Hi Everyone,
Here is a first try at the drill-down for responsibility. I’m sure there are things that can be combined. I’m also not sure of how specific to get with the examples…Thanks!
Principle/area: Responsibility
TEACHER TO TEACHER
A. Goal: Teachers will engage in professional dialogue with colleagues to ensure best practice.
1. Knowledge/Skills: Teachers know how to openly and honestly communicate while being respectful in conversations.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may provide feedback to colleagues after a peer observation.
2. Knowledge/Skills: Teachers know how to actively listen to colleagues and accept other viewpoints.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may form professional learning communities with their grade level or department, meeting consistently in order to improve teaching and learning.
3. Knowledge/Skills: Teachers know how to accept feedback from colleagues.
a. Specific Example: Teacher may participate in opportunities to look at student work and discuss alternative teaching strategies.
B. Goal: Teachers will share resources and ideas willingly.
1. K/S: Teachers know how to communicate resources and ideas in a non- threatening manner.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may plan, lead, and assess professional development for new colleagues.
C Goal: Assist new members in becoming acclimated to the profession and/or school culture.
1. K/S: Teachers know how to accept different ideas and teaching styles.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may become mentors to new teachers, but allow the new teacher to offer insight and suggestions.
2. K/S: Teachers know how to maintain a positive attitude.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may form professional learning communities for mentors and new teachers.
3. K/S: Teachers know that people learn in different ways.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may plan, lead, and assess professional development for colleagues.
TEACHER TO STUDENT
A. Goal: Teachers will build a positive classroom culture and climate.
1. Knowledge/Skills: Teachers know how to involve all students in building classroom culture.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may create a classroom constitution and/or allow students the opportunity to jointly create classroom rules.
B. Goal: Teachers will plan and prepare for lessons while providing opportunities for “teachable moments”.
1. K/S: Teachers know how to prepare lesson plans.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may provide plans to enable substitute teacher success in the classroom.
2. K/S: Teachers know how to be flexible while keeping the learning goal as the focus.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may provide opportunities for students to share current events and personal experiences that relate to the topic at hand.
C. Goal: Teachers will ensure that all students have access to curriculum while differentiating instruction for all levels while setting high standards.
1. K/S: Teachers know the learning standards and curriculum benchmarks.
a. Specific Example: Teachers keep the current curriculum documents with planning materials.
2. K/S: Teachers know how to differentiate instruction for all levels.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may utilize project-based learning with multiple levels and opportunities to achieve the standard.
3. K/S: Teachers know individual student needs and learning outcomes.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may meet with special education teachers and/or guidance counselors periodically regarding student needs.
D. Goal: Teachers will use data to inform instruction.
1. Knowledge/Skills: Teachers know how to analyze data.
a. Specific example: Teachers may use MCAS trend data to identify standards that need additional reinforcement.
2. Knowledge/Skills: Teachers know how to gauge student need from data results.
a. Specific example: Teachers may use the DESE Growth Model to identify students who aren’t making adequate progress and plan lessons accordingly.
b. Specific example: Teachers may use assessment data to identify students who need additional instruction in a tiered setting.
E. Goal: Teachers will develop a means to consistently assess student learning.
1. K/S: Teachers know how to build multiple assessments, including pre-assessments, formative, and summative assessments.
a. Specific Example: Teachers develop assessments based upon student knowledge and utilize this assessment data to develop future learning activities and assessments.
b. Specific Example: Teachers develop ways for students to self-assess their own learning.
2. Knowledge/Skills: Teachers know when to conduct formative and summative assessments consistently to inform instruction.
a. Specific Example: Teachers provide multiple opportunities in which students can demonstrate their learning over time.
F. Goal: Teachers will create and enact short-term and long-term visions for what they want their students to know and do.
1. K/S: Teachers know how to identify curriculum standards, content and skills, and essential questions to teach content.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may develop a curriculum map or scope and sequence for each class.
2. K/S: Teachers know how to set goals for student learning.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may post daily goals and objectives for each class.
G. Goal: Teachers will consistently inform parents of the child’s progress.
1. K/S: Teachers know how to effectively communicate with parents using multiple modes.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may utilize a website or parent portal to communicate with parents.
2. K/S: Teachers communicate both positive and negative issues to parents.
b. Specific Example: Teachers may develop system for contacting each parent at least once per month.
TEACHER TO ADMINISTRATION
A. Goal: Teachers will assist in building a positive school culture and climate.
1. Knowledge/Skills: Teachers know how to maintain a positive attitude.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may work on committees to collectively address current issues and problem-solve with peers and administrators.
2. K/S: Teachers know how to work collaboratively with all stakeholders.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may serve on school improvement committees.
B. Goal: Teachers will work cooperatively with administrators to ensure that all decisions are made in the best interest of students.
1. K/S: Teachers know how to keep the focus on student learning.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may lead data analysis teams to identify areas of strength and weakness to make educational decisions.
TEACHER TO COMMUNITY
A. Goal: Teachers will assist in building a positive district culture and climate.
1. K/S: Teachers know how to work collaboratively with all stakeholders.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may serve on school improvement committees.
2. K/S: Teachers know how to communicate with the community in a clear yet respectful manner.
b. Specific Example: Teachers may provide opportunities for parents and the media to engage in classroom activities.
B. Goal: Teachers will work cooperatively with administrators and community stakeholders to ensure that all decisions are made in the best interest of students.
1. K/S: Teachers know how to keep the focus on student learning.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may lead data analysis teams to identify areas of strength and weakness to make educational decisions.
b. Specific Example: Teachers may attend school committee meetings to inform others and become informed as well.
C. Goal: Teachers will believe and practice shared values.
1. Knowledge/Skills: Teachers know the district and school mission statements.
a. Specific Example: Teachers may serve on strategic planning committees to develop a mission statement and district or school goals.
TEACHER TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
A. Goal: Teachers will keep current on new practices and incorporate them into teaching.
1. K/S: Teachers know how to maintain life-long learning habits, identify effective new practices, and revise and improve upon practice by developing new skills.
a. Specific Example: Teachers complete college coursework in their content area.
B. Goal: Teachers will keep current on emerging technologies and incorporate them into teaching.
1. K/S: Teachers know how to identify new technology for use in and for the classroom and are willing to try new methods.
a. Specific example: Teachers attend workshops and conferences on technology integration.
B. Goal: Teachers will consistently reflect on one’s own practice.
1. Knowledge/Skills: Teachers know when to adjust one’s own thinking and practice.
a. Specific Example: Teachers participate in ongoing study and/or inquiry groups.
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