Reminders:
•
DCSD Safety and Security has created a Moodle course that is now
mandatory for all district employees at all levels. This training will take about 15-20 minutes
to complete. Information on how to sign
up can be found here. If you have any questions please ask Libby.
• DCSD
is preparing to implement a new internal emergency notification platform to
expedite notifications to staff.
Personal contact information from your profile must be current. Log onto Employee Self Service to view your
contact information and make updates.
You can find Self Service from the district home page. Under “Employees” choose Employee Resources,
then “Employee Self Service.” Use your
single sign-on credentials to log in.
After logging in, select “My Profile” in the left side. of the
window. Update all contact information and click “Save.”
• The
yearbook staff invites you to submit photos for the yearbook! If you have great photos of your classroom or
GRE events, the PTO would like to see them.
Please email your photos to GREPhotos@gmail.com or burn to a CD and put it
in the PTO mailbox in the office. Please
include grade level/classroom and names of students. They will be accepting photos thru the end of
February.
•
Please make sure you have signed up in the lounge for vision/hearing
screening. 4th grade is
exempt.
•
Please continue tracking accommodations for TCAP. January has been shared with you. If you choose to track accommodations
electronically, please make a copy and rename it before you make changes.
•
Please sign up for your mid-year conference with Jenny and Libby with
Janis.
• Click here for information regarding Fridays PLC day.
Go
For the GOLD!
• Thank
you Lara Castro for being in charge of the Spelling Bee. Students did a great job!
•
Thank you teachers for managing MAP so smoothly!
Golden
Nuggets!
Lounge Duty: Braden/Evans Friday Treats: No Treats
Morning Announcements: Lautenbach
Morning Supervision: Cieply, Woolums,
Martino, Hawk, Holtzer, Fier
Remember your lovely orange vest!
Tips for Collecting Evidence:
1.
Look
for things your evaluator doesn’t already know you do.
You do not have to recreate a
comprehensive picture of how you teach each subject area. Libby and I already know that you are doing
amazing working in literacy!! We see this through our staff development
conversations and classroom visits. We
will also get more specific information regarding how you are implementing
Lucy’s writing in your formal observation.
We also know that specialists are having great conversations around
their backward plans and rubrics and that sped uses data consistently and are
incorporating several new interventions.
When searching for evidence look for items you haven’t shared with Jenny
or Libby. These may be planning
documents that demonstrate shifts in thinking or examples of technology,
differentiation, 21st century skills etc. Use what you have or come with ideas. Both are welcome.
2.
Focus
on the Tough Targets first!
The targets that are identified as
“tough” (see your marked rubric from the staff meeting) are ones that are not
typically seen in observations. These
are also targets that we have not focused explicitly on during staff
development (21st century outcomes, 4cs, assessments for the 21st
century, technology etc.). Start here
and share what you’ve tried in these areas.
3.
What if I don’t have something for the tough
targets yet?
Don’t panic! Come with ideas that
you might try before the end of the year.
You might want to try using some of the books that we purchased on global
awareness or problem solving during read aloud or as a mentor text in
writing. You may want to connect with
someone who we showcased work during our staff meeting or try and open ended
project during buddies. Not having
something now is just an indication that you will want to try something before
the end of the year.
4.
Where
can I go for examples of evidence?
Use the power points that were
presented in the December and January staff meetings for examples of different
CITE elements. Remember these are just
examples and there are many more ideas out there that align. We will be collecting more great work and
demonstrating alignment throughout the remainder of the year. The power points can be found on the staff
development cite.
5.
What
if you don’t know if the evidence is good or how it aligns?
Submit it and we’ll talk through
it. Nothing you submit will count
against you.
6.
What
is the expectation for evidence for now?
You are brining any evidence that
Jenny and Libby don’t already know you do or evidence that aligns with tough
targets. You can also just bring ideas
that you are considering if you don’t have something. Your evidence doesn’t need to be fancy (the
more authentic the better actually) or in an electronic format. We will word on electronic organization
systems in February.
7.
What
is the expectation for the end of the year?
By the end of the year you need to
have one piece of evidence for each CITE element in InspirED. READ TO YOURSELF OUT LOUD: ONE PIECE OF EVIDENCE CAN COUNT FOR SEVERAL ELEMENTS AND
YOUR FORMAL OBSERVATION AND PREOBSERVATION DOCUMENT COUNT FOR SEVERAL TARGETS (please reread the following sentence two more times). This
is about quality NOT quantity!!!
We will upload between 5-10
documents TOTAL by the end of the
year (at least two will be your pre and post observation document). We will also upload the following pieces of
evidence February:
·
Your backwards plan for writing (specials your
backward plan)
·
A marked rubric and student sample (writing or
specials rubrics)
·
A reflection on something you’re tried this
year.
·
A formative and summative writing sample.
·
Your newsletter
If you are counting that it already
7 pieces of evidence out of the 10. Give
your cameras a break people and
remember you are looking for things we don’t know you are doing or things that
you are trying.
8.
How
should I view the mid year evaluation?
This is a checkpoint that will help
us identify things you need to focus on in the second have of the year.. I would This
is not high stakes and your mid year rubric does not count toward your end of
year rating. I am anticipating that teachers may have some partially
effective ratings on topics that we haven’t focused on in PD and are tough
targets (21st century skills, assessments in 21st century
skills, 4 cs assessments, technology). DO
NOT PANIC! This means you probably want to try something in the second half
of the year. This is all it means.
