I just uploaded new documents for coaching beyond ratings on FfT.

Initial Certification Training (first time evaporators of certified staff) is scheduled for August 30 and 31 at Hazard Community college. Please register at KASA website.

The Student Voice window in Infinite Campus will be from September 1 through March 1. There will be two reporting periods, at the end of December and again in mid-March. Districts will schedule their own windows. More information will be forthcoming.
Peer observation on-line training is
available. Go to this link for more
information
Many of…Read More

IDM inquiries. Here is a link to shared inquiries:
http://www.c3teachers.org/inquiries/

Teach Like a Champion is a great book to use with teachers from all levels of experience. Includes some great questioning strategies to get all students engaged in questioning. Here is a summary:
http://www.themainidea.net/tmi_pdfs2/THE%20MAIN%20IDEA%20–%20Teach%20Like%20a%20Champion%20–%207-10%282%29.pdf

October 2015 Resources
Jennifer Carroll uploaded new file(s): isln-observing-practices-instrucment.docx, isln-october-ppt.ppt, isln-observing-crosscutting-concepts-instrument.docx, isln-observing-dci-instrument.docx, 3-dimension-congruency-observation-form.docx, 2015-oct-ln-weave-data-into-learning.pdf to ISLN

Questions to ask about student growth goals before they are approved. These questions can be used by principals in the approval process, by PLCs in the review process, or by individual teachers in the development of their student growth goals.
Jennifer Carroll uploaded new file(s): kvec-knott_lookforswithsample.xlsx to PGES

Here is a link to the September PGES newsletter…pay special attention to the article about the upcoming changes to student voice survey.
[bpfb_link url=’http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/Documents/September%20PGES%20Newsletter-Teacher%20Edition.pdf’…Read More

So happy to see all the new members in the PGES Holler. Please post questions, comments, or discussion topics! We can help each other improve the growth and effectiveness of our teachers and leaders!

Strategies to build capacity were discussed at the most recent ISLN session. What strategies are being used in your district to build capacity?

I am posting the PowerPoint presentation from 9/21/15 ISLN meeting.
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): revised-sept-isln-ppt.ppt to ISLN

Jennifer, thanks so much for posting these resources! Thank you for always taking time for me! You’re the best!

Great training on PPGES today at Knott Central HS with Abbie & Jennifer today! Kudos for their commitment to PGES!

Great training on PPGES today at Knott Central HS with Abbie & Jennifer today! Kudos for their commitment to PGES!

I am posting resources for PPGES goals development.
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): principal-professional-growth-and-effectiveness-goals.docx to PGES

Where is your district in using assessment to inform instruction? Please complete the Assessment Literacy review (Components 1-6) from the Innovation Configuration Map before our April 17, 2015 ISLN meeting.

Where is your district in using assessment to inform instruction? Please complete the Assessment Literacy review (Components 1-6) from the Innovation Configuration Map before our April 17, 2015 ISLN meeting.

Just a reminder: Review the policy shifts highlighted on pages 6 & 7 of Kentucky’s Professional Learning Guidance document before our April meeting. As a district, determine a score for the school /district that can inform future policy work. Please bring this reflection and your district Professional Learning Plan to the meeting on April 17,…Read More

St. Patrick’s Day was especially lucky for me- participated in a wonderful ISLN session hosted by Letcher County. Just a reminder, our final ISLN session of the year is Friday, April 17, 2015 at KVEC.

Our ISLN meeting will be held tomorrow at the Letcher County ATC. 9:00-12:00. A registration link was sent to all ISLN members. Hope to see you there!

KDE, in the CEP trainings, has been asking for feedback from the districts on the administration of the Student Voice Survey. Would your district benefit from having flexibility in the way Student Voice is administered? Paper and pencil? Response systems? Would a change in format impact how results are used? Would love to see your feedback…Read More

Register for CEP trainings at the link found on KDE’s website for CEPs below:
http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/geninfo/Pages/PGES-Certified-Evaluation-Plans.aspx

Register for CEP trainings at the link found on KDE’s website for CEPs below:
http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/geninfo/Pages/PGES-Certified-Evaluation-Plans.aspx

KDE CEP Regional Work Sessions for 50-50 Committees
These regional meetings, held typically at county extension offices, will allow for up to 6 members of your district’s 50-50 committee to spend the morning learning about updates for the 2015-16 school year. In the afternoon, the district teams will work together to begin the process of deciding…Read More

Tools and resources from yesterday’s Peer Observation Training are now posted in Resources. Click on PGES and then open the Peer Observation folder.

Check out KVEC on Facebook.
[bpfb_link url=’https://www.facebook.com/kvec1′ title=’Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative – Hazard, Kentucky – Education | Facebook’…Read More

The next ISLN meeting is scheduled for February 17.

