Expand AllClick here for a more accessible versionAudience: LEA/District Leaders, School Leaders, & K-12 Content Leaders Self-reflection is integral for personal growth. Goal setting (as part of the LEA-selected Measure) is a critical component of Act 13 evaluation. Self-reflection, when paired with goal setting, has the power to create meaningful connections between past practices and future actions. We'll explore the importance of self-reflection, coaching, and feedback using the Teacher Self-Reflection resource to guide educators through the process of using available data to reflect on their past practices. We'll discuss how each of the steps in the process can be used to complete the LEA Selected Measure (SPM) for use in Act 13's Educator Effectiveness evaluations.
- Thursday, July 18, 2024 @ 1:00-2:00pm
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Audience: LEA/District Leaders, School Leaders, K-12 Content Leaders, Teacher Leaders, Teachers, & School Counselors There are several PDE data tools and resource sites designed to support educators and leaders in their work. Do you find yourself asking why you need each of these tools, or how any of these tools can be used to support your work? Join this session to learn more about 6 key tools available to all public schools and LEAs in Pennsylvania and how they can be used together to support a continuous improvement process in schools. Hear about what questions these tools are designed to address, as well as when and why to use each tool. Time will be spent discussing PA Future Ready Index, PA Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS), Data Interaction (eMetric), the PDE SAS Portal, the Evidence Resource Center, and the Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT). Participants will walk away with a deeper understanding of how they can use each of these data tools and resource sites in their own work and in their own school. Opportunities for questions and discussion will occur throughout the session.
Audience: LEA/District Leaders, School Leaders, PIMS Administrators, & Teacher Leaders We are all familiar with how PVAAS offers reporting based on the students the teacher had last year, but once the teacher has used that older data to reflect on their past practice, they are planning for the students they have in their classrooms this year. PVAAS is now expanding its suite of reporting to include current-year student-teacher linkages so that teachers can easily see assessment history, projections, and demographic information for students currently enrolled in their classes. This effort to bring data into the hands of teachers is a Curriculum-PIMS collaboration, so bring your data team and join us to learn more about how your LEA, District, or School can participate in this pilot opportunity.
Audience: LEA/District Leaders, K-12 Content Leaders, & School LeadersAre you and your staff ready to use the newly released PVAAS data? The data is ready for you! PVAAS student-level projection data and PVAAS growth data at district, school, and teacher levels help you make informed decisions about goals, resource allocation, tiered supports, and much more. Join this session to learn about several key steps to ensure you have access to the data, know important features, and have an action plan for you and your staff to hit the ground running with data to inform your decisions. Opportunities for questions and discussion will occur throughout the session.
Audience: LEA/District Leaders, School Leaders, K-12 Content Leaders, Teacher Leaders, & Teachers With three consecutive years of roster verification behind us, we are happy to welcome back the teacher-specific 3-year composites! For those teachers who are professional employees, this marks the first time since the suspension of statewide testing that growth is included as part of Act 13 evaluations. During this webinar, we will build an understanding of the nuances of teacher-specific PVAAS growth data and their implications for instructional reflection and improvement. We'll help you navigate the integration of PVAAS 3-year composites into the Act 13 Educator Effectiveness evaluation process with confidence and precision. Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your understanding of teacher-specific data and empower yourself to drive positive change in your school community!
Audience: LEA/District Leaders, School Leaders, K-12 Content Leaders, & Teacher Leaders As statewide data from SY23-24 is released publicly, you and your team are working to build your communication plan to stakeholders—school boards, leadership teams, teachers, families, and students. Matching the appropriate data sources to the appropriate audience requires thinking through the goals, strategies, and purposes for sharing the data. Join our statewide forum to discuss data sources, resources, and communication strategies with your key stakeholders. Facilitators will encourage networking and collaboration with role-alike colleagues from around the state. Bring your ideas for stakeholder communication and engagement, and plan to walk away with a few new ideas, too!
Audience: LEA/District Leaders, School Leaders, K-12 Content Leaders, & Teacher Leaders Attention educational leaders and data enthusiasts! Join us for a webinar where we unveil the latest look in PVAAS achievement and growth data visualization, designed to simplify how you access and interpret your data. You can expect a guided tour of the redesigned scatterplot interface, showcasing its intuitive features and functionalities for effortless data exploration. We'll dive deeper into purposeful data connections, allowing you to uncover meaningful patterns and trends within student performance. Then, we'll consider practical strategies for leveraging scatterplot insights to inform data-driven decision-making for your school and/or LEA/district. Whether you're a seasoned data aficionado or just beginning your data journey, this webinar promises to equip you with the tools and insights you need to lead confidently and clearly.
