator as deemed appropriate

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Data Sources

• New Teacher Portfolio
• Classroom Observation

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Overview of LaTAAP Activities
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Sequence of Assistance and Assessment
Process
Assessor B   Informal Conference Observation Post
Conference Portfolio Scoring  
Assessor A   Informal Conference Observation Post
Conference Portfolio Scoring  
Assessor Team Meeting   Team
Summary Report Areas for Improvement
Team Summary Conference   Share summary report
Share certification Recommendation and Develop
PGP
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Rating Scale

• 2 - Competent
• Performance meets established standards.
  Improvement can be made, but current practices
  are clearly acceptable.
• 1 - Needs Improvement
• Performance is sometimes inadequate or
  unacceptable. Improvement is required.
• NO - Not Observed
• Performance was not observed in up to three
  particular attributes.

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Assessment Standards for Certification

• Revised Standard
• Fall 2007 Competent 2 rating on all 11
  Components 1 Planning, 3 Management, 4
  Instruction, 1 Professional Dev, and 2 School
  Improvement
• Teachers not meeting standards
• 2 years to meet standards
• 2 year wait period, complete professional growth
• 2 years to meet standards again or may no longer
  teach in Louisiana public schools

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Scripted Observation Instrument System

• Unscored Informal Conference Questions
• Parts of a Basic Lesson
• Classroom Observation
• Records relevant information (Scripting Forms)
  and analyzes data into ratings to guide
  discussion about professional growth and
  competence for a certification recommendation
  (Observation Analysis and Scoring Summary)
• Postobservation Conference

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Postobservation Conference

• Share Observation information within 48 hours
• Share strengths and needs
• Develop activities for professional improvement
• Share remaining ratings
• Review progress on the PGP

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Louisiana New Teacher Portfolio

• Collection of artifacts for reflection,
  decision-making, and professional growth
• Parts of Portfolio Work Sample, Professional
  Development, School Improvement, and Technology

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Entry A The Teacher Work Sample

• A 1. Teaching Context
• A 2. Describing the Work Sample
• A 3. The Assessment Plan
• A 4. Analyzing the Results
• A 5. Reflecting on the Impact of Instruction
• A 6. Communicating and Follow-up
• A 7. Lesson Plan

A work sample is defined as a one week to six
week body or unit of instruction in one subject
area for one class. (PK-3 must do in ELA or
Math)
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Entry B Professional Development

• Professional Growth Plan (PGP)
• Development of Plan
• Reflection and Completion of Plan

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Entry C School Improvement
What should it be about?
Participates in grade-level planning
Serves on task force(s) or committees
Implements within classroom
Encourages parents as learning partners
Seeks community involvement
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Possible Artifacts

• Minutes from grade-level planning meetings
• Participation in curriculum mapping
• Reports from faculty study groups
• Photos/narrative of class activities related to
  SIP
• Documentation from Family LEAP Night
• Newsletters with ideas for student learning
• Parent/Teacher conference notes
• Parent communication logs

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Entry D - Technology

• Artifact and reflections that demonstrates the
  integration of technology into instruction

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Alignment in Professional Development Planning
Postobservation Conference Portfolio Scoring
TSR Conference
PGP
Postobservation Conference Portfolio Scoring
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TSR Completion and Conference

• Principal and External Assessor Observation and
  Portfolio Scores are combined and documented
  prior to a Team Summary Conference in which
  results are shared and a PGP is developed with
  new teacher

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Louisiana Teacher Assistance and Assessment
Program New Teacher Professional Growth Plan