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University Supervisor Training

Presented by:

Dr. Norma BoakesProgram Coordinator

AND CHECK WITH

YOUR SUPERVISOR

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• 8:30‐8:45am Coffee/light breakfast (will remain until 9:30 for veteran supervisor report)

• 8:45‐9:45 Supervising 101 for new supervisors (though all welcome)• 9:30‐10  Successes and opportunities discussion for veteran 

supervisors (will be run by veteran supervisor)• 10‐11:15  TEDU program updates & gearing up for edTPA integration 

(roles, responsibilities & format)• 11:15‐12 Supervisor’s role with edTPA• 12‐12:30  Lunch• 12:30‐2 Documentation & scoring of performance in student 

teaching• 2‐2:15 Break• 2:15‐3 Collaborative process and educative mentoring• 3:30‐4 Taskstream updates & program documents (mileage, payment, etc)

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Veteran SupervisorsThis time is to allow you to share and reflect on your experiences. You will each use the provided index card to write responses to the following questions. (You can elect to keep it anonymous or put your initials so Norma can follow up with you. I will NOT reveal names to administration but the responses will be summarized and shared!)

To help you stay on task consider…..• Rearrange yourselves in groups of three or four• Follow this process as you complete the task

1. Read the question silently & think for 1 minute2. Let each person have 2 minutes to share their thoughts 

uninterrupted.3. Take 1‐2 minutes to summarize your thought on the card.4. Move on to the next question…. 

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1. What do you see as successes to supervision of student teachers?

2. What do you see as challenges to supervision of student teachers?

3. How well are our student teachers prepared for their experience and why?

4. If you could pick one thing that seems to be consistently in need of growth among all student teachers you’ve had in the past, what would it be?

5. What’s something we don’t do but you see as possible to help support your role?

Back of card‐ feel free to share any other thoughts or comments. 

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3

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Your responses go here!

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Questions, concerns, thoughts….You have some post‐its at your desk. When we have breaks feel free to “park” your comments on the parking lot. I’ll visit to make sure we cover it!

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TEDU Program news….• EdTPA alert to K‐12• edTPA Steering committee• edTPA Capstone run by full‐time faculty• “Continued placements” more the norm • Increased clinical hours (180 to 230) coming• New undergraduate BA w/cert path…. P‐3!• Our website got a major facelift!• Have any other questions?

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Learning with edTPA

https://secure.aacte.org/apps/rl/res_get.php?fid=1650&ref=edtpa or https://vimeo.com/117955356

Before we begin, listen and consider others perspective on the experience…

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How edTPA will work….

Supervisor Mentor Teacher Capstone Instructor Seminar Instructor

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We each have a role in the process…• Student teacher‐ they must plan for, implement, and prepare the edTPA for submission. It is ultimately their job to get it done!

• Mentor teacher‐ provides supports to assist with planning & timing for implementation of the edTPA lessons/work for submission 

• Capstone instructor‐ helps with the logistics and specifics of the edTPA including preparation and submission of work

• Seminar instructor‐ directs student teachers where to go when they need help, have questions

• Supervisor‐ provide support in coordinating planning & timing of edTPA and encourage strong instructional practices aligned with edTPA

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edTPA specifics… what do you…..

Know already? Want to know? Learned

We’ll get to this soon enough 

A simple but important exercise! Please write neatly. I will look at responses as you work AND collect it when we are done discussing edTPA.

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The secret to supporting your student teacher lies here…..

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Every handbook differs slightly based on the certification area, but the message is very similar. Check with a neighbor.

What’s the same? What’s different?

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Simplified… it’s pretty typical teaching stuff!

• All edTPA Handbooks….. Specific to a content area….• Plan a series of 3‐5 standard aligned lessons called a “lesson segment” with consideration for the classroom, learners & content targeted (Task 1)

• Instruct the lesson segment, capturing & selecting video samples to highlight teaching practices (Task 2)

• Gather and evaluate evidence of learner understandings through assessment (Task 3)

• Elementary• Assess learning in mathematics by targeting an assessment within a math “learning segment”. Analyze the assessment. Plan and teach the lesson to address any misconceptions/confusion (Task 4)

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Where the challenge (likely) lies….• Full understanding of the context of learning for their classroom

• Utilizing strong instructional practices supported by learning theory

• Engaging learners meaningfully while deepening & developing student understanding

• Looking critically at and being able to describe ones’ own teaching from ACTUAL evidence

• Using assessment effectively to capture student learning

Sound related to your role as supervisor yet?

