1 / 14

2014 Informal Review & Toolkit Info Session

2014 Informal Review & Toolkit Info Session. February 26, 2014 March 12, 2014 April 11, 2014. Overview. Today’s objectives: Learn about the process for the 2014 Informal Review Window Become oriented with new format and structure of submissions

tudor
Download Presentation

2014 Informal Review & Toolkit Info Session

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. 2014 Informal Review & Toolkit Info Session February 26, 2014 March 12, 2014 April 11, 2014

  2. Overview • Today’s objectives: • Learn about the process for the 2014 Informal Review Window • Become oriented with new format and structure of submissions • Understand connections to the formal review process and implications for future work • Get individual questions answered

  3. Guarantee that preparation in MA results in effective educators ready to support the success of all students.

  4. Formal v. Informal Reviews

  5. Informal Process • Initiation Phase: • Express Intent • Submit Needs Assessment* • Apply for Programs • Offsite Phase: • Submit Folio • Initial Review by ESE • Update Submission • Folio Out for Review • Determination Phase: • Decision with review findings, commendations, etc. outlined.

  6. Informal - Initiation

  7. Informal - Offsite

  8. Informal - Determination

  9. Logistics of 2014 Informal Review • Paper v. Electronic Submission • Paper (we’ll be completely electronic in 2015 but we’re not quite there yet) • Electronic Alternative – flash drive • New ORG: • Submit all worksheets • New PROGRAM: • Submit Instruction, Candidate and Field-Based Experiences • Work with Ed Prep Specialist – able to provide technical assistance, not feedback or early judgments. • Internal Submission Batches: • February-March = out for review in April • April-May = out for review in June

  10. Program Approval Standards & Indicators Domain Strand Strand Strand Domain Strand Strand Standards & Indicators  Domains

  11. http://www.doe.mass.edu/edprep/toolkit Transparent • Everything you need in one place • Accessible at any point in the process • Available to the public and other stakeholders • Various resources, worksheets, instructions, overviews

  12. Key Components on all Worksheets Required Documents Prompts Optional Context Optional Additional Documents

  13. Shifts &Tips for Completing Worksheets • Shift: Focused, targeted narratives • Tip: Adhere to Word Limits • Shift: Criteria is assessed based on quality of evidence • Tip: Choose the BEST evidence. • Best Evidence is: • Representative of the larger body of evidence • Illustrative of a system or structure at an organization, not an anomaly • Shift: Looking for evidence of impact • Tip: Use narratives and supplemental docs to emphasize output measures in addition to describing inputs

  14. Next Steps • For today: • Spend time perusing the Toolkit • Suggestion: Check out the Needs Assessment! • Check in with an Ed Prep Specialist with specific questions • If you haven’t already done so and you’re ready, email your intent to edprep@doe.mass.edu. (be sure to specify programs) • For future: • Provide feedback on functionality, content or structure of toolkits – given what you know about our mission, how could we improve these documents? • March 28th for influence on next iteration • Formal/informal feedback surveys

More Related