North Bay Training Collaborative for Redesigning Teacher Evaluation Systems
Session #1
Agenda
September 1, 2011
8:30 – 3:30 PM
Sonoma County Office of Education
5340 Skylane Blvd
Santa Rosa, CA 95403‐8246
Expected Outcomes:
Teams understand the strengths and weaknesses of their current evaluation system
Teams develop facilitation skills for redesign process
Teams begin to develop a shared understanding of promising practices in teacher
evaluation
Activity 1: Welcome and Introductions
Introductions
Overview of Pivot Learning Partners
Project Overview (Jim Brown):
o Why is this work important?
o Purpose of the Collaborative
o Review PLP’s strategy for redesigning teacher evaluation systems
Logistics (Greta Viguie)
Activity 2: Setting the Stage for a Redesign Process
Who should be involved in the process?
Acknowledging Hopes and Fears
Establishing Group Norms
Activity 3: Internal Scan
Overview of results across the districts
District teams discuss district‐level results
Key characteristics of an evaluation system
Break for Lunch
Activity #4: Beginning the External Scan
Review and discuss “Widget Effect”
Review and discuss the district team’s assigned articles (15 articles assigned)
Activity 5: Next steps & Evaluation
Suggested Homework: Establish a working group and process for your district’s evaluation redesign.
Table discussion of pluses and deltas (3 for each)
North Bay Training Collaborative for
Redesigning Teacher Evaluation Systems
Session 1 Overview Materials Packet 1