Making Your Own Luck with PGES: “What Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity”

Overview byJill Cabrera, PhD

Educational Administration, Leadership and ResearchWKU

Identify key attributes of a research-based teacher assessment system.

Describe the Domains of the Teacher Professional Growth and Effectiveness System.

Explain the purposes of the TPGES. Explore Components from Domain 3

(Instruction) and apply critical attributes to video lesson segments.

Learning Targets

Effective Teaching:What is assessed & Why?

(Hinchey, 2010, National Education Policy Center)

Categories of Teacher Assessment Quality Performance Effectiveness

Measurement Tools Classroom Observation Instructional Artifacts Portfolios Teacher

Self-Reports/Reflections Student Surveys Value-Added

Assessments

Beginning implementation throughout KY in Fall 2014, TPGES is designed to: Measure teacher effectiveness in 4 Domains Serve as a catalyst for professional growth and

continuous improvement Meets the requirements for

KY Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) flexibility waiver

Race to the Top grant

Teacher Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (TPGES)

Danielson’s Model—generic instrument that provides a structure to answer…What is good teaching?

Consists of 4 Domains including: 1. Planning & Preparation 2. Classroom Environment 3. Instruction 4. Professional Responsibilities

TPGES based uponFramework for Teaching

Charlotte Danielson’s Model

Professional Growth/Improvement Formative Assessment (Students & Teachers) Reflection Student Ownership and Involvement in

Learning Questioning Engagement

Areas of EMPHASIS

Multiple Measures for Assessing Effectiveness

TPGES Observation

(Primarily Domains 2 & 3) Peer Observation Reflection Professional Growth Student Growth Student Voice

Research Meta-Analysis(Hinchey, 2010, National Education Policy Center)

Classroom Observation Instructional Artifacts Teacher

Self-Reports/Reflections Portfolios Value-Added

Assessments Student Surveys

Terminology within Domains

Domain name Component Element(s) Performance Levels Indicators Evidence Statements

Review the Components and Elements for each Domain.

Discuss the following questions with your group: Why is this domain important? How does this domain impact/affect teaching

and learning? How does this domain impact/affect the other

domains?

Exploring the TPGES Domains

In your group discuss, read your assigned component.

Underline and discuss which terms and concepts you perceive as particularly important for this component.

Review descriptors under the “Accomplished” and “Exemplary” categories; read the “Critical Attributes.” What distinctions do you notice between these 2 performance levels?

Exploring Domain 3--Instruction

Let’s view a few lesson clips for Components 3B & 3C. Note evidence from these lessons that exemplify the

critical attributes for 3B & 3C. Mathematics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKyVjINaLVU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTEAuC78hto

 Science https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/fifth-grade-elec

tricity-lesson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgtKmVSIqD4

Exploring Domain 3--Instruction

“The vision is that every student is taught by an effective teacher and every school is led by an effective principal….KDE is developing a new statewide Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES). The objective is to create and implement a fair and equitable statewide system to provide teachers and principals with a clear understanding of how they can be most effective, regular feedback about how they are doing against effectiveness standards, and the tools, resources and support they need to develop and perfect their craft in order to promote student growth, achievement and readiness” (KDE PGES E-Guide, 2014, p. 1-2).

The Vision for PGES