Teacher Orientation to the Framework for Teaching and Framework for Teaching Proficiency System

Agenda

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1. Video: Introduction to the Framework for Teaching and Proficiency System

2. Activity: Self-Reflection

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• As a teacher, I have had mostly positive experiences with classroom observation.

• There are multiple definitions of “good teaching.”

• Most colleagues in my school have shared values and assumptions about what good teaching looks like.

• It is important to observe all teachers—no matter what subject or grade level—against the same definition of good teaching.

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3. Video: Framework for Teaching

4. Activity: Understanding the Levels of Performance

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Classroom interactions among the teacher and individual students are highly respectful, reflecting genuine warmth and caring and sensitivity to students as individuals. Students exhibit respect for the teacher and contribute to high levels of civility among all members of the class. The net result of interactions is that of connections with students as individuals.

Level4

Teacher-student interactions are friendly and demonstrate general caring and respect. Such interactions are appropriate to the ages of the students. Students exhibit respectfor the teacher. Interactions among students are generally polite and respectful. The teacher responds successfully to disrespectful behavior among students. The net result of the interactions is polite and respectful, but business-like.

Patterns of classroom interactions, both between the teacher and students and among students, are generally appropriate but may reflect occasional inconsistencies, favoritism, and disregard for students’ ages, cultures, and developmental levels. Students rarely demonstrate disrespect for one another. The teacher attempts to respond to disrespectful behavior, with uneven results. The net result of the interactions is neutral: conveying neither warmth nor conflict.

Patterns of classroom interactions, both between the teacher and students and among students, are mostly negative, inappropriate, or insensitive to students’ ages, cultural backgrounds, and developmental levels. Interactions are characterized by sarcasm, put-downs, or conflict. The teacher does not deal with disrespectful behavior.

Level3

Level2

Level1

Classroom interactions among the teacher and individual students are highly respectful, reflecting genuine warmth and caring and sensitivity to students as individuals. Students exhibit respect for the teacher and contribute to high levels of civility among all members of the class. The net result of interactions is that of connections with students as individuals.

4. Activity: Understanding the Levels of Performance

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Level4

Level3

Level2

Level1

Teacher-student interactions are friendly and demonstrate general caring and respect. Such interactions are appropriate to the ages of the students. Students exhibit respectfor the teacher. Interactions among students are generally polite and respectful. The teacher responds successfully to disrespectful behavior among students. The net result of the interactions is polite and respectful, but business-like.

Patterns of classroom interactions, both between the teacher and students and among students, are generally appropriate but may reflect occasional inconsistencies, favoritism, and disregard for students’ ages, cultures, and developmental levels. Students rarely demonstrate disrespect for one another. The teacher attempts to respond to disrespectful behavior, with uneven results. The net result of the interactions is neutral: conveying neither warmth nor conflict.

Patterns of classroom interactions, both between the teacher and students and among students, are mostly negative, inappropriate, or insensitive to students’ ages, cultural backgrounds, and developmental levels. Interactions are characterized by sarcasm, put-downs, or conflict. The teacher does not deal with disrespectful behavior.

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5. Video: The Proficiency System

6. Activity: Sorting Evidence and Interpretation

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Clear expectations of student conduct are displayed around the room and are referenced by the teacher at various points during the lesson.

The teacher asks a student about how her audition for a play went and asks another student how his mother is feeling.

The teacher continues instruction while a student enters the room, walks to his seat, and begins work promptly without interrupting the teacher or other students.

During small-group work, one student says to another, “Let her talk.”

The teacher was friendly and very eager to get to the afternoon lesson.

Everyone seemed happy to be in the room and eager to learn.

The students were engaged in the small-group activity.

6. Activity: Sorting Evidence and Interpretation

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Clear expectations of student conduct are displayed around the room and are referenced by the teacher at various points during the lesson.

The teacher was friendly and very eager to get to the afternoon lesson.

The teacher continues instruction while a student enters the room, walks to his seat, and begins work promptly without interrupting the teacher or other students.

The students were engaged in the small-group activity.

The teacher asks a student about how her audition for a play went and asks another student how his mother is feeling.

During small-group work, one student says to another, “Let her talk.”

Everyone seemed happy to be in the room and eager to learn.

7. Activity: Determining the Component

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2a: Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport

2b: Establishing a Culture for Learning

2c: Managing Classroom Procedures

2d: Managing Student Behavior

Clear expectations of student conduct are displayed around the room and are referenced by the teacher at various points during the lesson.

The teacher asks a student about how her audition for a play went and asks another student how his mother is feeling.

The teacher continues instruction while a student enters the room, walks to his seat, and begins work promptly without interrupting the teacher or other students.

During small-group work, one student says to another, “Let her talk.”

The teacher was friendly and very eager to get to the afternoon lesson.

Everyone seemed happy to be in the room and eager to learn.

The students were engaged in the small-group activity.

7. Activity: Determining the Component

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Clear expectations of student conduct are displayed around the room and are referenced by the teacher at various points during the lesson.

The teacher asks a student about how her audition for a play went and asks another student how his mother is feeling.

The teacher continues instruction while a student enters the room, walks to his seat, and begins work promptly without interrupting the teacher or other students.

During small-group work, one student says to another, “Let her talk.”

2a: Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport

2b: Establishing a Culture for Learning

2c: Managing Classroom Procedures

2d: Managing Student Behavior

8. Activity: Session Reflection

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•An insight I had as a result of today’s session is…

•Concepts from this session that are most applicable to my teaching practice are…

•A question I have related to today’s session is…