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A quick overview of the tasks

Turn to the tasks overview to see an abbreviated list of what each task entails

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Task 1• Focuses heavily on planning for instruction

• 3‐5 lessons in length• Must link to the “context” of the classroom• Needs a “central focus” that supports a specific strategy/skill specific to the subject area

• Includes a written commentary that offers details into thinking behind structure and format of lessons

• Why the instructional strategy• How it supports all learners• Includes academic language….

• Includes series of lessons and all artifacts that support it

Planning is really important to doing well. The review of lessons and discussing strong techniques/methods is helpful here. 

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Task 2This focuses on the actual teaching of the lessons after they’ve been planned. Key elements include:• Video clips of teaching (2 clips, between 3 to 20 min total)• Commentary written to connect evidence from video clips to support what was planned

• Commentary focuses on engagement of learners, establishing learning environment, deepening learning & subject‐specific pedagogy

This tasks involves being able to discuss what makes strong instruction. What you do as supervisors can offer help with what that might include. 

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Task 3The focus of this task is on assessing student learning during the lesson segment. Key aspects include:• Having a major assessment of whole class that can be used to evaluate student performance

• Defining and utilizing a clear way to analyze the assessment (both qualitative & quantitative)

• Showing samples of feedback given to students (*beyond correct/incorrect)• (Possible video sample as evidence or work samples)

This is one The cooperating teacher is likely to be best to assist with. However, you CAN encourage strong assessments (formal/informal, summative/formative)!

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Task 4‐ Elem only‐Math specific

This task is best described as a blend of Tasks 1‐3, but math specific instead of literacy based. The elements include:• Targeting a learning segment of 3‐5 lessons• Providing an overview (brief) of lessons including main activities & assessments used

• Select a whole class assessment from within lesson segment to analyze• Complete full analysis & breakdown of issues/misconceptions• Teach & document a “re‐engagement” lessonTip‐ the student teacher only teaches the re‐engagement lesson. The coop teacher could teach the rest. 

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Looking closely can help see connections!We’re going to take a little time to really look at the tasks of edTPA. Our focus will be on how they are assessed. Within them are clues on how it connects to what you already do as a supervisor!

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Step 1‐ Review the assigned edTPA rubric 

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Step 1‐ Review the assigned edTPA rubric 

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How did you demonstrate mutual respect for, rapport with, and responsiveness to students with varied needs and backgrounds, and challenge students to engage in learning? (from Task 2 instructional commentary)

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Step 2‐ Review the Danielson components for connections

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Step 3‐ Consider what you can do as part of supervising to support the student teacher in this area

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Recap of your Task

1. Review the assigned edTPA rubric with your partner. Use the key words at each level to identify what’s key to success. (Don’t be afraid to peek back at the task description for more information.)

2. Review the Danielson components listed from the final evaluation form to find the connections.

3. Consider what you can do as part of formal observations that might help with this aspect of edTPA. Have at least 3 specific examples to share!

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•Promote Instructional Dialogue

•Ask thinking questions• Focus on critical thinking•Utilize small groups for collaboration

• Set Clear Learning Goals•Design Complex Tasks•Plan for Engagement

• Listen attentively to responses to notice student thinking

• Press for evidence

Using Data to Guide Students’ 

Learning

Planning cognitively 

challenging tasks with clear 

learning targets

Helping students develop deep 

understanding of the content through 

instructional interactions

Attending to Student Thinking

• Promote Purposeful Feedback

• Use Formative Assessments

• Adjust instruction

AMBITIOUS TEACHING AND LEARNING MODEL 

Ambitious Instruction: A vision of effective teaching has emerged that calls for the inaction of a set of “core” practices, grounded in ambitious teaching, that are research based and can improve student achievement  (Ball & Forzani, 2009; Grossman & McDonald, 2008).  

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Set Clear Learning Goals

• Learning Goals should:• Clearly state what it is students are to learn

and understand about the content as the result of instruction.

• Frame the decisions that teachers make during a lesson.

• Think about how you might assess the learning goal at the end of the lesson.

