Welcome to the Student Learning Objectives Writing Project

Welcome to theStudent Learning Objectives Writing Project

Connecting the Dots March 22, 2013

Kim KovinChad RexMichelle Shafer ESC of Lake Erie West, Toledo

Rebecca Heimlich North Point ESC, Sandusky

SLO Team PresentersBeckie Heimlich

Special Projects Coordinator, North Point ESC rheimlich@npesc.org

Kim Kovin School Improvement Consultant, ESC of Lake Erie West kkovin@esclakeeriewest.org

Chad Rex School Improvement Consultant, ESC of Lake Erie West crex@esclakeeriewest.org

Michelle Shafer Director of Center for Teaching and Learning, ESC of Lake Erie West mshafer@esclakeeriewest.org

Student Learning Objectives Writing Project Members

Student Learning Objectives Writing ProjectStudent Learning Objectives Writing Project

ESC of Lake Erie WestESC of Lake Erie West

North Point ESCNorth Point ESC

Wood County ESCWood County ESC

Western Buckeye ESCWestern Buckeye ESC

Western Partner Districts

ESC of Lake Erie West•Anthony Wayne•Maumee•Oregon•Ottawa Hills•Perrysburg•Rossford•Springfield•Sylvania

Western Buckeye ESC

•Lincolnview

Wood County ESC•Eastwood•Elmwood•Lake•Northwood•North Baltimore•Otsego

Penta College and Career Center

Eastern Partner DistrictsNorth Point ESC • Bellevue• Benton-Carroll-Salem• Clyde-Green Springs• Danbury• Edison• EHOVE College and

Career Center• Fremont• Genoa• Huron• Lakota• Margaretta• Monroeville

• New London• Norwalk• Perkins• Port Clinton• Put-In-Bay• Sandusky• South Central• Vermilion• Western Reserve• Willard• Woodmore

• Lorain City Schools

Collaboration around a Common Need

Fall 2012School Improvement Consortium meetings at ESC of Lake Erie West

“If we all need to do this work, then let’s explore how we could do it

together”….but we don’t want our teachers to be out of their classrooms any more than they already

are!

Creating a Common VisionOTES Big Picture Meetings October, 2012

End Products• What do you see as end products? • What do you expect in 2013: by January, by June,

by September, by November?

Decisions• What decisions does the consortium make

together? • What must be done at the district level?

Creating a Common VisionRoles• What role do you see for the ESC?• What do you see as your role within the consortium? • What do you see as the teachers’ roles within the

consortium?

Time• What kind of time do you anticipate this

collaborative work to require from you? • From the ESC?• From your teachers?

Team• Who needs to be around the table for SLO creation?

SLO Writing Project Goals and End Products

1. Online bank of high quality assessments & associated SLOs

2. Collaboration among regional teachers3. Increased aptitude within online learning

environments

August-October

SGM Implementa

-tion Consortium

forms

End Products for SLO Writing

Project are determined

November-

December

SLO Writing Project

Research and

Development

Trial period for

Leanring Management Systems

January

Share LMS with

districts

Share proposal

and ascertain district

involvement

Finish Research

and Developme

nt

March-April

Cohort 1 Standards

Forums and SLO

Writing Cycle

SLO Writing Project

Advisory group and districts provide

feedback

May-June

Cohort 2 Standards

Forums and SLO

Writing Cycle

SLO Bank is posted online (by August)

August-October

SLO Growth

Target and Scoring

Trainings

SLO Review Team

Training

November-August 2014

Monitoring of SLO

Bank usage and quality

Revision work to improve

SLO Bank

SLO Writing Project Timeline

Seeking Partnerships and FundingNovember 2012- January 2013

•North Point ESC joins as Eastern co-lead•Wood County ESC joins as partner

•Funding sought from Martha Holden Jennings Foundation

Research and Development

Nov 2012-Feb 2013

•Content of Professional Development

•PD Delivery Model

•Online Learning Management Systems ▫http://www.trimeritus.com/vendors.pdf

Project Overview- Two Teacher Cohorts

Cohort 1 ▫K-2 ELA, Science, Math, Social Studies▫K-12 Art, Music, PE/Health

Cohort 2 ▫3, 9-12 Math, ELA▫3-12 Science, Social Studies▫JH-HS World Language▫Miscellaneous

Project Overview-PD Delivery Model

Blended Approach

1. Face-to-Face Meeting

2. SLO Writing Cycle (online)Cycle for Cohort 1 (March - April 28)Cycle for Cohort 2 (May - June 28)

Project Overview- Blended PD Delivery Model

Project Overview- Online Learning Management Systems

Final Six Canvas-Moodle-iQuity-MyBigCampus-Edmodo-BaseCamp Collaboration - Does it have built-in tools that are needed?

User-Friendliness - How intuitive is the site? What is the "usability" level? Big learning curve?

