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

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Lots of supervisors are looking for site visit forms in EDS. Jennifer told me yesterday that those are still not available. Stay tuned.

Thank you Jennifer for your hard work with the teachers of the blind/vision impaired and deaf/hard of hearing! The groups sing your praised in the help and resources that you provided them!

Thank you Jennifer for your hard work with the teachers of the blind/vision impaired and deaf/hard of hearing! The groups sing your praised in the help and resources that you provided them!

Thank you Jennifer for your hard work with the teachers of the blind/vision impaired and deaf/hard of hearing! The groups sing your praised in the help and resources that you provided them!

The Wallace Foundation has created a Professional Learning resource that highlights effective principal and school leadership. There are five online modules with video clips, resources, and facilitator guide. Would be great for a District Leadership Team or to help a principal meet a Professional Learning Goal.…Read More

Observation Time Saving Tips Video
http://mediaportal.education.ky.gov/educator-effectiveness/professional-growth-and-effectiveness/2014/11/observation-time-saving-tip/

I had the opportunity to attend some sessions on peer observation at the Learning Forward conference…one interesting presentation was by Vanderbilt and Tennessee DoE. They are working with six districts using peer observation GROUPS. Teachers work in horizontal or vertical teams to review lessons (they video their lessons) and give feedback…Read More

It’s not too late to register for an event sponsored by Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia that will focus on principal leadership for effective data use, with a focus on PGES data. REL Appalachia is bringing in Dr. Jeffrey Wayman, who developed a set of 12 research-based practices for principal leadership around data use while…Read More

I shared this resource in the ISLN Holler. If you have not joined that holler we invite you to do so. This is a rigor walk through form that was posted to our RTTT resources for grant recipients so you know that it is approved by DOE.
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): rigorwalkthroughshandout-paulding.pdf to PGES

As observations and peer observations are going on, this article might add some perspective!
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/may14/vol71/num08/Rethinking-Classroom-Observation.aspx

Reminder of PGES Roundtable Monday, Dec 1 at Betsy Layne High School from 4:00-6:00 pm…its not too late to register…just send me an email with names of those attending! jennifer.carroll@education.ky.gov

Superintendent Year At A Glance-PPGES and SPGES
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): supt-year-at-a-glance.docx to PGES

Superintendent Evaluation Report for ASSIST
Required Critical Conversations:
December 31, 2014: Board and superintendent discuss three components in open meeting and complete the Superintendent Assurances Diagnostic in ASSIST; upload board minute documenting the discussion of the three components
Superintendent Assurances submitted prior to CDIP…Read More

The KASA PGES Roundtables scheduled for today in Floyd County have been postponed….new date coming soon!

I love the way Jennifer is posting current and relevant documents in this Holler. Members, share with your colleagues. Invite them to this Holler.

Look forward to having Jennifer work with the teachers of the blind/vision impaired and deaf/hard of hearing on October 31st at the KVEC offices!

Jennifer has posted some great resources to the page. Check the wealth of resources and tools that are housed under documents. While you are exploring resources, check out the resources tab on the home page. We are posting additional ISLN, ARI, Data, etc. there. Also don’t forget that tomorrow the Promising Practices Summit is being streamed…Read More

KDE’s TPGES focus for October is monitoring SGG progress. This link is to KDE”s PGES calendar for October and accompanying resources.
[bpfb_link url=’http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/impl/Pages/October.aspx’ title=’
Kentucky Department of Education
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KDE has released a document that contains guidance for school and districts on ensuring professional learning is being used to increase educator effectiveness and student learning.

[bpfb_link url=’http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PD/Documents/KY%20Professional%20Learning%20Guidance.pdf’…Read More