Daro, Mosher, & Corcoran, 2011; Hattie, 2009; Hiebert, Morris, Berk, & Jensen., 2007; Wiliam, 2011

Planning cognitively challenging tasks with clear learning 

targets

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Design Complex Tasks

• Student learning is greatest in classrooms where the tasks consistently encourage high-level student thinking and reasoning and least in classrooms where the tasks are routinely procedural in nature.

• (Boaler & Staples, 2008; Stein & Lane, 1996)

Planning cognitively challenging tasks with clear learning 

targets

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Promote Instructional Dialogue

• Instructional Dialogue is the center of ambitious instruction.  • Meaning is co‐constructed by the teacher and students through instructional conversation.

• Through instructional dialogue, students share ideas, clarify understandings, and develop convincing arguments.

• The job of the teacher is to keep focus and coherence around key ideas of the content and build upon students’ thinking.

Helping students develop deep understanding of the 

content through instructional interactions

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Attending to Student Thinking

• Attending to students thinking means noticing students’ thinking.

• Attending to student thinking helps the teacher determine the extent to which students are reaching the learning goals.

• When you attend to student thinking what you notice should be used to make instructional decisions during the lesson and to prepare for subsequent lessons.

Attending to Student Thinking

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Formative Assessment as an Interactive Process

• Set learning targets based upon standards.• Asking questions to foster and assess deeper understandings.• Utilizing checking for understanding strategies.• Promoting student‐centered formative assessment techniques (peer assessments/self‐assessments)

• Interpreting formative assessment information.• Providing feedback/scaffolding responses• Adapting instruction based upon analysis (small groups, reteaching, clarifying, challenging)

Using Data to Guide 

Students’ Learning

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A new tool you can use to help focus conversations linked to edTPA

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This is not an edTPA video, however it does illustrate how a coach helps a teacher focus on their instructional practice. 

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Forms of candidate support as a supervisor…Acceptable

• Use rubric constructs or language to evaluate and debrief observations not part of edTPA

• Having target conversations about planning, instruction and/or assessment similar to those required in edTPA

• Recommending or providing specific assistance to improve performance in areas the candidate has demonstrated a weakness (designing lesson, engaging learners, eliciting learner responses, etc)

• Asking probing questions about candidate’s edTPA draft materials without providing direct advice

Unacceptable

• Editing a candidate’s edTPA draft before submission

• Providing direct advice on how to construct and/or teach the planned edTPA learning segment

• Evaluating any aspect of the edTPAlearning segment

• Providing specific guidance such as ways to teach or assess within the edTPA learning segment

• Giving advice on what video segment to submit

Take a moment to consider what constitutes “acceptable” vs. unacceptable support during the edTPA process. Be ready to 

share out!

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Important details about edTPA to know• All roles are described in the handbook including yours

• Your student was exposed to language of and tasks within edTPA during courses & given a handbook over summer to review!

• The student teacher holds the main responsibility here. You serve as a support to help it get done.

• The calendar notes submission windows & edTPA capstone sessions

• You should not evaluate a student teacher when they are completing their edTPA instruction

• There is a local scoring option a school district may request. We have a protocol for those it applies to.

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Capstone sessions

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edTPA Capstone

We will begin with a 3 hour workshop in the morning on the day of the student teaching meeting. If you are curious, feel free to attend. All other meetings are on Fridays on campus beginning on 9/15. The first 6 sessions are mandatory!

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What you should do & what to pass on…Do….• Be familiar with the tasks of edTPA• Use the meet‐and‐greet to have a general conversation about edTPA & review ST Handbook for guidance on everyone’s role

• Encourage and track the student teacher’s progress at each visit

• Review the edTPA rubrics to help focus conversations on key elements of tasks

• Utilize the conversation starters to help focus post‐conferences 

Pass on…..• Negative conversation about edTPA(focus on the benefits & how it helps the profession)

• Questions about logistics, especially if it’s not in the Handbook or you’re not sure

• Tech aspects/issues of edTPA such as using the Swivl app, uploading, or scanning documents

• Any requests to proof work or give your opinion on what to include/not include for edTPA

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Initial steps to be aware of…• Student teachers must make an appointment with the Superintendent to get video permission forms completed (submitted to Capstone instructors by 9/15). 

• Districts are still new to edTPA. If you are approached by an administrator or teacher with questions or concerns about the mandate please pass the question along to us right away.

• Elementary candidates must have access to both a literacy and math classroom to complete the edTPA. If the placement may make this a challenge, contact us for guidance. 

