Colorado’s Inaugural Educator Preparation Faculty SummitSeptember 27, 2013

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Today is your day!• Provide an opportunity for statewide

learning and collaboration to support Colorado’s education initiatives.• Gain ideas and inspiration from

leaders in the field of educator preparation.• ______________________________________

____________ (Today is your day! Insert your personal objective above.)

• Funded by Rose Community Foundation• Housed at Colorado Department of Higher

Education• Supporting collaboration across agencies and

within units.• Outcomes:• Provide outreach and training opportunities on the new

educator effectiveness and student standards. • Launch a pilot project with at least one higher education-

based preparation program and one alternative preparation program to embed the tools, materials, and strategies already in use in many districts/BOCES.• Provide technical assistance focused on scaling up

emerging best practices to support the alignment of all preparation programs to the new expectations by 2015.

A Systemic Approach to Transforming Educator

Preparation: Collaborative Engagement

in a Shifting Landscape

Colorado’s Inaugural Educator Preparation Faculty Summit

September 27, 2013Sharmila Basu Mann, SHEEO

Why does the problem seem intractable?

What will it take to make progress?

Collaborative Engagementin a

Shifting Landscapewith a

Systemic Approach

COLLABORATIVE ENGAGEMENT: Who Are The Actors?

Schools, Districts

Colleges, Universitie

s

State Departme

nts(K12, HE)

Education Policymak

ers

SHIFTING LANDSCAPE:Where is the Action?

STUDENTS

Common Core

PARCC/SBAC

TEACHERS

InTASCEdTPA

PROGRAMS

NCATE ReportCAEP Alliance

STATESNCLB Waivers

RTTT, HEA

SYSTEMIC APPROACH:Which Areas Require our Collective Focus?

Recruitment

Preparation

Entry Into Profession

Continuous

Improvement

CHOOSING OUR POOL:Recruitment

Selectivity and Diversity

Supply and Demand

GETTING THEM READY:Preparation

Content and Pedagogy

Clinical Practice and Performance Assessment

STARTING THEIR CAREERS:Entry Into The Profession

Induction and Mentoring

School Leadership and Culture

RETAINING OUR STRONGEST:Continuous Improvement

Evaluation and Professional Development

Data Systems and Communities of Practice

Thank you!Sharmila Basu Mann

State Higher Education Executive Officers

sharmila@sheeo.org

Colorado Department of EducationKaty AnthesBrian Sevier

September 27, 2013

State Strategic Priorities and Policies

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Colorado’s P-20 SystemEvery Student, Every Step of the Way

Start Strong

Read by Third Grade

Stay on Track

Graduate Ready

Effective Teachers and Leaders

Accountable and Continuously Improving Schools and Districts

May 2008 - passage of Senate Bill 212 requiring: Alignment of ECE, K-12, and Higher Education standards, Adoption of nationally and internationally benchmarked standards in all content

areas, Adoption of a descriptions for school readiness, postsecondary and workforce

readiness, and 21st century skills.Fall 2008 Revision of Colorado Standards

240 Coloradoans served on subcommittees to revise standards, Subcommittees were comprised of professionals from all levels of education

including postsecondary institutions and business and military professionals.December 2009 Adoption of the Colorado Academic Standards

Final drafts of the Colorado Academic Standards embedded 21st century skills and called for students to master concepts and skills in all ten content areas

Colorado State Board of Education unanimously adopted the new standards

CAP4K - Senate Bill 08-212

Focus, Coherence, Rigor& Disciplinary Literacy

Design Principles and Instructional Shifts: Focus on the standards, the concepts and skills

graduates need for the 21st century.

Coherence is evident in the interconnections of concepts and skills across grades and in and between disciplines.

Rigor requires fluency, application, and deep understanding for mastery.

Colorado’s District Sample Curriculum Project

Fall 2012-Phase OneParticipants 500+ educator participants in 5 workshops and 2 external review cycles 47 of 64 Colorado counties represented 70+ of 178 Colorado school districts represented Products 700+ unit overviews- all content areas (k-12) and STEM (1st, 8th, high school)

They represent the translation of the CAS into unit overviews for all (10) content areas They illuminate possibilities for sequencing grade-level expectations (GLEs) and content-

specific standards across courses/years Teacher/educator authorship and district affiliation noted at the bottom of every unit overview Postings Samples available in PDF and Word formats on the Standards and Instructional Support website-

by individual content area and grade level Process Guide and curriculum resources available on SIS website

Colorado’s District Sample Curriculum Project

Fall 2013-Phase ThreeIn the Project’s final phase, the SIS team will travel across Colorado to work with educators in district settings to build the units, based on select samples (unit overviews), which will include learning strategies, resource suggestions, differentiation options, and assessment ideas.

As with the first phase of the workshops, the SIS team will diligently pursue the participation of educators to ensure representation of the diverse teaching force and districts across Colorado.

