Bell Ringer

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Bell Ringer
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• As a table, identify the three biggest
  ideas/concepts that you learned during Day 1

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Using Classroom Observations to Improve
Teaching and LearningNew Mexico State Work
Session September 12, 2012Matthew
MontanoDirector of Educator Quality, NMPED
Steve BroomeDirector State Development,
SREBIvy C. AlfordDirector of State Services,
SREB
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From Las Time

• Participants will
• Gain a better understanding of strategies and
  structures to enhance instructional leadership.
• Determine how to prioritize and organize daily
  schedules to address instructional expectations.
• Identify and incorporate high yield
  administrative actions that focus school
  improvement efforts and enhance learning
  opportunities for students.
• Review three essential components for classroom
  observations.

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Design a Visual to Show How These are Related
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Session Objectives

• Participants will
• Review compiled trends from initial classroom
  observations.
• Review and analyze the state observation protocol
  tools.
• Determine how to frame meaningful feedback for
  individual teachers, teacher teams and whole
  faculty groups.
• Review classroom videos to perfect individual
  teacher feedback.

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NM Teach Observation Tools
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Quick Overview
3 Reviews
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Review 1
15 Min

• Individual Activity
• Step 1 Fill Out the Observation Rubric
• Step 2 Identify a Favorite Element and One
  Element that Concerns You

Option 1 Complete the Rubric for Your Best
Teacher
Option 2 Complete the Rubric based on your Best
Observation
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Consensogram Report Out
Ineffective Minimally Effective Effective Highly Effective Exemplary

Place Your Dots on the Provided Charts
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Review 2

• Jigsaw with an Administrative Focus
• 1Domain 1
• 2Domain 2
• 3Domain 3
• 4Domain 4
• You will create an overview of your assigned
  Domain to share with other administrators to
  include
• Key Points
• What to Look For
• Areas of Caution

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Send Out A Scout!
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Report Out

• Complete your Administrative Overview Sheet

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Review 3

• Team AElements 1A, B and C
• Team BElements 1D, E and F
• Team CElements 2A, B and C
• Team DElements 2D, E and 3A
• Team EElements 3B, C, D and E
• Team FElements 4A and B
• Team GElements 4C and D
• Team HElements 4E and F

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Review 3

• Teacher View
• Your team will create an overview to share with
  teachers. It must include
• A Summary of your assigned area
• Artifacts that they should have in their
  classroom
• Tips for scoring at the Highly Effective Level

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Report Out

• Complete your Teachers Tip Sheet

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LunchReflection Question

• Think about one issue that you anticipate you
  will encounter with the observation elements and
  identify one solution to that problem
• See you at 100 for Video Reviews!

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HOMEWORKUsing Feedback for Improvement

1. Share what you have learned today with your
   administrative team
2. Complete 12-24 walkthroughs and provide Wows
   and Wonders feedback
3. Collect statistical data on your schools
   improvement priorities
4. Share Domain 1 with your Leadership Team to
   discuss your lesson planning tools

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Keep it Simple
Teacher Student Behavior Wow Wonder
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Collective Statistics
Priority ELA Math Science Social Studies
Reading Beyond the Textbook III II
Academic Integration I III I III
Student Engagement 8/30 5/20 12/15 4/20 2/10 17/21 5/15 8/20 10/20 4/21 8/17 18/22
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Webinar 2

• Wednesday, September 19th
• 330-500 PM
• Key Ideas
• Setting up teachers for success on Domain
  1Lesson Planning Tools and Expectations
• Tips for organizing observation data
• Status check on Day 2 homework

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Day 3Using Data to Focus Professional
Development and Support Teacher Teams

• Enhance individual teacher feedback.
• Determine how to present collective observation
  to teacher teams and the whole faculty.
• Connect observation data to professional
  development and school improvement priorities.

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Session Objectives

• Participants will
• Review compiled trends from initial classroom
  observations.
• Review and analyze the state observation protocol
  tools.
• Determine how to frame meaningful feedback for
  individual teachers, teacher teams and whole
  faculty groups.
• Review classroom videos to perfect individual
  teacher feedback.

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Questions Concerns
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Ticket Out the Door

• Complete the sheet for one observation that you
  did within the last two weeks.
• One sentence summary of what students were doing
• Wow
• Wonder

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Final Thoughts
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Low-Cost Retention Strategies

1. Provide regular, positive feedback
2. Identify areas of development
3. Give informal critical feedback
4. Publicly recognize accomplishments
5. Tell teachers that they are high-performing
6. Identify opportunities or paths for leadership
   roles
7. Put teachers in charge of something important
8. Provide access to additional resources

Feedback Development
Recognition
Responsibility Advancement
Resources
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THANK YOU

• Steve Broome
• Director, State Development
• High Schools That Work
• Making Middle Grades Work
• 404-879-5592
• steve.broome_at_sreb.org