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Last but not least…• The first year of edTPA does not have a cut score. We should encourage strong performance but it just needs to get done!

• We are all learning. Use the resources we gave you. If you are still not sure, get in touch with us. 

• Remind our K‐12 partners this is state‐mandated. Though there are things we may not like about it, focus on the good that can be drawn from the experience & how it can help novice teachers. 

• If you see a student teacher struggling or having serious issues, let us know EARLY.

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edTPA specifics… what did you…..

Know already? Want to know? Learn

Summarize key take aways from our work thus far….

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Capturing student teacher’s abilitiesCollege supervisor

• Meet & Greet• 2 formal  observations• Initial Progress Report (after 2nd visit)

• 2 formal  observations• Midterm evaluation (after 4th visit)

• 2 formal observations• Final evaluation (after 6th visit)

Mentor teacher• 2 formal observations 

• Midterm evaluation

• 2 formal observations

• Final evaluation

Student teacher• 3 lesson plans & 

post‐reflections• 3 lesson plans & 

post‐reflections• SGO (done as 

part of seminar course)

• edTPA (done as part of edTPAcapstone course)

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Initial Progress ReportThe initial progress report is completed after the 2nd observation and serves as a summative indicator of a student teacher’s performance to date. The report is designed to offer insight on the candidate’s contributions in planning and instruction as well as their overall behavior and professionalism. 

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Areas you will review…• You will get a drop down list with 1,2, & 3 options (aligned to Danielson)

• Lesson planning• Classroom environment• Classroom management• Communication with learners• Engaging learners during instruction• Using questioning during instruction• Reflecting on teaching• Preparedness• Collaboration & openness with other professionals• Attitude & behavior

• Strengths & areas for growth comment boxes

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Why the initial progress report (IPR)?This was based on supervisor & SOE administration feedback! It was included to:• Offer a way to easily quantify a student teacher’s performance in a more concrete way (with actual Danielson‐like ratings)

• Provide an early indicator of performance including the basics like being prepared and collaborating with professionals

• Give student teachers early exposure to how the midterm evaluation works

• Allow supervisors to document early concerns with performance• Help avoid overlap with edTPA implementation

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Considerations when filling out the IPR….• You will use your first two observations and any input from the cooperating teacher to fill it out. Have thorough qualitative comments to help you determine ratings.

• Review the ways you document & evaluate performance with the student teacher. 

• Discuss ratings with the student teacher and how it relates to state approved teacher evaluation. Note that 1s and 2s are normal at first. The scores are where they are at that moment. They can change by midterm & final evaluation time!

• A “1” is developing and normal for someone brand new. This is the time to give “1s” as an early warning of major areas to work on!

• A student is extremely unlikely to get all “3s”! Remember this is practice overall, not with one lesson. Avoid rating too high early on!

• Areas for growth should directly target & describe what needs to be improved upon. 

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Steps and the documentation of an observation

Pre‐ConferenceLesson Review

Observation

Post‐Conference  

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Why do you complete formal observations?

Take a moment with neighbors to discuss WHY you complete formal observations of the student teacher. Consider all those that use or review them such as the student teacher, mentor teacher, Assistant Dean, Coordinator, faculty, accrediting body, etc….

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Formal observations _____________________• Offer an outline of the aspects of a teacher’s role• Provide a common language for discussion about the art and act of teaching

• Provide the student teacher with concrete guidance on how they are doing

• Mimic the experience of novice teachers when they are observed and evaluated

• Aligns with state‐approved teacher evaluation model• Encourage reflective practice and growth • Serve as an official record of performance during each visit

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Completing a formal observation

Steps to observation….• Preconference‐ Review lesson in advance of observation (Domain 1)

• Observe‐ Document evidence of instructional practices in written form (Domain 2 & 3)

• Post‐conference‐ Discuss performance with student teacher and document updates on cooperating teachers’ experiences.

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Preconference & the lesson plan

The preconference is the review of the lesson plan (and possible conversation prior to instruction). This is a critical tool for evaluating Domain 1. A well written lesson should exemplify all areas of Domain 1.  

