[School Name]’s Student Perception Survey Results This presentation is a template and should be customized to reflect the needs and context of your school. Throughout the slides these green boxes will indicate facilitator's notes. There is also a script in the notes section at the bottom of this screen. Anything in italics should be read aloud. Please customize the script in order to fit your context.

Do now Students can contribute meaningful feedback about my teaching practice. Write your reactions to this statement. Read the statement aloud and have teachers write down their reactions. They can then share out in groups or with the whole group.

Objectives Review survey purpose and content Understand how to interpret results Review school-level trends Discuss next steps for using results

Agenda Purpose and overview of the survey Interpreting results [School name]’s results Next steps

SURVEY OVERVIEW

Why use a student survey? Integrate student voice and experience into teacher practice and school culture. Provide actionable feedback from the stakeholders who experience instruction the most. Contribute to a big-picture view of what is happening in classrooms as well as school- and district-wide trends.

The research behind student surveys THE MET PROJECT The combination of student surveys, observation, and student growth data are able to predict future effectiveness better than any of them alone. Student survey results are correlated to student achievement gains. OTHER RESEARC H Student ratings of teachers are consistent over time and are able to meaningfully distinguish teachers. The use of student feedback promotes both reflection and responsibility on the part of the students.

Free and publically available 34-item survey about student learning experiences, mapped to the Colorado Teacher Quality Standards Two versions of the survey – one for grades 3-5 and another for grades 6-12 Developed by CEI with feedback from Colorado teachers and students Colorado’s Student Perception Survey

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I used my Student Perception Survey results to:Agree Identify areas for growth77% Reflect on my teaching in a way I haven't before72% Change my practice66% Complete my self-assessment63% Have a meaningful conversation with my evaluator or coach49% Student ratings are correlated with – Principal ratings – Student growth – Student achievement Teachers are using results to change practice Research on Colorado’s SPS

SURVEY CONTENT

STUDENT LEARNING How teachers use content and pedagogical knowledge to help students learn, understand, and improve. STUDENT-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT How teachers create an environment that responds to individual students’ backgrounds, strengths, and interests. CLASSROOM COMMUNITY How teachers cultivate a classroom learning community where student differences are valued. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT How teachers foster a respectful and predictable learning environment. What does the survey measure?

1.Read through the survey questions for each category. 2.Write down up to five words for each category that describe the overall content. Share your words with the group and come to a common set of up to five words for each category Discuss Hand out the survey instruments: 3-5 Instrument: com/wp- content/uploads/2014/1 0/SPS_Administration_ survey-instrument-3-5- CEI.pdf com/wp- content/uploads/2014/1 0/SPS_Administration_ survey-instrument-3-5- CEI.pdf 6-12 Instrument: com/wp- content/uploads/2014/0 9/SPS_Administration_ survey-instrument CEI.pdf com/wp- content/uploads/2014/0 9/SPS_Administration_ survey-instrument CEI.pdf Have groups write their words on a poster to share with the group

How does the survey content align to Teacher Quality Standards? 1. Teachers demonstrate mastery of and pedagogical expertise in the content they teach. 2. Teachers establish a safe, inclusive and respectful learning environment for a diverse population of students. 3. Teachers plan and deliver effective instruction and create an environment that facilitates learning for their students. Which standard(s) align to each survey category? Ask participants to talk about this as a group and add the standards to each survey category on their poster.

What does the survey measure? Student Learning How teachers use content and pedagogical knowledge to help students learn, understand, and improve. Student-Centered Environment How teachers create an environment that responds to individual students’ backgrounds, strengths, and interests. Classroom Community How teachers cultivate a classroom learning community where student differences are valued. Classroom Management How teachers foster a respectful and predictable learning environment. Standards I and III Standard II

Digging deeper Star professional practices where you would like more information about your practice Underline professional practices where you think students are uniquely positioned to provide additional information Take ten minutes to read and annotate the Digging Deeper document Onlin e Tool Hand out The Digging Deeper document : content/uploads/2014/ 09/SPS_results_Diggi ng-Deeper-I-CEI.pdf content/uploads/2014/ 09/SPS_results_Diggi ng-Deeper-I-CEI.pdf

Digging deeper 1.Pick one element that you would like to discuss with your group 2.Going around the table, each person shares one element and how it is annotated Why did you pick this element? How do your stars and underlined areas align? Does this change your thinking about how to use student feedback to get more information about your practice? Discuss Review the instructions for the activity Share out as a group

STUDENT SURVEY RESULTS AND REPORTS

Interpreting student survey results Dig deeper into the data Identify strengths and areas of need Reflect Start with predictions

Dig deeper into the data Identify strengths and areas of need Reflect Start with predictions

How do teachers perceive their own practice as measured by the Student Perception Survey? – What are their strengths? – Where do the think they need to improve? Teachers can complete the teacher self assessment (for grades 3-5 and 6-12) prior to reviewing their results Onlin e Tool

Prioritize focus areas Dig deeper into the data Identify strengths and areas of need Reflect Start with predictions

Guiding principles for digging into the data Always consider comparison groups Questions should be compared against the school, district, or content are comparison groups. Look at the distribution of responses Two questions may have the same percent favorable score but one could have many more “never” responses than “most of the time.” Disaggregate to understand subgroups Responses to some questions may look very different for different groups of students (e.g., boys vs. girls, different periods or grade levels, etc.).

Identify strengths Are higher than the comparison groups Are better than predictions Have a lot of “always” responses Have consistent responses across subgroups LOOK FOR ITEMS THAT…

Identify areas of need Are lower than the comparison groups Don’t live up to predictions Have a lot of “never” responses Look very different for student subgroups LOOK FOR ITEMS THAT…

Incorporate context Dig deeper into the data Identify strengths and areas of need Reflect Start with predictions

Student survey results don’t stand alone SPS results Professional practices Student growth data Curriculum Programs and initiatives

[SCHOOL NAME]’S SPS RESULTS

Overview of results Take 5 minutes to reflect on the results on your own. Consider the following: – What are your initial thoughts about these results? – Does anything confuse you? – Does anything surprise you? What are your initial thoughts? Discuss Teachers will need access to school- level results. You can either them a link or PDF and have them open it on computers or print out the results. This activity is just about initial reflections. Let teachers know they will have more time to dig into results.

Identify strengths Are higher than the comparison groups Are better than predictions Have a lot of “always” responses Have responses that are consistent across subgroups LOOK FOR ITEMS THAT… What are our strengths as a school?

Identify areas of need Are lower than the comparison groups Don’t live up to predictions Have a lot of “never” responses Look very different for student subgroups LOOK FOR ITEMS THAT… What are our areas of need as a school?

Areas of need Do these align with our predictions? What do we notice when we dig into the data? What context do we need to take into account? What does it look like to do this well in classrooms? Discuss

NEXT STEPS

Next steps REFLECT DISCUSS TAKE ACTION Teachers will receive student survey results on [date] Review your results [insert any other specific notes here] [Insert instructions here about having a conversation with an evaluator, coach, and/or peer] [Insert specific instructions here about incorporating results in PGPs, progress monitoring, observations, goal setting, etc.] Customize this slide to reflect the next steps for your school

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