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Training for Evaluators on Formative Assessments: Strategies for Effective Evaluations

This training session, held in January 2013, focuses on enhancing evaluators' understanding of formative assessments within educational settings. Participants will explore the definition and purpose of formative assessments, distinguishing them from summative evaluations. The session emphasizes using evidence from observations and artifacts to inform assessments and improvement plans. Key topics include collaboration, respect for diverse perspectives, and practical steps for implementing formative assessments effectively. Additional resources and support are available through the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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Training for Evaluators on Formative Assessments: Strategies for Effective Evaluations

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  1. Formative Assessments Training for EvaluatorsJanuary 2013

  2. http://educatoreffectiveness.weebly.com • For more information, visit: • EDFS: http://eval.mybps.org/ • http://educatoreffectiveness.weebly.com • Email questions, comments and feedback to: • bpsevaluation@boston.k12.ma.us • MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Evaluation Site: • http://www.doe.mass.edu/edeval/

  3. Norms How can we, as a team of adults looking to support and help children learn, work together most effectively today? • Respect diversity of perspectives • Engage in active listening • Assume best intentions • Provide safety and confidentiality • Know that there are “no dumb questions” • Others?

  4. Today’s Agenda • Overview • Formative Assessment: • What is it? What is it not? • What does it look like on EDFS? • Using evidence (observations and artifacts) to roll up into a rating. • Work Time

  5. Your goals for the session • What are you hoping to get out of our time here today?

  6. Plan Development & Implementation

  7. Overall Ratings Progress on Ratings on Overall Goals 4 Standards Rating Educators are responsible for providing evidence for all standards and goals I. Curriculum, Planning and Assessment II. Teaching All Students III. Family & Community Engagement IV. Professional Culture • Student Learning • Professional Practice • Exemplary • Proficient • Needs Improvement • Unsatisfactory

  8. What is a formative assessment? • A mid-plan check-in -rating on progress towards each goal -rating on each standard • A document that considers all evidence -observations to date -evidence to date • It may be used to change a plan -If there is a significant change in practice, however, this is not mandatory. The plan may continue until the summative.

  9. What isn’t a formative assessment? It is NOT a formal observation and a write up of that observation.

  10. Formative Assessment & Summative Evaluation • Meetings • Upon request of educator or evaluator • Required for ratings of NI or Unsatisfactory • Prescriptions issued for standards rated less than proficient

  11. Steps to Completing the Formative Process • Schedule dates for your Formative Assessments • Spread them out, aim for Feb. 15 • Prioritize people of concern • Inform teachers in writing • As far in advance in possible • Review evidence • Observation, artifacts • Complete in EDFS • Meet with teachers

  12. Today’s Agenda • Overview • Formative Assessment: • What is it? What is it not? • What does it look like on EDFS? • Using evidence (observations and artifacts) to roll up into a rating. • Work Time

  13. Evaluationsin EDFS

  14. Formative Assessment Step 1 Step 2

  15. Evaluationsin EDFS

  16. Evaluations in EDFS: Rating Goals

  17. Evaluations in EDFS: Rating Standards

  18. Evaluations in EDFS: Overall Rating

  19. Formative Assessment: Prescriptions Prescriptions for any standard in which an educator is rated NI or UNSAT.

  20. Formative Assessment: Comments Comments are optional for both the evaluator & the educator

  21. Evaluations in EDFS: Release

  22. Evaluations in EDFS: Educator Sign-Off

  23. Today’s Agenda • Overview • Formative Assessment: • What is it? What is it not? • What does it look like on EDFS? • Using evidence (observations and artifacts) to roll up into a rating. • Work Time

  24. Overall Ratings Progress on Ratings on Overall Goals 4 Standards Rating Educators are responsible for providing evidence for all standards and goals I. Curriculum, Planning and Assessment II. Teaching All Students III. Family & Community Engagement IV. Professional Culture • Student Learning • Professional Practice • Exemplary • Proficient • Needs Improvement • Unsatisfactory

  25. Evidence: Observations & Artifacts • Ratings on Goals & Standards based on: • Evidence collected in observations • Evidence documented in artifacts • Artifacts can be submitted by the EducatorOR the Evaluator

  26. Activity Examine the artifacts and observations of a BPS teacher, “Ms. Z.” • What claims might we make in the formative assessment? • Do we have enough evidence to make informed ratings for each goal and standard? • Which observations & artifacts are the most informative? The least? Why?

  27. Activity 2: Rating Goals and Writing a Rationale Rationale: What claim can you make and what is the evidence to support it?

  28. Activity 2: Rating Standards & Writing a Rationale Rationale: What claim can you make and what is the evidence to support it?

  29. Formative Assessments: Tips for giving feedback Consider this: Actionable Realistic Specific Growth oriented

  30. Formative Assessments: Tips for giving feedback • How do you personalize feedback for the various educators you work with? • Different levels of experience • Different personalities • Different strengths and needs

  31. Work Time

  32. Artifacts

  33. Uploading onto EDFS Step 1: Step 2: • Select the “Artifacts” icon • and you will get this screen:

  34. Uploading onto EDFS • When you click “Add Artifacts,” you will get this: Description (what is it?) Rationale (why this?) Tags (which goals & standards?) Choose File & Save

  35. Resources, Support, Questions, and Feedback • For more information, including examples of formative assessments, visit: • EDFS: http://eval.mybps.org/ • http://educatoreffectiveness.weebly.com • Email questions, comments and feedback to: • bpsevaluation@boston.k12.ma.us

  36. http://educatoreffectiveness.weebly.com • For more information, visit: • EDFS: http://eval.mybps.org/ • http://educatoreffectiveness.weebly.com • Email questions, comments and feedback to: • bpsevaluation@boston.k12.ma.us • MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Evaluation Site: • http://www.doe.mass.edu/edeval/

  37. Ross Wilson, Assistant Superintendent for Educator Effectiveness (rwilson@boston.k12.ma.us) Jared Joiner, Implementation Specialist (jjoiner) Emily Kalejs Qazilbash, Implementation Specialist (eqazilbash) Angela Rubenstein, Implementation Specialist (arubenstein) Kris Taylor, ImplementationSpecialist(ktaylor2) Jenna Costin, EDFS On-line System Coordinator (jcostin) Chason Ishino, Consultant (cishino) Office of Educator Effectiveness

  38. Timelines and Requirements

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