**One of three edTPA tasks is dedicated to planning including 5 rubrics. 

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Areas we use as faculty to judge the strength of a lesson….• Match of chosen subject matter to the model of instruction chosen• Measurable objective that links clearly to standard selected• Clear alignment between objectives, standards, procedures & assessments

• Detailed procedures including all steps of instructional model including details on how students will be actively engaged

• Use of academic language & content‐specific pedagogy• Addresses needs of specific learners in classroom• Detailed assessment plan (pre‐, formative & summative) that measures progress towards objective

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Looking critically at a lesson plan…For this task we are going to look at two lesson plans briefly. Don’t get too caught up in the specifics! Do a quick read and ask yourself:

• Is there a clear instructional model?• Is the objective measurable & link to the standard?• Is there clear alignment between the objective, procedure & assessment• Is the procedure detailed including how learners are engaged?• Is the content clear including use of academic language?• Are ways noted to address learner needs?• Is there a detailed assessment plan (pre‐, formative & summative) that allows for tracking student learning?

Compare & contrast the two and be ready to share your observations.

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Sample 1… what the supervisor wrote….• Lesson demonstrated knowledge of content and prerequisite relationships

• Lesson included evidence of knowledge of students' skills• Learning activities provided opportunity for success for all students • Structure of this lesson provided modeling , guided practice and cooperative learning to practice problem solving.

• Assessment plan and assessment rubric were included in plan.Conference Notes:• Rather than calling on only the students who volunteer to provide answers to warm up questions, have all students engage in the warm up then randomly call on students to provided explanations to questions that are asked.

• Modeling another example of how to write an inequality from a word problem, along with showing students how to use the chart as a resource could lessen the confusion some students had while attempting to complete their independent work

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Sample 2… what the supervisor wrote….• The students have been exposed to previous lessons regarding important people in history such as Dr. Martin Luther King and Helen Keller.  The previous day the students were read The Story of Ruby Bridges.  The teacher is having students compare schools in the past and schools now.  This provides higher order thinking skills.

• The students should be able to make a personal connection with the lesson due to the age of Ruby Bridges.

• The students will be expected to describe Ruby Bridges and how she helped to make a change in the public school system.  The students will learn the terms segregation and integration.  They should be able to then make comparisons to the present day public school system.

• The Scholastic News link is excellent for this lesson and will provide students with background knowledge.  The student teacher and I discussed the need to chunk videos and check for understanding along the way.  The flipbook is used as a learning activity for students to demonstrate what they have learned.

• The students will be comparing and contrasting the past to the present which is a high order thinking skill.  Varied resources are used to provide background knowledge and assessment.

• The flipbook will be collected to assess student learning.  During the pre‐conference we discussed the use of a rubric so the student can check to see that all components are met such as the use of capitals and punctuation along with the content knowledge. 

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A few lesson plan reminders• Students have spent TWO semesters mastering this skill• It’s your main way to evaluate Domain 1• All formally observed lessons must use the Taskstream format* to ensure they are complete

• A good lesson is typically 3‐4 pages long? (edTPA suggests the same by the way)• A thorough lesson should leave you with very few questions to ask!• You should use Taskstream’s review area to offer feedback prior to observing the lesson.

• Domain 1 commentary for the observation is informed by your review of the lesson and any conversation prior to instruction

• It can be a window into your student teachers’ thinking and can help them prep for edTPA!

*The TEDU Program now uses a few different templates. Students may use the standard Stockton template or the edTPA aligned template. 

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Observation After the pre‐conference (in our case, review of the lesson plan), you observe your student teacher. This observation offers you way to judge teaching performance then provide feedback to the student teacher on their program. 

What kind of things do you make a habit of doing as part 

of your observation? 

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Strengthening observation by looking at “cause & effect”

Often times an observation focuses heavily upon the teacher. However, the learner is just as important. (It relates to “student noticing” from ambitious instruction.)

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Effect‐ student learning that takes placeCause‐ teacher’s instructional moves that lead to that effect

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Observe the learners.What do you notice about their behavior as the teacher instructs?

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Now watch the video again. Consider the “cause” for the “effect” on learners that you observed. 

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•Using the “cause” and “effect” process helps with student noticing.

• It also shifts the observation focus from the teacher to the learners!

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Documenting observations…Commentary you provide should• Target your audience (student teacher)• Provide evidence‐based statements about performance• Focus on both the teacher and learners• Offer clear indicators of level of performance • Provide guidance to the student teacher for future lessons

Take a moment consider the video we just saw. What might you write on the observation form for Domain 2 & 3? 

