Student Learning Objectives

1. Educator Effectiveness: SLO Student Learning Objectives Measuring Teacher Effectiveness Based on Student Achievement of Content Standards Presenters Pam Kastner, Jen Lillenstein, Ana SainzDela Pena- PaTTAN Harrisburg Amy Lena, Michelle Virtue- Cumberland Valley SD >

2. Questions? Please write your questions on the WHITE cards found on the table. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3hge6Bx-4w

5. SLO Concepts • Student achievement can be measured in ways that reflect authentic learning of content standards. • Educator effectiveness can be measured through use of student achievement measures.

6. Educator Effectiveness: SLO Standards Based Education Measurement of Student Achievement Measurement of Educator Effectiveness www.education.state.pa.us >

7. What knowledge and skills might be needed to develop an SLO?

8. Know and understand the Standards • PA Standards • Common Core Standards • Professional/Technical Standards 2. Assessment Tasks • Authentic to the grade or course • Aligned to Standards 3. Assessment Scoring • Can describe levels of student achievement toward standards based learning objectives

9. THE PA SLO TEMPLATE & PROCESS What it is supposed to be: What it is not supposed to be: More paperwork for teachers that has no meaning or purpose More testing for students A weak substitute for PVAAS or other standardized testing data • A format to inform strong instructional practice and strong student achievement • A way to measure teacher effectiveness based on student achievement • An opportunity for teachers to define, describe and present data on student achievement in the content area that they teach • More paperwork for teachers that has no meaning or purpose • More testing for students • A weak substitute for PVAAS or other standardized testing data

10. PA Educator Challenge Educator Effectiveness: SLO To develop and implement an appropriately rigorous measure of teacher effectiveness based on student achievement in your content area through the use of the PA SLO Template. www.education.state.pa.us >

11. Getting Acquainted with the SLO Template Independent Activity Jot down notes beside areas of the template where you have questions2. Brief table discussion3. Guided Review of the SLO Template, using sample statements

12. Tour the SLO Templatefrom the viewpoint of two diverse types of assessment Grade 1 Math (AIMSweb) • Elementary Level • Nationally known tasks (probes) with embedded assessments • Descriptive statements are often very short • Mode of delivery is long (180 days) • “Grain Size” is written to address one component of the entire course Grade 8 Visual Art • Secondary Level • Individual teacher-developed authentic project-based tasks and assessments • Descriptive statements are often very long • Mode of delivery is short (35 days) • “Grain Size” is written to address the entire course

13. Don’t be frightened! I will not be afraid. I will not be afraid. I will not be afraid. I will not be afraid. Reasons I will not be afraid: 1._____________________ 2._____________________ 3._____________________ 4._____________________ 5._____________________

14. Educator Effectiveness: SLO STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE TEMPLATE A format to provide a measure of teacher effectiveness based on student achievement of content standards, as applicable to the “Elective Data” portion of the Teacher Effectiveness System in Act 82 (HB 1901). www.education.state.pa.us >

15. Looking at the Components of PA’s SLO Template • Teacher Information • Content Area • Student Learning Objective • Data and Targets Used to Establish the SLO • Assessment/Performance Task • Administration of the Assessment/Performance Task • Evidence of Individual Student Achievement • Strategies/Actions to Achieve the SLO • Implementation Timeline Teacher Effectiveness Measure (Rating)

23. Confer, Compare, and Clarify(Himmele& Himmele, 2009)

27. Educator Effectiveness: SLO www.education.state.pa.us >

30. All Classes: IEP and 504 accommodations will be implemented.

31. Most Classes: The assessments can be administered by an equivalent peer. Some Classes: Student use of equipment needed to complete the authentic assessment could be monitored by an equivalent peer, but should probably be monitored by the class instructor (i.e. athletic, career tech, chemistry, biology equipment).

32. Quick Write Take Ten Steps Pair- Discuss: Think-Ink-Link-Share Summarize the key ideas from the components of the SLO we have just shared with you: Assessment Performance Task, Growth or Mastery, Administration of the Assessment/Performance Task… Then take your summary and walk ten steps to someone you do not know and discuss your summaries.

38. All Grades and Courses: The assessment can be scored by an equivalent peer. All Grades and Courses: The assessment is a commercially produced assessment that has a history of validity and reliability.

41. Educator Effectiveness: SLO SLO Resources http://nassauboces.org/Page/1667 http://www.riseindiana.org/sites/default/files/files/RISE%201.0/Student%20Learning%20Objectives%20Handbook%201%200%20FINAL.pdf http://www.ride.ri.gov/EducatorQuality/EducatorEvaluation/SLO.aspx http://www.gadoe.org/School-Improvement/Teacher-and-Leader-Effectiveness/Documents/SLO%20Manual.pdf Assessment Development Resource: beta.ctcurriculum.org

42. Educator Effectiveness: SLO Three Sentence Wrap Up (Himmele & Himmele, 2009)

43. Question Cards Graphic Organizer

44. Educator Effectiveness: SLO Contact: O. David Deitz SLO Project Lead, Educator Effectiveness oddeitz@comcast.net THANK YOU!