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LINKING TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS AND COLLEGE READINESS Valerie Braimah Presented at Learning Forward, December 5, 2011

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LINKING TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS AND COLLEGE READINESS

Valerie BraimahPresented at Learning Forward, December 5, 2011

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What is your interest in this topic?

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Session Objectives

Discuss a definition of college readiness and identify the most critical role of a teacher in helping students achieve that path.

Examine the national context for teacher effectiveness – goals, dilemmas, and strategies

Examining our measures. Do they link teacher effectiveness to college readiness

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What is college readiness

In groups of 4: ALL – skim pages 1-11 of

“Defining College Readiness”. Group 1: Key Cognitive

Strategies (pp. 12-14) Group 2: Academic Knowledge

and Skills (pp. 14-16) Group 3: Academic Behaviors

(pp. 16-17) Group 4: Contextual Skills and

Awareness (pp. 17-18) As a group, create a t-chart

like the one on the right

Components of college readiness

Teacher role/strategies

What is College Readiness?

How do Teachers Contribute to Student College Readiness?

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The Teacher Effectiveness Movement

Premise/Rationale Teachers have the greatest predictive impact on student

achievement, so if we invest in teacher quality, achievement will rise. (Ed Trust West)

Historically, we have not done a good job measuring teacher effectiveness, or linking incentives to measurable impacts on student performance. (The Widget Effect, TNTP)

By linking incentives and support to effectiveness measures aligned to student performance, we can ensure that all students are taught by the most effective teachers, and fulfill the greatest possible gains. (Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) or, depending on your POV The Three Legged Stool).

Lots more info: http://tcrpalliance.wordpress.com/

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Typical Components of Effectiveness Initiatives

Program ElementsMeasures of Effectiveness

Classroom Observa-tionValue-Add MeasuresStudent/Family FeedbackPeer Surveys/Other

Better teachers, Better student achievement

Compensation/

incentives

Multi-Metric Evaluation (teacher

and admin)

Support/ PD (online and in person)

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And now, a break for some age-old pearls of wisdom

People treasure what you measure

What gets measured, gets done

What gets measured gets managed

If we build it, they will come

To measure is to know

The question is…to what end are we measuring and managing???

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What our measures really measure Value-Add measures

Pair-share: in your state/district, what is the bar we are measuring toward on standardized tests?

What are some alternative measures to a different bar? (e.g. CWRA)

Teacher Practice Measures Examine three frameworks for effective teaching and

discuss in groups: what is the bar for students these frameworks measure toward? Danielson Framework for Teaching (FfT) TCRP College-Ready Teaching Framework Teaching as Leadership Framework

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A parting thought

Is effectiveness good enough, or do we need teachers to be “transformational” to reach our college-ready goals?

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Questions/Discussions

Valerie Braimah Valerie.braimah@teachforameri

ca.org