Functionality - Permission levels? Reporting? Accommodate a high number of users? IT setup, speed, performance, security, privacy?

Investment - Direct and Indirect Costs? Total Cost of Ownership (i.e., IT support, scaling up/training users, involvement and/or knowledge levels)

Face-to-Face Meeting

Morning (8:30-11:30) SLO Overview-Modules 1 and 2 SLO Worthy Big Ideas and Skills

Afternoon (12:30-3:30) Assessments to measure SLO Worthy Big Ideas and Skills

Using Canvas to follow the SLO Writing Cycle

Project Overview- PD Content

Project Overview- PD Content

Face to Face Meeting—Morning

SLO Overview- AIR Modules 1 and 2 Adapted to specific content areas

SLO Worthy Big Ideas and Skills Guiding questions as teachers work in

their standards

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“All SLOs should be broad enough to represent the

most important learning or overarching skills, but

narrow enough to be measured”

-A Guide to Using Student Learning Objectives as a Locally-Determined Measure of Student Growth, Ohio Department of

Education, 2012

Project Overview- PD Content

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Two critical questions for every teacher team

Which key concepts and important skills should we focus on for SLOs?

What assessments will measure these concepts and skills?

What are SLO Worthy Concepts and Skills?

Project Overview- PD Content

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SLOs

Big Ideas

What are SLO Worthy Concepts and Skills?

Resist the temptation to

just get it done

Decide on what big ideas

first THEN

Go looking for the best ways

to assess

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SLO Worthy—Worksheet to guide conversations

Big Ideas Activity-

1. Individually:▫Post-its with key concepts and important skills for each subject area/grade level

2. As a grade level:▫ Categorize your key concepts and

impt skills ▫ Prioritize the categories▫ On Chart paper, display the big

ideas that you are going to focus on as a grade level/subject area

Project Overview- PD Content

Face to Face Meeting—Afternoon

Assessments to measure SLO Worthy Big Ideas and Skills

Using Canvas to follow the SLO Writing Cycle

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Mr. Hinton is a second grade music teacher.• The curriculum covers the 2012 Visual Arts

standards.• By the end of the course, students should be able to

play, sing, and move to music to demonstrate how it communicates meaning: create music; listen to and study various forms of music; and form and express opinions about music.

• An available 30-question assessment has 10 multiple-choice questions focused on music in various cultures and 20 multiple-choice questions about music appreciation.

Is this assessment sufficiently aligned with the content and skills of the course?

Alignment Scenario

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Ms. Simpson teaches vocal music. Most of her students are freshmen and sophomores.

•Her pre-assessment indicates that although most of her students at the HS beginning level in their skills, several students are not yet at the beginning level. Many students are already working on developing skills.

•The selected post-assessment:▫Covers HS beginning and some developing

content standards.

Does this assessment have enough stretch?

Stretch Scenario

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1. Review each scenario in Handout 2.2.

2. With a partner, discuss the questions that accompany each scenario.

Evaluating Assessments Activity

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Locating Assessments

1.• National or state assessments

2.

• Commercially available assessments

3.

• District- or team-created assessments

4.• Teacher-created assessments

High Quality Assessments

•Performance•Product•Piece of writing•Portfolio•Test

--Multiple Measures--

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SLO Worthy—Worksheet to guide conversations

Online Assessme

nt Pool

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Assessment Rating Rubric

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Assessment Rating Rubric

1. Individually:Use the Assessment Rating Rubric to score the assessmentsamples that you have at your table.

2. Pair up:Compare scores and share your thinking.

3. As a grade level:Compare scores and collaboratively determine one that you rate the highest.

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SLO Writing Cycle

Step 1: Teams review and rate online pool of assessments

Step 2: Select, Modify, Create HQ

Assessments

Step 3: Complete sections of SLO

Template

Step 4: Review other Group’s Work

Step 5: Feedback is given and

revisions are made

Step 6: Final SLO and assessment submitted and

entered into bank

Online

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SLO Writing Cycle

Blended Professional Learning CommunityAsynchronous collaborationFlexible collaborative environments

End Products: High Quality Assessment + SLO (partially

completed)3 per grade level/subject area/course

Online

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Developing Our Online PLC Norms

•What are the characteristics of a good group member (in an online environment)?

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Google Docs

•Online word processing document•Shared access•Collaboratively create, edit, communicate

•Seamless integration with Canvas….you will be there but won’t have to leave Canvas to get there

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Getting into Canvas

•Chrome—Firefox—Safari—Internet Explorer BEST---------------------------------------NOT GREAT

•Logging in: escsloproject.instructure.com

•Bookmarking: save url as a bookmark for easy access.

