Online Spring 2019: Teacher and School Clinical Staff Observation (short and long), Multiple Data Sources Analysis, Teacher Interviews/Conferences, Rating and Documenting Performance

14 online self-paced sessions / Beginning the week of January 28, 2019 and ending week of June 30, 2019

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College Credit Option: There is an additional cost for obtaining 3 college credits. College credits are offered through Fitchburg State University for $295. This payment must be paid directly to the University. Payment procedures for the college credits will be available when you log into the course on the Moodle website. Participants that do not apply for College Credits will receive PDP certificate.

Materials included in the Teacher and School Clinical Staff Observation (short and long), Multiple Data Sources Analysis, Teacher Interviews/Conferences, Rating and Documenting Performance Course:

1. William Ribas, Ph.D. and Carol Ann Gregory, M.Ed., Low Performing Educators (2019): Essential Skills for Teacher, School Clinician, and Administrator Supervision
2. William Ribas, Ph.D., Deborah A. Brady, Ph.D., Jalene Tamerat, M.A.T., Ed.M., Jennifer Antos Deane Ph.D., Colleen Billings M.A.T., and Victoria Greer Ph.D., Instructional Practices That Maximize Student Achievement: For Teachers by Teachers, third edition (2017)
3. William Ribas, Ph.D., handout packet for Teacher Supervision and Evaluation That Works!!, third edition (2011), with 200 pages of supporting materials
4. Free online access to the Ribas Associates paragraph bank, models improvement and directed growth plans, connection document, and conference question bank.

Course Overveiw:

This program was developed to include all the components of evaluator training recommended by the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the RI and NH Departments of Education.

These skills are taught for evaluating both teachers and school clinical staff such as guidance counselors, psychologists, nurses, O.T.s, and P.T.s. Discussions, in-class exercises including role-play in supervisory situations, case studies and practical experience through critiquing actual videotaped classroom lessons, and teacher interviewing will be an integral part of this course. Evaluators will apply what is learned with the educators they observe and receive real time coaching. The materials used in this course are the most current on the market.

By the conclusion of the program the supervisor/evaluator will be able to:

1. Explain why educator evaluation is an essential component of educator professional development designed to improve student achievement.
2. Use common evaluator terminology across the district for communicating with teachers, school clinical staff, and other evaluators.
3. Gather the data needed to make objective and consistent (inter-rater reliability) judgments about a teacher's performance during short and long observations.
4. Gather multiple sources of data (including student assessment data) other than classroom and clinical setting observation to assess teacher and school clinical staff performance.
5. Make objective and calibrated (with inter-rater reliability within and across schools) judgments supported by evidence.
6. Convert that data into standard, judgment, evidence, impact statement, and recommendation (S.J.E.I.R.) observation write-ups.
7. Document and communicate with educators judgments about their performance using the district’s contracted evaluation forms.
8. Use the online paragraph bank to increase inter-rater reliability and save time when documenting educator performance.
9. Use the connection document of observable behaviors and educator performance rubrics to identify the specific observable behaviors related to all four standards.
10. Describe the competencies a teacher needs for the effective implementation of the district educator evaluation system.
11. Plan and execute effective evaluation conferences/interviews that both gather evidence and provide clear and succinct performance feedback.
12. Save evaluators time by using the Ribas Associates online resources that include paragraphs banks, SMART Goals, and sample teacher plans.