SLO’s Student Learning Objectives Student Learning Outcomes

Basically, for the next 2 years, SLOs are 35% of our grade

In two years, they will drop to 20% for those teaching a Keystone or PSSA course. The other 15% is picked up by a rolling 3 year average of those exams.

As SLO goes, we goes. TOGETHER.

And yuppers,

But, Meg, what is an SLO? It’s a goal (BIG IDEA) we set for our students to achieve. The goal needs to be aligned to the PA Core Standards and set for a class/course/content area we currently instruct. Then, we need a certain percentage of them to achieve that goal. Achieving that goal should demonstrate that we do our job awesomely. Example forthcoming. Hold your horses!

Measurement of Student Achievement Measurement of Educator Effectiveness For all you visual people… SLO’s mean:

THE PA SLO TEMPLATE & PROCESS What it is supposed to be: What it is not supposed to be: More paperwork for teachers that has no meaning or purpose More testing for students A weak substitute for PVAAS or other standardized testing data More paperwork for teachers that has no meaning or purpose More testing for students A weak substitute for PVAAS or other standardized testing data A format to inform strong instructional practice and strong student achievement A way to measure teacher effectiveness based on student achievement An opportunity for teachers to define, describe and present data on student achievement in the content area that they teach

1.Know and understand the Standards PA Standards Common Core Standards Professional/Technical Standards 2. Assessment Tasks Authentic to the grade or course Aligned to Standards 3. Assessment Scoring Can describe levels of student achievement toward standards based learning objectives What we need to do to write an SLO:

PA Educator Challenge To develop and implement an appropriately rigorous measure of teacher effectiveness based on student achievement in your content area through the use of the PA SLO Template. > Educator Effectiveness: SLO

How do we measure our Big Idea? Midterms CDTs Pre/Post Testing Portfolios Projects Unit Tests Quizzes

OK, now we look at a MATH example.

See, so far, so good, right?! We can handle Section 1. No sweat.

If you want to pick a different goal statement, PA has really helped us out with these. Take a look at this site. Go to and select from Algebra 1, 2 or Geometry. It doesn’t matter if you teach Math Analysis, Statistics, or Calculus instead, that’s the great thing about math. We cover algebraic and geometric standards in every course. Pick one that works for you. After you’ve chosen your big idea, click the plus sign to see the PA Standards (You probably will be covering multiple standards – write them all! Your rationale is your words on why your big idea is essential to student learning.

Couple words on these. The more targets you can set for your students to reach the better. UDSD would like us to set goals of students earning 80% or whatever would be equivalent on a rubric. (don’t worry, not ALL of your students must achieve this for you to remain proficient in rating, just about 75% of your class) Suggested targets: 80% or higher on CDT, Quarter Tests, Chapter Tests, Quizzes, Midterms, Projects, AP exams (note, Keystone scores and any other state mandated test cannot be a target) You do not need to use 3b, 3c, or 3d, but you have the option of creating different targets for your students with IEPs and 504s.

Note: If you choose an assessment that you have made, it will have to be vetted by administration, before you may use it.

Here’s what I mean about not EVERYONE having to reach the goal. People, we have wiggle room! Our percentages will be set as a district. Above is just an example. UD Proficient being 75% to 89% of students will meet PI targets on first year. Could be 85% to 93% of students will meet PI targets. (Which is PA suggested %’s)

Couple important notes. You will be doing this in groups. I will assign you with a teacher, or teachers, that are teaching the same course (possibly a different level) and together you will decide your goal, targets, and assessments. The assessments will need to be graded by someone in your group, not you, if they are not nationally recognized. It’s not more work, it’s just not your particular set of students that you’re grading for these particular assessments. CDTs, rubrics, and even scantrons might be ideal here.

Requirements for being vetted. 2/3 of assessment must be in Level 2 and 3.

School Leader Roles and Responsibilities: Establish a Timeline Example of a SLO Timeframe: Typical School Year June through October – Teachers Design, Build, and Review the SLO; meet to review the SLO and sign October through February – Teachers Implement the SLO; meet mid-year to touch base and adjust indicator if necessary March through June – Principal and Teacher Review Performance; teachers brings data to end- of-year meeting

What to expect from me. I will review your proposed SLO templates Have a brief meeting with each of you, help you refine if necessary, and sign off on your template by October. Mid-year review. (revision if necessary – remember that wiggle room!) End of year review. (look at your supporting data and speak about your students’ growth, mastery, and what you could have done differently to be even more successful) Continual updates in the SLO folder on the math share (ex. This powerpoint, an awesome SLO Handbook, etc)

SLO Online Resources SAS is the PDE website containing… the Pennsylvania content standards and other helpful PDE developed material a downloadable SLO training “packet”, including SLO Models links to Research in Action’s training platform, Homeroom Learning Communities: SAS Institute 2013 and SLO communities Homeroom is RIA’s web-based learning platform that contains… on-line training materials, including the SLO Process Template 10.0 downloadable SLO training files, except the videos links to SAS portal

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Quick Over View of your Red Folder LEFT SIDE SLO Template (I put a blank copy on the math share drive) SLO General Directions Helpful Tips Your Exit Ticket (Do Now) RIGHT SIDE Performance Task ws for each Task you will assess Depth of Knowledge chart for quality assessments Vetting Chart We are not going to worry about this side until August!