•Setting up Google Collaborations:▫SettingsSettingsScroll down to

CollaborationsSelect GoogleFill in information

Home Page for Each Course

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SLO Writing Cycle

Step 1: Teams review and rate online pool of assessments

Step 2: Select, Modify, Create HQ

Assessments

Step 3: Complete sections of SLO

Template

Step 4: Review other Group’s Work

Step 5: Feedback is given and

revisions are made

Step 6: Final SLO and assessment submitted and

entered into bank

Step 1: SpeedGrader

Step 1: SpeedGrader

Step 1: SpeedGrader

Step 1: SpeedGrader

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You TryAssessment Review•Use SpeedGrader to:

Add a commentUse the rubric to do a ratingSend a message to your online facilitator

Step 1: Teams review and rate online pool of assessments

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SLO Writing Cycle

Step 1: Teams review and rate online pool of assessments

Step 2: Select, Modify, Create HQ

Assessments

Step 3: Complete sections of SLO

Template

Step 4: Review other Group’s Work

Step 5: Feedback is given and

revisions are made

Step 6: Final SLO and assessment submitted and

entered into bank

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You TryDiscussion for the Selection Process

•Go to DiscussionsRead through the questions to be

answered in the Step 2 DiscussionPost a comment, and add a file or media

comment if you want

Step 2: Select, Modify, Create HQ

Assessments

Step 2a: Discuss and Select

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Selection Process

•Select As Is▫Woot Woot…go on to SLO Template (Step 3)!

Step 2: Select, Modify, Create HQ

Assessments

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Selection Process

•Need to modify?▫Go to Collaborations and do your copy,

paste, edits, etc. in Google Docs

•Need to create?▫Go to Collaborations and do your creation

within Google Docs

Step 2: Select, Modify, Create HQ

Assessments

Step 2b: Collaborations

Step 2b: Collaboration to Modify Assessment

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You TryCollaborations-Assessment Revision

•Need to modify or create?Go to CollaborationsCopy and paste something from one of the assessments into Google Docs

Use Google Doc course if you need more help

Step 2: Select, Modify, Create HQ

Assessments

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SLO Writing Cycle

Step 1: Teams review and rate online pool of assessments

Step 2: Select, Modify, Create HQ

Assessments

Step 3: Complete sections of SLO

Template

Step 4: Review other Group’s Work

Step 5: Feedback is given and

revisions are made

Step 6: Final SLO and assessment submitted and

entered into bank

Step 3: Collaboration to Fill in SLO Sections

Step 3: Collaboration to Fill in SLO Sections

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•Go to CollaborationsLook over the questions in the template

draftFind the SLO Template Writeable PDFDownload the PDF and practice typing in

the formDecide who in the group will download the

writable pdf and type in necessary information

Step 3: Complete sections of SLO

Template

You TryCollaborations-SLO Template Draft

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SLO Writing Cycle

Step 1: Teams review and rate online pool of assessments

Step 2: Select, Modify, Create HQ

Assessments

Step 3: Complete sections of SLO

Template

Step 4: Review other Group’s Work

Step 5: Feedback is given and

revisions are made

Step 6: Final SLO and assessment submitted and

entered into bank

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Step 1: Teams review and rate online pool of assessments

Step 2: Select, Modify, Create HQ

Assessments

Step 3: Complete sections of SLO

Template

Step 4: Review other Group’s Work

Step 5: Feedback is given and

revisions are made

Step 6: Final SLO and assessment submitted and

entered into bankSLO

Writing Cycle

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Step 1: Teams review and rate online pool of assessments

Step 2: Select, Modify, Create HQ

Assessments

Step 3: Complete sections of SLO

Template

Step 4: Review other Group’s Work

Step 5: Feedback is given and

revisions are made

Step 6: Final SLO and assessment submitted and

entered into bankSLO

Writing Cycle

SLO Writable PDF Template

Additional SLO Team MembersBrenda Gift

School Improvement Supervisor, ESC of Lake Erie West bgift@esclakeeriewest.org

Scott Luebcke Technology Specialist, ESC of Lake Erie West sluebcke@esclakeeriewest.org

Rachel Meadows Secretary, ESC of Lake Erie West rmeadows@esclakeeriewest.org

Andrea Smith Regional Director, North Point ESC asmith@npesc.org

Online Facilitators

Dozens of ESC consultants and administrators across the region

Training 1-2 days with additional supports as needed

Step by Step guide for what to monitor and what to do each week

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Thank You!!!Beckie Heimlich

Special Projects Coordinator, North Point ESCrheimlich@npesc.org

Kim KovinSchool Improvement Consultant, ESC of Lake Erie Westkkovin@esclakeeriewest.org

Chad RexSchool Improvement Consultant, ESC of Lake Erie West crex@esclakeeriewest.org

Michelle ShaferDirector of Center for Teaching and Learning, ESC of Lake Erie Westmshafer@esclakeeriewest.org