Audience: LEA/District Leaders, School Leaders, K-12 Content Leaders, Teacher Leaders, & TeachersYou've come to know and trust PVAAS for reporting on groups of students from the prior year. Now join us as we expand student reporting features to include your current students! Using a PIMS data collection to connect this year's students with their current teacher, PVAAS now offers an easy way for teachers to access their current students' data-- prior assessment history, future assessment projections, and demographic data- all in one place! First, we'll see what type of data is available in PVAAS via a pre-populated class list to support educators in the planning and instruction of their current students. Then, we'll leverage the power of a statewide forum to collaborate and share ideas about how this data can be used to add value for teachers and their students. Join us for this e-forum to check out your teachers' access to this student-level data backpack and consider ways to include the data in decision-making!
Audience: LEA/District Leaders & School LeadersAttention current & future users! Pennsylvania Educator Effectiveness Rating System (PEERS) just gets a refresh! PEERS is a web-enhanced evaluation tool available at no cost to all Pennsylvania LEAs. It handles the interim and summative evaluations for your employees. PEERS leverages the staffing information you submit through PIMS and the roster verification information you submit through PVAAS to pre-populate a range of data fields on the Act 13 rating tools 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, and 13-4. In this session, we'll review the newly redesigned interface of PEERS, highlighting how PEERS guides you through selecting ratings for available metrics and making permissible substitutions for data. Your PVAAS account is your access to PEERS; it's already set up and ready to go. Join us to learn about this evaluation tool's new look and features!
Audience: LEA/District Leaders, Human Resources Leaders, & School LeadersAttention LEA/district administrators and HR professionals! Are you looking for data to inform your staff retention and development approach? Join us for an exclusive webinar as we unveil the power of the PVAAS Human Capital Retention Dashboard, your key to unlocking invaluable insights into teacher growth patterns and retention strategies. In this session, we will explore growth patterns among teachers new to their positions, experienced veterans, and those transitioning out, enabling you to identify critical retention strategies and bolster your workforce stability. We'll discuss how to leverage data-drive insights to tailor mentorship programs and professional learning opportunities, ensuring the continuous growth and development of your educators. Whether you aim to cultivate a supportive professional environment, retain top talent, or drive educational excellence, this webinar will show you where to find the data you need to inform your plan.
Audience: LEA/District Leaders, School Leaders, K-12 Content Leaders, & Teacher Leaders For those of you with schools designated as A-TSI and TSI, working through your needs assessment is a big first step; we're here to help you with the data sources needed to tell your story! From program highlights to areas for improvement, using data can help to clarify those priority areas for your efforts. This session will focus on key data sources you'll need to include in your assessment and tips for conducting your analysis. Then, we'll facilitate collaboration among this forum's statewide participants to leverage the power of the group and expand the discussion to other data sources you can consider for your analysis. This session will provide practical information for conducting your own needs assessment while providing an opportunity for networking with colleagues across the state.
Audience: LEA/District Leaders, K-12 Content Leaders, School Leaders, Teacher Leaders, & School Counselors It's that time when we're thinking about course placement for the coming year, especially in math. Are you ready to consider some timely updates to your course recommendation procedures that work to highlight the strengths and needs of your current student population? PVAAS student-level projections can help you in that work! This session will illustrate how to utilize PVAAS student projection data, along with other data sources, to (1) proactively inform a math course placement decision matrix that meets incoming students' needs and (2) plan for appropriate course offerings, including intervention and remediation supports and rigorous Honors and AP courses. Many of these projections are available several years in advance for students, allowing you to make informed decisions about course offerings, interventions, and resource allocation for upcoming school years. Join us in considering best practices to get your students on the road to success in math!
Audience: LEA/District Leaders, School Leaders, K-12 Content Leaders, & Teacher Leaders
Are you thinking ahead to your summer curriculum projects or into the next school year? Is there a revision to instructional programming on the horizon? Do you want ideas for teams of teachers to dialogue about curriculum, assessment, and instruction strategically? Before you jump into planning for these improvement efforts, join us to look at the Digging Deeper Guides, which can help focus your team's discussions on determining the “why" behind your student performance results at the school, grade/subject, and classroom levels. Join this session to walk away with ideas for how to have your district/school teams dig deeper into these discussions about CIAO practices. Participants will leave with various techniques to engage educators in self-reflection and question prompts for collaborative discussions and investigations in PLCs and data team meetings, including root cause identification. Opportunities for questions and discussion will occur throughout the session.
Audience: School Counselors & School Leaders Are you looking for data to inform decisions about school scheduling or course availability? Do you wonder how others create school schedules that accommodate the strengths and needs of current and incoming students? This collaborative session will share how to utilize PVAAS student projection data to (1) proactively inform the creation of school schedules that meet incoming students' needs and (2) plan for appropriate course offerings, including intervention and remediation supports, as well as rigorous Honors and AP courses. Drawing from data sources such as the PVAAS student-level projections and the collective experiences of counselors from across Pennsylvania, this e-forum will allow you to hear from others as you grow your system. Join this session to learn what data is available to build schedules as you network with colleagues statewide.