Preparing for the 21 st Century

1. Preparing for the 21st Century PACES Professional Assessment and Comprehensive Evaluation System

2. PACES was developed to: • Raise expectations for teaching and learning • Accommodate new developments in teaching and learning • Promote ongoing professional development • Enable higher levels of student learning • Reduce paperwork

3. M-DCPS/UTD Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation 1994 Established by contract agreement to consider revisions to current evaluation system 1996 Began initial discussion to develop PACES 1997- 2001 Conducted Pilot Studies and Field Tests

4. Members of the Joint Committee

5. PACES Program Leaders and Program Assistants 41 Principals Serving as Program Leaders 31 Teachers Serving as Program Assistants

6. Professional Development Programs: 1996 - 2001 28 Courses 11,557 Participants 107,863 Person Hours

7. The Vision of PACES Create a district-wide culture for improved teaching and learning Utilize technologies to improve teaching and learning Support continuous professional development

8. Logo for consistency PACES • Focuses on student learning • Emphasizes collaboration • Promotes climate of trust • Uses technology to support learning communities • Enables teacher and administrator growth • Accommodates differences among teachers and learners

9. New Teacher Support PACES requires theestablishment of Professional Growth Teams to support and assist teachers new to the school system.

10. PACES Addresses: • National Trends • State Standards • District Goals

11. National Trends • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) -- PACES parallels the mission of establishing high standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do. • Higher Order Thinking --PACES promotes the development of critical and creative thinking • Constructivist learning design-- PACES embraces thepractice of enablinglearners to engage in active learning, therefore constructing their own knowledge in the process.

12. State Standards • Sunshine State Standards – clearly defined expectations for what students should know and be able to do • Professional Growth -- mandated responsibility for professional development activities • Accomplished Practices -- specified expectations of what accomplished practitioners should demonstrate • Performance Probation -- legislated time limits to demonstrate competence

13. District Goals: • School to Career -- Effective implementation of the PACES will better prepare learners for graduation, employment, and postsecondary education. • Effective Learning Environment --Each of the PACES Domains directly impacts and increases the quality of the learning environment. • Efficient Management Practices --PACES enables administrators to implement professional standards of effectiveness, ethics, and efficiency.

14. Student Learning Effective Teaching Professional Growth Mentoring/Support Teacher Collaboration Teaching Expertise Cooperative Learning Higher Order Thinking Teacher Self-Assessment Research Literature

15. Professional Growth... • Ongoing process engaged by self, peers and administrators • Professional responsibility of the site-supervisor as well as the teacher • Self-reflective practice focused on student learning

16. The PACES Manual Domains Components Indicators

17. The Seven Domains I. Planning for Teaching and Learning Managing the Learning Environment Teacher/Learner Relationships Enhancing and Enabling Learning Enabling Thinking Classroom-Based Assessment of Learning Professional Responsibilities II. III. IV. V. VI. VII.

18. Total of 107 for professional development 44 required for evaluation Indicators

19. PACES Focus Student Learning Improved Classroom Practice School Improvement School-Based Professional Development & District Professional Growth Experiences Classroom-Based Observation

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