Set a course for teacher effectiveness

Where is your school heading?

State and federal mandates have put all schools on a course for improved teacher effectiveness. To keep from running aground, districts must think systematically about how to assess teacher performance and augment professional development.

With Teacher Compass, districts and schools have ev-erything they need to keep the wind at their backs and deliver individualized, effective training:

• Streamlined classroom observations

• On-demand professional development

• Easy reporting

• Ongoing support services

All supported by Pearson’s proven technology and research-based training content.

Take your bearings from the most trusted names in education.

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As the world’s leading education company,

Pearson’s technology products cover a wide

spectrum of educational needs, serving

thousands of districts, including the most popular student data

solutions on the market.

Developed in partnership with Johns Hopkins University,

Teacher Compass has been in use for over 10 years in

K-12 schools. Pearson will work with your school to

integrate data and solutions that ensure accountability

and effectiveness.

Technology-enabled efficiencyBy streamlining the technology that fuels teacher observation and training, Pearson enables schools to boost efficiency and performance at every level. Accessible online tools. Automated processes. Turnkey reporting. Teacher Compass enables teachers and administrators to remain focused on improvements in the classroom.

Customizable and flexibleSchools aren’t locked in to a system that can’t keep up with changing demands. Teacher Compass is fully customizable to support your local rubrics, forms, content and vernacular. Schools can even upload their own content to create localized PD resources.

Dynamic, user-friendly reportingTeacher Compass is a goal-based platform, which keeps teachers aligned with their personal growth plans, as well as school and district requirements. Robust reporting allows administrators to quickly and easily identify high-level trends, and drill all the way down to individual teachers’ PD plans.

More data for better decisions To accurately evaluate teacher performance, schools rely on more than teacher observations, student performance data, parent surveys, and peer reviews. Designed as an interoperable system, Teacher Compass can be integrated with other Pearson and third-party systems to gain a clearer picture of teacher effectiveness.

Cloud-based technology. Research-driven content. Renowned expertise. Only Pearson has the depth to offer such a powerful solution for teacher effectiveness.

THE FASTEST COURSE TO TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS

Observers can use notebooks or iPads® to quickly complete in-class observations based on your customized rubrics.

An easy-to-use interface with automated suggestions allows observers to make quick, relevant suggestions for personalized training.

Robust reporting lets adminis-trators easily assess and define target areas for ongoing training.

Effectively manage classroom observations and guide teachers to personalized PD goals.

STREAMLINED CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS

• Fully customizable rubrics, forms and reports

• Paperless observations – online or off

• Walkthroughs, instructional rounds, observations and evaluations

• Improved feedback for teachers

• Differentiated professional development

• Insightful reports for data driven decisions

• Automatic recommendations of online PD

Assessment Activities

Assessment Ratings

1. Objective of lesson plan is clearly stated or written

Goals establish high expectations and relate to state standards.

Goals are clear, written in the form of student learning, and are assessable

Goals take into account the varying learning needs of students.

Goals reflect a balance among different types of learning and disciplines.

Highly Effective (HE)

Effective (E)

Not Implemented (NI)

Unsatisfactory (U)

Not Applicable (NA)

6% 1 of 17

18% 3 of 17

35% 6 of 17

41% 7 of 17

0% 0 of 17

E NI U NA

E NI U NA

E NI U NA

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HE

HE

HE NI U NA

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Steve Hulbert Classroom ObservationRubric: Copy 1 of Classroom Observation with PD

EVALUATION CATEGORIES

Summary

Assessment Activities✔ completed

Classroom Climate(0/12 completed)

Classroom Management(0/12 completed)

Content Knowledge(0/13 completed)

Instructional Delivery(0/20 completed)

Planning and Preparation(0/17 completed)

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ON-DEMAND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Both modules available as standalone applications.

Teachers easily access a rich online library of relevant training content tied directly to personalized goals.

Powerful technology encourages reflection and collaboration between peers. Goal-based platform keeps teachers aligned with district requirements and provides an easy way to track usage and effectiveness of training content.

Engage teachers in personalized, ongoing training, reflection and collaboration.

• Online access to thousands of research-based videos and documents

• Fits training into planning periods

• Personalized PD recommendations

• Upload your own local PD content

• Align to local standards

• Collaborative social features

• Usage and effectiveness tracking

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Comment/Reflection

Jason Daniels on 05/16/2011 at 04:02:11 PMImplemented in classroom and have found all of the tools very helpful.

Angie Erickson on 05/16/2011 at 04:14:11 PMGood to hear. I’m starting the program this week and am looking forward to using it.

Naomi Mugarura on 05/16/2011 at 04:18:11 PMImplemented in classroom.

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Teacher Compass PD offers a growing collection of thousands of research-driven videos and documents that present model teachers delivering current and relevant classroom practices, as well as strategies for implementing many of the country’s leading instructional programs and curriculum.

America’s Choice®

With a renowned history as a national thought leader and as the creator of research-based school improvement solutions that work for states, districts, and schools, America’s Choice provides over one hundred hours of valuable in-class teaching guidance and modeling.

SIOP® SIOP provides practical knowledge and skills around delivery of the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model: the only empirically validated approach for implementing effective sheltered content instruction for students acquiring the English language.

Research for Better TeachingThese nationally recognized programs help schools develop teacher evaluation systems, train data coaches and data teams, develop leadership skills for strong school culture, and build in-house professional development capacity to ensure skillful teaching.

Professional Growth AcademyHundreds of videos support PD goals by showing teachers modeling effective strategies in the classroom on topics that smaller school districts face, including English Language Learner (ELL) Instruction, Teacher Induction, Elementary Reading and Middle-Level Reading.

enVisionMATH®, Reading Street™, digitsPearson’s nationally renowned instructional programs provide modules on how best to implement curriculum.

A+RISE® This series of useful, daily, just-in-time instructional strategies and videos helps to improve the academic and content achievement of ELLs from award winning educator, Evelyn Arroyo.

While the technology and Teacher Compass PD archive will continue to evolve, Pearson’s commitment to teacher effectiveness remains unchanged. No other company can integrate as many resources to empower schools to reach optimum performance.

Data IntegrationDesigned as an interoperable system, Teacher Compass can be integrated with other Pearson and 3rd party systems to gain a clear picture of teacher effectiveness.

Professional Services Pearson provides complete professional services to ensure each school achieves maximum potential. Additional services to enhance the effectiveness of Teacher Compass implementations include professional development and training such as:

• Inter-rater Reliability• Managing Right Data Rightly• Effectively Evaluating Teachers

An unparalleled library of training content

Pearson’s commitment to successful implementations