Superintendents or their designee can now enter site visits into CIITS. Here is the QRC that shows the screenshots for that process.http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/geninfo/Documents/CIITS%20QRC_EDS_Conducting%20Site%20Visits.pdf

District 50/50 committees can begin making the edits to their CEPs based on this year’s experiences and adding language for OPGES which will be full implementation in 2015-2016. More info will come after KBE meeting about other district personnel.

It was great seeing so many folk at last weeks’ ISLN meeting. The corrected PowerPoint is now posted in the January 29th ISLN folder.

I wanted to share a tool with all administration and teachers that could be used for: Observations, PCLs, teacher created videos for online learning, student created videos. A couple of years ago, I read about a product called a Swivl, which attaches to your iPhone, iPad, Android phone, and several other devices that uses that devices recording…Read More

Our January 29 meeting will be focused on developing and strengthening our District Leadership Teams. I came across this chapter of Other Duties As Assigned (Chapter 1: Shared Leadership) on ASCD’s site. It is timely reading for our ISLN topic.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/109075/chapters/Shared-Leadership.aspx

I am so looking forward to the January 29th meeting. ISLN offers training that is relevant to the building of strong leaning teams and communities of professional practice.

Peer Observation training offered February 9 at Jenny Wiley is filling up fast…Link below
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1d0m-mzVad1wfE2ZwGzDeT6B7Gpf1D-lzY6I2OgT2ZXE/viewform

Peer Observation training offered February 9 at Jenny Wiley is filling up fast…Link below
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1d0m-mzVad1wfE2ZwGzDeT6B7Gpf1D-lzY6I2OgT2ZXE/viewform

UPDATED
PGES FAQ
Includes questions for OPGES and teachers of hearing and vision impaired students
http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/geninfo/Documents/PGES%20FAQ.pdf

KVEC’s next ISLN meeting is January 29 at the KVEC offices from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. The agenda includes establishing the KVEC vision for District Leadership Teams and reviewing the draft Special Education crosswalk to Kentucky Framework for Teaching tool. it is important that key members of the District Leadership Team attend this meeting as a…Read More

KVEC’s next ISLN meeting is January 29 at the KVEC offices from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. The agenda includes establishing the KVEC vision for District Leadership Teams and reviewing the draft Special Education crosswalk to Kentucky Framework for Teaching tool. it is important that key members of the District Leadership Team attend this meeting as a…Read More

Peer Observation Training has been rescheduled for February 9th. Sorry for the change….A registration link has been shared with PGES coordinators and principals in the KVEC region.

Three Questioning Strategies for Any Lesson
(good embedded .pdf resources)
http://inservice.ascd.org/questioning-strategies/?utm_source=ascdexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=express1009

Einstein’s 55 (Seven Questioning Strategies for Teachers)
Includes .pdf of question stems
Great article…
http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol10/1009-shrum.aspx?utm_source=ascdexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=express1009

Teaching Students to ask Rich Questions
http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol10/1009-virgin.aspx?utm_source=ascdexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=express1009

Article on questioning in social studies classroom….good resource to help SS teachers with Domain 3 Component b
http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol10/1009-mount.aspx?utm_source=ascdexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=express1009

Good article on connecting PBL and PGES.
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.kentuckyteacher.org/educators-voices/guest-columns/2014/12/problem-based-learning-and-pges/’ title=’Problem-based learning and PGES | Kentucky Teacher’ image=’http://www.kentuckyteacher.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/LindseyChilders.jpg’]Posted on 04 December 2014. Tags: Hope…Read More

Teachers must be connected to the students they teach in order to correctly link Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) to the teacher that has impacted their learning. KDE has posted information on how to correctly link students to teachers:
http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/TPGES/Pages/Student-Teacher-Data-Links-for-Student-Growth-Percentiles.aspx

Is your district regularly reviewing progress of PGES?

The EDI rubric can be used by district team (or have an outside facilitator like me) to gauge progress, effectiveness, and capacity of implementation of PGES..

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Student Growth Percentile Medians
http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/TPGES/Pages/TPGES-Student-Growth-Percentile-Medians.aspx

Fall Student Voice Survey Results

Student Voice Survey results from the fall window will be available in CIITS/EDS by mid-January.

Edutopia’s most popular articles from 2014….some pretty good…Read More

I am sharing a draft document that is being developed by a KDE special needs committee. This is a crosswalk between
CEC Initial Special Education Individualized General Curriculum Standards & Kentucky Framework for Teaching. Dionne Bates is KVEC’s representative on the development team. She would love for you to share comments.

Abbie Combs…Read More