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Canadian Evaluation Society
Annual Conference 2003
Aloha Teachers: Island School Learning
Community Evaluation
Geographical Context
• Entities spread across 4.9 Million square miles– 2600 mi. to American Samoa (4.5 hrs. by air) from
Hawaii– 3800 mi. to Guam (7.5 hrs. by air)– 4200 mi. to DC (8.5 hrs. by air)
• Area serviced by two airlines• International Dateline/6 Time Zones
Political Context
• 3 Sovereign Nations, Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau
• 2 Territories, American Samoa, Guam
• 1 Commonwealth, Northern Mariana Islands
• 1 State, Hawaii
Linguistic Context
• 11 major languages• Distinct cultural and linguistic
differences• English may not be spoken at
home
Educational Context
• Facilities: barely adequate to well equipped
• Utilities: no power to high tech capability
• Teacher credentials: no BA to MA• Policy: little to comprehensive• School materials: limited to adequate • Leadership: traditional to
transformational
Island Learning Communities
• Evaluation as an ongoing process with rural and remote Pacific learning communities
• Evaluation as a tool for continuous learning
• At schools in remote and rural island settings
• Community is involved in reform• Literacy focus
School improvement requires:
• Shared vision• Well chosen curriculum• Collaborative culture• Parent and community partners• Strong school structure
Continuous Reflective Learning
• Teaching Learning Cycle is used – Assess – Reflect– Plan– Teach
• Student achievement is continuously monitored, recorded, reported, and used for instruction.
Teaching Learning Cycle – TLC
• Standards and benchmarks have been identified.
• The expectation is that student learning is more important than coverage of the textbook.
• Learning takes place in the classroom.
• Students that don’t meet the standard are re-taught until they learn.
TLC Step 1: Assess
• Classroom assessment is critical in the TLC. Teachers must become expert assessment creators, interpreters, and planners using data.
TLC Step #2: Reflect
• Review the data. Explain.
• What can the data tell us?
• Consider strengths, areas for improvement, patterns.
TLC Step 3: Plan
• What types of instructional activities will provide the learning experiences for students to reach the learning target? Students rarely learn in one experience. Create multiple learning opportunities in several content areas.
TLC Step 4: Teach• Students learn in many different
ways.
• Create a variety of learning experiences that are aligned with the learning target.