Explain: excel spreadsheet is just one of many organizational tools you might consider. How many of you “This already a system in place for collecting and organizing evidence? Some of you may have on online, paperless system that will support the new evaluation process, while others may be using a paper-based process. Either will work as long as designed to help you organize the evidence using the they’re performance Standards, Indicators and goals. This organizational process will make the analysis of evidence that much easier at the end of the 5-step cycle.” Explain: Slide 15 have discussed the tools and processes that an evaluator and educator “We might use as evidence is collected about practice. Now we are going to discuss what you can do back at your school to ensure that educators and evaluators just collect everything under the sun but, rather, a strategic don’t sample of high-quality artifacts that contain valuable evidence. One pitfall we often see is educators building binders full of artifacts that could fill a wheelbarrow, or the flip side—educators who collect next to nothing, preferring to jot something down on the back of a napkin just prior to their evaluation. Either scenario is inevitably the product of lack of clear expectations. We want to help you and your educators avoid these pitfalls and spend time wisely collecting artifacts in a strategic way.” Explain: Slide 16 collection of artifacts must be seen as an opportunity to select a sample “‘The of artifacts and other data that fairly represents performance and impact. It is not intended to be a record of all that the educator has done in a year. It needs to be focused on the goals, high priority Standards and Indicators, educator’s and any critical school priorities not addressed by the professional practice and student learning goals. is no set number of artifacts required to be submitted, and, in fact, the “There number of artifacts to collect will vary by educator depending on their goals and the action steps in their plan. Whether an educator identifies 8, 10, or even 12 artifacts, the key is to ensure a balanced representation of performance.”
Explain: “This excel spreadsheet is just one of many organizational tools you might consider. How many of you already a system in place for collecting and organizing evidence? Some of you may have on online, paperless system that will support the new evaluation process, while others may be using a paper-based process. Either will work as long as they’re designed to help you organize the evidence using the performance Standards, Indicators and goals. This organizational process will make the analysis of evidence that much easier at the end of the 5-step cycle.” Explain: “We have discussed the tools and processes that an evaluator and educator might use as evidence is collected about practice. Now we are going to discuss what you can do back at your school to ensure that educators and evaluators don’t just collect everything under the sun but, rather, a strategic sample of high-quality artifacts that contain valuable evidence. One pitfall we often see is educators building binders full of artifacts that could fill a wheelbarrow, or the flip side—educators who collect next to nothing, preferring to jot something down on the back of a napkin just prior to their evaluation. Either scenario is inevitably the product of lack of clear expectations. We want to help you and your educators avoid these pitfalls and spend time wisely collecting artifacts in a strategic way.” Slide 15 Explain: “‘The collection of artifacts must be seen as an opportunity to select a sample of artifacts and other data that fairly represents performance and impact. It is not intended to be a record of all that the educator has done in a year. It needs to be focused on the educator’s goals, high priority Standards and Indicators, and any critical school priorities not addressed by the professional practice and student learning goals. “There is no set number of artifacts required to be submitted, and, in fact, the number of artifacts to collect will vary by educator depending on their goals and the action steps in their plan. Whether an educator identifies 8, 10, or even 12 artifacts, the key is to ensure a balanced representation of performance.” Slide 16