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Evidence vs. Opinion

Evidence• Observable• Not influenced by own perspective

• Free of evaluative words• No conclusions drawn….

Opinion• Makes inferences• Depends on own perspective

• Includes evaluative words• Draws conclusions…….

The pacing was slow, allowing for restlessness and disengagement.

1/3 of class was moving in seat or looking around as teacher reviewed answers to worksheet on board.

vs.

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Let’s look at a sample commentary from a formal observation written by a supervisor….• What are some things you like about the style?• Do written comments speak to direct evidence from the lesson (vs. opinion statements)?

• Can you find any Danielson words to indicate level of performance?• Does the overall evaluation give you a full sense of performance? • Is there constructive feedback provided that gives the student teachers indicators on what to work on for future observations?

• What advice might you offer the supervisor to further strengthen their work?

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Now it’s your turn to work with a neighbor…Pick the 2nd observation from last term. Work with a neighbor to review each other’s written observation. Be honest & use this time to reflect on what is or is not there. • What are some things you like about the style?• Do written comments speak to direct evidence from the lesson (vs. opinion statements)?

• Can you find any Danielson words to indicate level of performance?• Does the overall evaluation offer an overall sense of performance? • Is there constructive feedback provided that gives the student teachers indicators on what to work on for future observations?

• What advice might you offer the supervisor to further strengthen their work?

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Consider timing & focus….• Meet & Greet• Observation 1• Observation 2• Initial Progress Report• Observation 3• Observation 4• Midterm Evaluation• Observation 5• Observation 6• Final Evaluation

One way to really make your observations count is to choose a “focus” for your observations!

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Collaborating with the Mentor Teacher

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Capturing student teacher’s abilitiesCollege supervisor

• Meet & Greet• 2 formal  observations• Initial Progress Report (after 2nd visit)

• 2 formal  observations• Midterm evaluation (after 4th visit)

• 2 formal observations• Final evaluation (after 6th visit)

Mentor teacher• 2 formal observations 

• Midterm evaluation

• 2 formal observations

• Final evaluation

Student teacher• 3 lesson plans & 

post‐reflections• 3 lesson plans & 

post‐reflections• SGO (done as 

part of seminar course)

• edTPA (done as part of edTPAcapstone course)

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Don’t forget the new place to document conferencing with the mentor teacher….

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What are your methods for collaboration?Most of you here are veterans to this experience. If not, you must have had a point where you had to work with others on a common task. • Consider the role of the mentor teacher & what you can do along the way to support the “triad”. 

• Each of you will get a specific prompt. • Review & discuss it. Be ready to present a few ideas with a poster to emphasizing key points!

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The Meet & Greet

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Setting up an observation schedule

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Collaborating during an observation visit

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Ways to communicate effectively

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Handling the teacher that has a hard time “letting go”

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Navigating personality conflicts

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Working with the “laissez‐faire” style teacher

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Handling a teacher with room to grow….

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• The supervisor and mentor teacher maintain regular communication to ensure consistent messages to the candidate and to be able to respond in a timely manner if concerns about the student teacher arise.

• Observations document a “snapshot” of performance, not necessarily what is happening on a daily basis

• It is important that the candidate sees the supervisor and mentor teacher working together to support her/him. 

Communication

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Communication ideas from teachers….

• Finding time to meet with the mentor• Scheduling observations before preps or even lunches when possible• Make those arrangements at the meet and greet• Email and phone calls after observed lessons if necessary

• Have contact information prepared to give to mentor teachers‐candidates do not always share that information and mentor teachers should do the same

• Shared documentation on observed lesson when concerns arise

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Observation comments from teachers• Walk around the classroom to observe not only the candidate but what the students are writing/reading/their interactions with each other as a result of the  lesson (check with teacher first though)

• Be respectful of the classroom and don’t interrupt or otherwise distract the teacher during instruction

• Plan to stay for the full lesson vs leaving when it’s only partially complete • Mentor teachers may be new to the responsibilities of student teaching. They may need help in recognizing ways he or she can support and provide additional opportunities from which the teacher candidate can learn.

• Try not to schedule observations to close to each other. It leaves the mentor teacher and candidate feeling rushed

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Kudos & Considerations

Kudos‐What are you proud of with your work as a supervisorConsideration‐What’s one or two things you will work on this term

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http://tinyurl.com/TEDUSupervisor

Look for the training materials. I’ll be posting an update soon!