1. THE OFFICE OF EDUCATOR QUALITY Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education August 15, 2011 Missouri Model Teacher and Leader Standards

2. 2 A Resource for State Dialogue Missouri Model Teacher and Leader Standards A Resource for State Dialogue Adopted and approved by the Missouri State Board of Education: June 2011

3. Acknowledgments  Partners involved with the creation / development  27 organization partners  32 school district partners  25 higher education partners  Well-over 150 different people  More than 2 years of work overall 3

4. Senate Bill 291  June, 2010  Missouri school districts are directed to adopt a set of teaching standards  The work of MACCE on educator standards (2009) served as starting point for the state model  The standards provide a model/resource available for use by districts 4

5. Model Teacher and Leader Standards  The Core Concepts of Teaching and Leading  “articulate expectations of performance”  Articulate Expertise and Effectiveness  “”develop student capacity for continuous academic and personal growth and development”  Purpose of the Model Standards  “serve as a resource for educators”  Extensive research-base  “inform and build collective capacity to grow and develop the knowledge and skills of students” 5

6. The Professional Continuum  Candidate  College, university or state approved alternate pathway  Content knowledge and skills are developed  New teacher/leader  Entering the profession  Begin to apply knowledge and skills from preparation  Developing  Expanding knowledge and skills from experiences  Proficient  Continued advancement of knowledge and skills  Distinguished  Exhibits mastery and formal/informal leadership 6

7. Measures of Evidence  Multiple measures of evidence help to determine the appropriate level of the educator  Examples of evidence also provide a blueprint for how to increase knowledge and skills  Continuous improvement is characterized by mastery and increasing levels of expertise  Formative development occurs through the use of rubrics for each indicator 7

8. Missouri Teacher Standards 36 Quality Indicators 8

9. Missouri Leader Standards 12 Quality Indicators

10. Professional Frames 10 Teacher / Leader Standards 9 Standards/36 Indicators 5 Standards/12 Indicators Professional Commitment Professional Impact Professional Practice

11. Professional Frames of the Educator 11 Professional Commitment …agreement or pledge made as a result of being an educator Professional Practice …action or process of educating based on knowledge & skills Professional Impact …effect or cause that results because of the educating Teacher Standards Leader Teacher Leader

12. Glossary of Key Terminology  Provides a collective definition and understanding  Establishes standardized language using credible resources (i.e. INTASC Standards  34 terms defined and referenced 12

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