During a three-day workshop delivered within a district, a team of educators will produce one full instructional unit. This process reflects a model of educators working together to plan for the instruction of all students. Teams will be comprised of:

2 general education teachers (content specialists)

1 ELL teacher

1 Gifted and Talented teacher

1 Special education teacher

1 Title One teacher

Establishes annual evaluations for all licensed personnel Bases 50% of an educator’s evaluation on student growth Requires educators to earn three consecutive years of

effective evaluation ratings to be granted non-probationary status

Removes non-probationary status if an educator receives two consecutive years of ineffective ratings

Includes mutual consent hiring practices, requiring the consent of the principal and teacher before job placements can be made

Core Components of S.B. 10-191

Great Teachers & Leaders Act

Guiding Principles of State Evaluation System

1. Data should inform decisions, but human judgment is critical.

2. The implementation of the system must embody continuous improvement.

3. The purpose of the system is to provide meaningful and credible feedback that improves performance.

4. The development and implementation of educator evaluation systems must continue to involve all stakeholders in a collaborative process.

5. Educator evaluations must take place within a larger system that is aligned and supportive.

2011-12 Development

and testing, principal

pilot

2012-13Full pilot:

teacher and principal

2013-14 Statewide rollout

principal & teacher evaluation

2014-15Full statewide

implementation

S.B. 10-191 Timeline of Implementation

This year is a “practice year” as ineffective ratings don’t count toward

the loss of non probationary status

Structure of EvaluationTeacher Evaluations

50% Professional Practice

50% Student Academic Growth

Quality Standards I-V:I. Mastery of contentII. Establish learning environmentIII. Facilitate learningIV. Reflect on practiceV. Demonstrate leadership

Evaluated using: (1) observations; and (2) at least one of the following: student perception measures, peer feedback, parent/guardian feedback, or review of lesson plans/student work samples. May include additional measures.

Quality Standard VI:VI. Responsibility for student academic growth

Evaluated using: (1) a measure of individually-attributed growth, (2) a measure of collectively-attributed growth; (3) when available, statewide summative assessments; and (4) where applicable, Colorado Growth Model data.

Principals have an evaluation system aligned and almost identical to the teacher system

CDE continues to train, support and do deeper work with pilot districts

CDE has created a host of implementation resources: Rubrics to evaluate teachers against the educator Quality Standards Implementation guides Measures of Student learning Guidance Technical tools to put it all together Video tutorials Assessment resource bank to assist districts with identifying multiple

measures of growth in all content areas Communication toolkit Elevate Colorado

EE Implementation Support Tools

Movement Break• Sally Sorte, Founder and Executive Director, and

Students from Academy 360

• ABOUT US• At Academy 360, we are driven by the mission to develop

students’ minds, bodies, and characters so they may lead healthy and fulfilling lives in school, college, and beyond.

• VISION• Our vision is to set a new precedent for what a school

offers its community. Through School Based Health Services, continually expanding our wrap-around services, and growing to serve Pre-natal through 5th grade, we seek to provide a 360-degree education.

A View from the FieldPresenting leaders include: • Carrie Coats, Principal, Hotchkiss K-8 School, Delta County

School District 50J • Hiring and selection, rural Colorado

• Amanda Easton, Teacher, Centennial, A School for Expeditionary Learning, Denver Public Schools• Experience as a 1st year public school teacher in a newly redesigned innovation

school• Richard Fulton, Director of Teacher Education, Fort Lewis

College • Educator preparation, teacher leadership, culturally responsive program design

• Sue Sava, Director of the Stanley Teacher Preparation Program, Stanley British Primary• Nurturing the development of teachers, the importance of clinical practice

• Dedrick Sims, Founder and Executive Director, Sims-Fayola International Academy• Autonomous schools, hiring and selection, challenges in urban settings

Showcases Featuring Educator Preparation Programs in ColoradoMoving Trains: A Strategy for Elevating the Field

Moving Train: an individual or organization who is highly motivated to lead, inspire, and elevate our profession by doing good work: work that is good in quality, good for the soul, and good for the world.• Program• Contact Information• Program Overview• Number of Candidates / Demographic Data• Admission & Graduation Requirements• Clinical Practices• Measures of Success

• CU Boulder: CU TEACH, 138 • CU Denver: Urban Community Teacher

Education, 138 • CU Denver: ASPIRE, 139• Metropolitan State University of Denver,

139 • PEBC Boettcher Teacher Residency, 306 • Regis University, 306• Stanley British Primary, 307 • University of Denver, 307 • University of Northern Colorado, 406• Western State Colorado University, 406*Lunch available for pick-up: 11:30-12:30. *During lunch, review and select two Expert Office Hours sessions OR review and select the Teacher Leadership Working Group session. *From lunch, your roundtable discussion leaders will direct you to Expert Office Hours.

Showcases and Lunch Discussions

Large Group Debrief: Challenges and Inspirations

• How do you currently include or envision including Colorado’s education initiatives into your courses to prepare educators for success in the field?

Outreach and Support• Needs Assessment Survey Data• Webinar Evaluation Survey Data• Summit Evaluation Survey Data• Wait List Survey Data

• CDE DHE Collaborative: Planning and Strategy Development

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Supporting and Nurturing Excellent Educators

I believe that the work of excellence is

transformational. Once an educator sees that he

or she is capable of excellence, that educator is never quite the same.

There is a new self-image, a new notion of possibility. There is an

appetite for excellence. After educators have had

a taste of excellence, they’re never quite satisfied with less;

they’re always hungry.

You’re off to great places,Today is your day!Your mountain is waiting,So… get on your way!

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