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I’ve been stewing on SLOs since January when legislation dictated that value-added teachers (reading and math grades 4-8) would now be required (as of 2014-2015) to have 50% of their evaluation based on value-added. I attended an SLO training in January, Read More...
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For specifics about the framework, be sure to see Dwight Carter’s (@Dwight_Carter) blog after his three-days training . Today was my first of 3 OTES days, and I’m still feeling pretty good about that “left side” (or the performance piece) of the Ohio Read More...
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The following was posted on Hamilton School’s Director of Secondary Programs, Keith Millard. Find him on Twitter @scarletandgray and follow his blog at free ranging ideas Ohio Accountability Changes Update I had the good fortune yesterday to attend the Read More...
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I’m stuck tonight unable to sleep. It seems dumb, but I cannot stop thinking about those HB555 changes. I’ve got this image in my head of what the end of the 2014-2015 school year will look like in Ohio, and it’s a little something like this: We’re a Read More...
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When all this teacher evaluation stuff started almost a year ago, I saw some benefits in restructuring to create more consistent expectations across the state. The 50% Performance Pieces 50% of the evaluation is based on performance, which is also tied Read More...
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I am always thankful to Join the Future for finding news I miss. Check out this post on 11th hour changes to evaluations…Hope your district hasn’t spent massive amounts of money on creating SLOs yet…. Read More...
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It wasn’t that long ago when I followed the report card legislation from first mention, through the “ Yes, it’s happening/No, it’s not ” debates, to the 11th hour NCLB waiver application, and finally to the May 30, 2012, NCLB waiver approval. In May we Read More...
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I’m at the Ohio Education Conference today–here’s the notes from Acting Superintendent for Ohio’s “Straight Talk” session. I love these informal conversational opportunities. Feel free to email questions if something in my notes is unclear… New IIS– Across Read More...
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Sometimes I wonder what the word “reform” even means in the world of education today. When I scroll through my Twitter feeds and Google reader, I see far leaning left reformists who want a total overhaul to schools as we know them. They idealize schools Read More...
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Our District’s Resident Educator Program I’ve just set up a Livebinder for our mentors and mentees to use as they navigate the seriously murky waters of Ohio’s resident educator program. It uses the timeline we have established for our program and links Read More...
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It wasn’t until I started pulling OAA testing data that I realized there wasn’t data for an 8th grade social studies test. In fact, there wasn’t data for 8th grade or 5th grade social studies tests for the last four years. To make sure I wasn’t missing Read More...
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If there is an overriding theme I am sensing from teachers in general, it is a lack of connection between initiatives, programs, trainings, etc. It seems as if everything feels disjointed, fragmented, and they can’t pinpoint how one buzzword connects Read More...
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ODE just released an RFP (“Request for Proposals”) from any local district (RttT and non-RttT) for alternative compensation plans. Proposals are due November 1 and must include: Each proposal shall include: A detailed description of the LEA’s current Read More...
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I passed this chart out to our department heads, and it seemed helpful. And you know I am all about visuals… Standards “Ohio’s New Learning Standards: K-12 (Subject)” Assessments English Common Core (National) 2014-2015: End of Course (EOC) Exams created Read More...
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I’ve been working recently to realign lesson plans and strategies available through the Ohio Resource Center (yes, my place of employment) to help teachers/districts begin implementing the Third Grade Reading Guarantee (3GRG) this year (keeping in mind Read More...
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