TPACTPAC – Teacher Performance Assessment Consortium

Walking Our Students Through the Process

Ellen Hill, Miami University

Pilot Assessments - Flying the plane while attaching the wings…

New Assessments:are available in the following subject/licensure fields: • Elementary Literacy• Elementary Mathematics• Secondary English/Language Arts• Secondary History/Social Science• Secondary Mathematics• Secondary Science

 Coming Soon:These handbooks will be released in mid tolate September: • Special Education• Early Childhood Development• Middle Grades English/Language Arts• Middle Grades History/Social Science• Middle Grades Mathematics• Middle Grades Science• Visual Art, Performing Arts (Music,

Dance, and Theater• Physical Education• World Languages. 

TPAC

Assessments we piloted:• Elementary Literacy• Elementary Mathematics• Secondary English/Language

Arts• Secondary History/Social

Science• Secondary Mathematics• Secondary Science

Pilot Group:MCE Student Teachers• assess according to grade level

Special Education Student Teachers

TPACTimeline of Events

Assessment Introduction – opening meeting

Assessment Selection – who gets what??

School Notification – cooperating teachers, administrators

Early release for seminars Videotaping permission

Amount of help/assistance

Seminar Schedule Reserving space – room scheduling

Types of assistance, support

Videotaping seminar

Putting it all together

Uploading to Chalk and Wire

Scoring and revising

TPACLOGISTICS

Room to work• Computer lab• Digital Learning Lab• Large classroom

Internet connectivity

Tech Support on site

Video equipment

Food and beverages

TPACDirect support for Miami U. students Selecting and unpacking the assessment

Preparing school personnel and classroom

Discussing format

Rubrics and scoring

Academic language

Making accommodations for special students

Video taping seminar –videotaping techniques and

uploading; critique of video

Connecting all parts of the assessment

Checking off requirements

Uploading entire project

Food, water, and soda for breaks

TPACSupervisor Responsibilities and Expectations

Take the lead for explaining different parts of the assessment package

Contact classroom teacher and principal to explain requirements of project, videotaping, and early release on seminar days

Be present on seminar days to assist, advise, and critique

Possibly videotape in the classroom

Score projects

TPAC

Pros and cons…

What we liked Positive connection

with students Pacing of project Seeing their work in

progress Eating with the ST’s

What we DIDN’T like Sometimes just

standing around while they worked

Technology issues Extra time

involved

TPAC

Pros and cons…

What the students liked Working as a group with

peers Sharing ideas and

strategies Pacing of project Designated time and

place to work Seeing their work in

progress Food

What they DIDN’T like

Leaving school each weekFelt forced to work on a schedule Technology issuesDifficulty uploading videoReceiving scores at different times

TPAC

Ideas for future implementation and support:

Embed ideas from TPAC into methods block assignments, specifically Academic Language, reflective practices

Reserve classrooms on different campuses (Middletown, Hamilton, Voice of America) for student work space; assign a supervisor to each location

Repeat Videotaping seminar; reserve cameras

Repeat uploading seminar

Train all supervisors in scoring