tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624873498902361810.post5721613229290607160..comments2017-07-01T12:10:35.383-07:00Comments on Mrs.Fletesgoesedtechie562: Program Evaluation and Human PerformanceMrsFletesReadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451147265890634437noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624873498902361810.post-46630782704320898462017-06-24T18:51:45.306-07:002017-06-24T18:51:45.306-07:00I appreciate the "graduate profile" and ...I appreciate the "graduate profile" and that your district identifies it as important, because it includes more than just learning/teaching. When my principal asked me to reflect on my class this year, one of the things I mentioned is that I try to help my students become responsible and respectful folks who are confident in themselves. This looks a little different at a first grade level than it does in high school, but he still looked a little surprised that I expect (and teach) anything of the sort. You mentioned the importance of the organization's "vision", and I wonder if maybe ours could be a little more clear.<br /><br />PLCs will be a new concept for us this year. So far, each campus has a "PLC Lead Teacher" for each grade, but aside from that I'm not entirely sure about the expectations or goals. In the past, teachers have said they do not feel valued, so maybe implementing PLCs will help. <br /><br />I think you're on track with changing how your conference training is done. It is hard when you start school with a mountain of information, with zero time to process it. By spreading it out over time, and systematically training select people to start with, I think you'll find the program more successful. Teachers will likely appreciate the informal learning more than the added "training", and the small group setting should help them become more comfortable with the process.<br />Katie Pravitz (Holley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15849734785735859010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624873498902361810.post-47009881913734808682017-06-23T06:22:49.693-07:002017-06-23T06:22:49.693-07:00Your post is well thought out and I like how well ...Your post is well thought out and I like how well you are able to make connections to your personal career.These evaluations are useful to anyone in any position, and serve a valuable purpose. <br /><br />The Graduate Profile that your district is doing sounds intriguing, and I like how it looks at long term as well as short term. I like how you've mentioned stakeholders, I think that it's very important to get the feedback from parents and the community. They also have an expectation of what they want to see in children's learning and development. Excellent post!Apetersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03162563299930678714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624873498902361810.post-79372500728204252512017-06-22T06:15:50.420-07:002017-06-22T06:15:50.420-07:00Heather, I found your post very interesting coming...Heather, I found your post very interesting coming from a different perspective. Do you plan curriculum for the entire district for ELAR? You did a great job addressing solutions to those problems (conferences). I love that my campus is so invested in PLCs. As the only English II Pre-AP teacher, I generally PLC with my vertical alignment team. At the beginning of the year, I meet with the on-level English II team, but often it isn't "team planning." The team lead essentially has already made decisions and the others just follow along. There is some problem-solving at the beginning and refinement of plans, but I believe we could benefit from more of a collective approach. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450940150077485072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624873498902361810.post-3573498452731530002017-06-21T20:29:25.498-07:002017-06-21T20:29:25.498-07:00I found Patton's Utilization Focused evaluatio...I found Patton's Utilization Focused evaluation intriguing. I think you gave a good explanation of how it works. As a teacher, I am constantly evaluating by instruction and responding by tweaking the mistakes or difficult parts. This constant evaluating and responding is what makes our teaching more refined and our student's scores better. When you wrote that our evaluation questions should always involve the learning and the learner's engagement, you were on point. If the evaluation does not do those two things then it is just a waste of our time and the student's time. Momadisneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763289202518894554noreply@blogger.com