This course is for anyone who engages in feedback cycles in support of teachers' or service providers' growth and reflection, whether observing in-person lessons or video and represents a complex set of skills and strategies.
We have determined that there are three core competencies that observers must master to effectively provide impactful feedback, support assessment-capable teachers, increase collective efficacy, improve teacher practices, and increase student outcomes. In this course, you will explore our second competency of "Analyze Effectiveness" and the 7 related core skills. Educators need to understand not just what teaching occurred, but the impact of that teaching. Therefore, observers must work to refine a deep understanding of how students learn and how we impact outcomes. The competencies and skills learned in this course can also be applied to self-reflection for those wishing to review their own practice with a more discerning eye.
Should I start here? Observers at all levels of expertise and experience will find this course impactful. Use our self-assessment to determine your best learning pathway and most appropriate entry point. A recommended prerequisite: Observers have a strong understanding of district expectations and foundations of evidence collection.
RESOURCES: This competency is supported in Feedback to Feed Forward: 31 Strategies to Lead Learning Chapters 3 and 4, which must be purchased separately.
STRUCTURE: This course provides videos, readings, and reflections, with each lesson containing about 1 hour of new learning. Upon completion, you will receive a certificate for 10 hours.
It will be important to engage in time outside of the course to practice and apply and you may find you want to explore optional reading and resources. Therefore, total time commitment will vary.
Please note, you are purchasing access for one user. We appreciate you not sharing your log in with others as we put a great deal of research and time into our course content for you. Each lesson will provide you with implementation challenges as highly recommended opportunities to practice and apply on your own or with your team to refine your skills, but we ask that you not share access to the course. You will have access for 1 year after purchase.
Welcome
Course goals
RESOURCES: Standards of Observation and Feedback
RESOURCES: 3 Competencies & 21 Core Skills
Initial Reflection RVL 1.C
Introduction
Initial Reflection RVL 1.E
Understanding Subjectivity
Increasing Objectivity Through Self-Questioning
RESOURCE: Potential Areas for Subjectivity PDF
STOP AND TRY
On Your Own Implementation Challenge
Introduction
Strategies 17 & 18
Organizing and Asking Questions
RESOURCE: Organizing Evidence
STOP AND TRY
On Your Own Implementation Challenge
Introduction
Foundations about Engagement
RESOURCE: Tools for Measuring Engagement
Measuring Engagement
Organizing Your Thinking
STOP AND TRY
RESOURCE REMINDER-CHAPTER 3
On Your Own Implementation Challenge
Introduction
STOP AND THINK
Understanding What We Are Analyzing
RESOURCE REMINDER-CHAPTER 4
STOP AND TRY
On Your Own Implementation Challenge
Introduction
Understanding How Students Learn
STOP AND THINK
Strategy 19
Understanding What We Are Analyzing - Learning
FREE PREVIEWRESOURCE REMINDER - CHAPTER 4 PART 2
On Your Own Implementation Challenge
determine the relevance of collected evidence against the expected performance
discern between subjective and objective evidence statements
determine student engagement levels based on an analysis of the evidence collected
identify and cite evidence of how what the teacher is doing is impacting student engagement during the lesson
determine if students are learning during a lesson and how the teacher is impacting this
accurately identify performance levels associated with teacher action and/or student interaction/outcomes based on collected evidence
make a claim about practice that is aligned to the district's instructional framework performance level language
Build the most impactful experience for you and your team
CANCELLATION POLICY Refunds requested within 48 hours of registering will be honored minus a $50 cancellation fee. A one-time registration transfer can be made to an alternate participant or another learning experience. There is a $50 processing fee for all transfers. Within one week of add-on live/virtual/ synchronous learning experience registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable. A missed add-on learning experience is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
