Performance Review 101

Performance Review 101

A Guide to the Alaska Teacher Performance

Review

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Who is required to pass the performance review

requirement?□Teachers whose Initial certification

became valid on September 1, 2006 or later must meet the performance review requirement. □Timeline

□Submit two performance reviews within two years from issue date of Initial certificate

□Pass two performance reviews within three years from issue date of Initial certificate

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Who can elect to use the performance review

requirement?□Teachers who wish to

□Move to Master certification□Renew Master certification□Earn highly qualified status (HOUSSE)□Earn Public Recognition

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Passing the Performance Review Requirement

□Initial to Professional, HOUSSE, & Public

Recognition□Complete two performance reviews with

a proficient score of 2 or above on each performance standard

□Master□Complete two performance reviews with

an advanced score of 3 or above on each performance standard

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What is the Alaska Teacher Performance Review?

□Based on Alaska’s Teacher Performance Standards

□Each performance review consists of:

□ One 45-minute videotape of classroom instruction

□ Supporting Documentation which sets the context for the instruction presented on the videotape

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The Performance Standards

□Planning and Preparation

□Draws from a wide repertoire of strategies, including the use of technology, when appropriate

□Organizes instruction based on characteristics of students and the goals of the lesson

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□Environment for Learning:

□Communicates high expectations and clear standards for students

□Manages the classroom to maintain an engaging, inclusive, and safe learning community in which all students can learn

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□Implementation of Instruction:

□Uses instructional strategies and resources appropriate to the individual and specific needs of students

□Uses knowledge of the content area including its tools of inquiry and central concepts

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□Implementation of Instruction:

□Applies strategies to assess students’ learning

□Connects instruction to other content areas and practical situations

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Supporting Documentation

□Part I : General Classroom Information

□Grade level□Subject area□Student information□Classroom

environment

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□Part II: Classroom Layout

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□Part III: Information About Instruction Seen on the Videotape

□ Content or performance standards or grade level expectations (GLEs)

□ Academic and behavioral expectations

□ Strategies, materials and resources

□ Assessments□ Pre- and post- teaching□ Sequencing□ Classroom rules, procedures,

and routines□ Connections to other content

areas and practical situations□ Other factors impacting

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Preparing & Submitting a Performance Review

□Step 1□Download the Alaska

Teacher Performance Review Handbook and Scoring Guide:

http://www.eed.state.ak.us/teachercertification/

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□Step 2□Read the Alaska

Teacher Performance Review Handbook and Scoring Guide

□ General Guidelines□ Video Requirements &

Suggestions□ Terms Used□ Frequently Asked

Questions□ Scoring Guide□ Application Cover &

Checklist □ Supporting

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□Step 3□Gather the Video & Audio

Equipment□Determine the best location for the

equipment in your classroom □Consider recruiting a camera operator□Increase the comfort level of you and

your students by videotaping your class prior to the actual performance review

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□Step 4□Select Lesson

□Evidence of standards-based instruction

□Evidence of Alaska Teacher Performance Standards

□Step 5□Begin preparation of

Supporting Documentation□Part I□Part II□Part III, Questions 1 – 8

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□Step 6□Videotape Lesson

□Videotape must be 45 minutes of uninterrupted instruction

□Edited tapes will not be scored

□Tapes less than 45 minutes in length will not be scored

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□Step 7□Complete Supporting Documentation

□Part III, Questions 9 – 13

□Step 8□Review Supporting Documentation and

video□Do they match ?□Do they provide ample evidence of the

Alaska teacher performance standards?

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□Step 9 □Complete

unfinished items on checklist

□ Application cover page with signatures

□ Copy of photo ID□ Label, rewind, and lock

videotape□ Include $25, if applicable□ Securely package videotape

and documents. Damaged videotapes will not be scored

□ Make a copy of all documents & the videotape

□ Use a tracking slip when you mail your performance review, so you can verify delivery to Teacher Certification

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□Step 10□ Send your performance review to:

Teacher CertificationAlaska Department of Education & Early

Development 801 West 10th Street, Suite 200

P.O. Box 110500Juneau, AK 99811-0500

□ A complete performance review includes: application cover sheet, ID page, supporting documentation, videotape, performance review checklist and applicable fees.

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What happens next?

□Your performance review will be scored by trained reviewers who are classroom teachers from rural & urban Alaska

□When the review is complete, you will be notified via email & USPS of your scores. (If your address changes, please notify Teacher

Certification at [email protected] )

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What happens to my performance review?

□Your videotape will be returned 90 days after you receive notification of your scores.

□Your documentation will not be return. A copy of your scores and your documentation will become part of your certification file.

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What happens if I do not score proficient on a

submitted performance review?

□You may submit as many performance reviews as necessary to satisfy the performance review requirement.

□If your Initial certification date is September 1, 2006, or later and you do not satisfy the performance review requirement, you will not be eligible for Professional certification.

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Need more Information?

Contact Teacher Certification:[email protected]

Or, you can read all about the performance review at:

http://www.eed.state.ak.us/teachercertification/TPR/

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