Linking teacher effectiveness and college readiness
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LINKING TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS AND COLLEGE READINESS
Valerie BraimahPresented at Learning Forward, December 5, 2011
What is your interest in this topic?
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
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?
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/
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)
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???
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
A parting thought
Is effectiveness good enough, or do we need teachers to be “transformational” to reach our college-ready goals?
Questions/Discussions
Valerie Braimah Valerie.braimah@teachforameri
ca.org