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STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES (SLOs)

Orientation Module

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GoalDesign ● Build ● Review student learning objectives (SLOs) for use in guiding instruction and determining student mastery and/or growth as part of Pennsylvania’s teacher effectiveness system.

Participants will: 1. Review each component used in the SLO process,

including the role of high-quality performance measures.

2. Examine tools and techniques available to teachers and principals.

Goal & Objectives

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Videos

• Describe the procedures within each of the three phases (i.e., Design, Build, & Review)

Guides

• Provide examples and information about a process

Templates

• Assist in developing customized material

“Other Stuff”

• Supplements the core training materials

Tool Organization

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Training Material Crosswalk

SLO Process Crosswalk.pdf

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Training 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

Homeroom is RIA’s web-based learning platform that contains… • on-line training materials, including the SLO Process Template

10• downloadable SLO training files, except the videos• links to SAS portal

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Assessment Literacy vs. Student Learning Objectives

I need to… SLO Process Series-PA

Assessment Literacy Series

Start from scratch X XOnly build a performance measure

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Only complete the SLO Process Template 10

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Outline of the Orientation Module

Orientation

Build

Design

SLO Process Components

Review

ALS Techniques

PDE’s Definition: A process to document a measure of educator effectiveness based on student achievement of content standards.

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Student Learning Objective

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Assessment Literacy

• Technical and operational understanding of the assessment “life cycle”, including the critical examination of statistic evidence.

Goal Statement

• Narrative articulating the “big idea” upon which the SLO is based.

Standards

• Targeted content standards used in developing SLOs; The foundation by which performance measures are created.

Terminology

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Rationale Statement

• Narrative providing reasons why the Goal Statement and the aligned Standards addressing important learning.

Blueprints

• Used to visually depict the relationship among key SLO components.

Performance Indicators

• A description of the expected level of achievement for each student in the SLO population.

Additional Details (cont.)

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Teacher Expectations-Level

• Four levels of projected performance regarding the PI, reflecting a continuum established by the educator prior to the evaluation period.

• Each performance level (i.e., Failing, Needs Improvement, Proficient, and Distinguished)

Additional Details (cont.)

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SLO Process Components

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Guiding Principles

SLOs should:1. Represent student performance in a specific course/content

taught by the educator.

2. Align to a targeted set of content standards that represent the depth and breadth of the goal statement.

3. Contain results from only high-quality performance measures collected in an equitable, verifiable, and standardized manner.

4. Use metrics based upon two time-bound events/data collection periods and/or summative performance with defined levels achievement.

5. Include a performance indicators linked to performance measures.

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The SLO process contains three (3) action components:

1. Design (ing): thinking, conceptualizing, organizing, discussing, researching

2. Build (ing): selecting, developing, sharing, completing

3. Review (ing): refining, checking, updating, editing, testing, finalizing

SLO Process Components

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SLO Process Components DESIGN

• Thinking about what content standards to measure

• Organizing standards and measures• Discussing with colleagues collective

goals• Researching what is needed for a high

quality SLO

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SLO Process Components BUILD

• Selecting the performance measure(s) • Developing targets and expectations• Completing the template• Sharing the draft materials with other

colleagues

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SLO Process Components REVIEW

• Checking the drafted SLO (including the performance measures for quality

• Refining measures and targets• Editing text and preparing discussion

points/highlights for principal• Finalizing materials• Updating completed SLOs with performance

data

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The Orientation Module-

• Share the conceptual framework, resources, and tools.

• Discuss the components and guiding principles used in creating student learning objectives.

Summary