Student Learning Objectives Part 1: An Overview

1. Student Learning ObjectivesPart 1: An Overview Leading Change 2014 Virginia Stodola & Susan Poole Effective Teachers and Leaders Unit

2. OBJECTIVES To Gain Knowledge About Using Student Learning Objectives Within A Teacher’s Evaluation To Determine Next Steps To Implementing The SLO Process

3. Multiple sources of data CLASSROOM LEVEL DATA School-wide data AND

4. Acknowledgements ADE would like to acknowledge the help and support provided by: Colorado Dept. of Education Georgia Dept. of Education Indiana Dept. of Education Ohio Dept. of Education Rhode Island Dept. of Education Center for Great Teachers and Leaders Education Council The Council of Chief State School Officers The Reform Support Network WestEd Comprehensive Center, Empirical, and RELWest

5. HOW ARE GROUP B TEACHERS CURRENTLY EVALUATED IN YOUR LEA? CTE

6. Educator Evaluation & Support System Teaching Performance AzCCRS Assessments Student Academic Progress Surveys

7. Holistic View of Teacher Effectiveness and Use of Multiple Measures: • Student Academic Progress • Achievement • Growth • College and Career Ready • Teaching Performance: • Planning and Preparation • The Classroom Environment • Instruction • Professional Responsibilities • Surveys • Student Survey • Parent Survey • Peer Review • Self-Reflection

8. Student Academic Progress

9. Student Academic Progress Data Student Efficacy: Attendance and Graduation Rates-Lag Data College and Career Ready Achievement Growth STATE ASSESSMENT PRIOR YEAR DATA Current Year Data for Achievement and Growth

10. Group A Teachers Arizona Framework For Measuring Educator Effectiveness – April 2011 Elementary Teachers Grades 2-6 Special Education Teachers Math & English Grades 9-10 Science Teachers Grades 4, 8, & 10 Reading and Math Interventionists

11. Group B Teachers Arizona Framework For Measuring Educator Effectiveness – April 2011 • CTE • Performing Arts • Computers • P.E. • Gr. K-1 Elementary • Gr. 7-10 Social Studies • Gr. 7 & 9 Science • Gr. 11-12 All Subjects

12. So why use SLOs? SLOs are one way to assess teacher impact on student performance that involves the teacher in the process of goal setting, monitoring, and assessing of student progress within the expertise of their own content area.

13. What is a Student Learning Objective?

14. Planning a system of support to measure growth

15. SLO Process-ADE Model What will we do if they already know it? What do we expect students to learn? What will we do if they don’t learn it? How will we know if students have learned it?

16. Determining Students’ Levels of Preparedness HIGH ADEQUATE LOW

17. 75%

18. SLO Achievement Statement STANDARDS Our expectation is that all students should at least reach this threshold 100% Full Knowledge of Standard 75% The reality is that some will surpass and some will fall short so the rubric will compensate for adjustment.

20. MusicSLO Achievement Statement 90% of music students will reach the proficiency level of (3) on the LEA-developed music performance rubric by May 2015.

21. 85 % of all first grade students will reach Benchmark on the DIBELS Composite Assessment by April 2015 80% of 8th grade students will score at least a 75% on the end-of-course 8th Grade Social Studies final by May 2015.

22. POSITIVE MESSAGING

23. SLO Growth Statement A measure of student growth between two points in time in order to master the standards in the content areaand to close the achievement gap.

24. Option #1: Levels of Preparedness Growth Approach

25. Option #1: Levels of Preparedness Growth Approach • High Level of Preparedness • All students will increase their growth score by at least 45 % • Adequate Level of Preparedness • All students will increase their growth score by at least 55 % • Low Level of Preparedness • All students will increase their growth score by at least 65 %

26. Option #2: Individualized Growth Statement Differentiates the amount of growth for each individual student based on a prescribed formula and/or rubric

27. First Grade DIBELSSLO Individualized Growth Statements • Each of the targeted students will move over at least one category on DIBELS by May 2015.

28. Jigsaw Activity • How do SLOs benefit students? How could using SLOs improve student learning? • How do SLOs benefit teachers? Why are they worth the effort? • How do SLOs benefit principals? Why should principals prioritize SLO implementation?

29. CHOOSING QUALITY ASSESSMENTS

30. Level of Confidence Alignment to AZCCRS and State Assessments Alignment to AZCCR and State Assessments Assessment Quality Check!

31. Validity and Reliability • Valid: An assessment is valid when the test items are representative of the actual skills/concepts taught and is administered consistently. • Reliable: A reliable assessment provides consistent results across different administrations, thus yielding similar results on different occasions.

32. Life of an assessment Highly confident of validity and reliability No validity or reliability Valid & Reliable Assessment 1st Administration

33. PARTNER DISCUSSION REFLECT ON YOUR LEA/SITE’S CURRENT ASSESSMENTS

34. Implementation Timeline

35. SHARED VISION

36. Where are we on the SLO process? Not yet ready Moving toward the goal Ready to Implement

37. Next Steps Discuss what your next steps will be in implementing the SLO process.

38. Stay tuned for the deeper diveSession II11:30 – 1:00

39. Contact Information Susan Poole, Education Program Specialist 602-542-8781 Susan.poole@azed.gov Virginia Stodola, Education Program Specialist 602-364-3552 Virginia.stodola@azed.gov Steve Larson, Education Program Specialist 602-542-3532 Steve.larson@azed.gov Yating Tang, Director of Program Evaluation, Research and Evaluation 602 -364-1977 Yating.tang@azed.gov

40. Resources and Support • Add link to ADE Educator Evaluation Website

41. Interest Cards I am interested in receiving technical assistance for: Teacher Evaluation System (All Components)______ Teacher Performance Component_______ Student Academic Progress Component______ Student Learning Objectives (SLOs)_______ Surveys_______ Principal Evaluation System________