Student Learning Objectives
The implementation of Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) requires a process to document a measure of educator effectiveness based on student achievement of content standards. The SLO process consists of 3 components: Design, Build, and Review.
Act 82 requires the 2014-15 implementation of SLOs for all teachers in all grade levels and content areas (35% of overall evaluation in 2014-15).
Student Learning Objective (SLO) Template - A tool used to identify goals, indicators and performance measures for use in the Teacher Effectiveness System.
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES PROCESS
"Thinking Step" used to conceptualize the learning objective in terms of content, students, and performance measures.
- Thinking about what content standards to measure
- Organizing standards and measures
- Discussing collective goals with colleagues
- Researching what is needed for a high quality SLO
- Completing the Goal/Rationale (see Related Files - Template #1) and Standards (see Related Files - Template #2) and uploading into Teachscape before the first student day.
This component is the "action" step in the process that focuses on completing the SLO Process Template, creating or selecting performance measures and performance indicators, and reflecting on SLO coherency.
- Select the performance measures
- Develop targets and expectations
- Share draft materials with other colleagues
- Complete the SLO template (See Related Files - Template #3)
- Use the SLO Coherency Rubric to reflect on the coherency of your SLO
- Upload both the SLO template and the SLO Coherency Rubric to Teachscape by September 30th.
- Administrator Review of SLOs Using Quality Assurance Checklist - see related files
- Completeness - refers to the correct data entered into the SLO Process Template
- Comprehensiveness - refers to the performance measures meeting the technical quality necessary to measure student achievement
- Coherency - refers to the alignment of the performance measures to the SLO goal and objectives (targets)
- Teacher Refinement of SLOs based upon feedback from principal
- Teacher Data Collection & Reflection
4. FEBRUARY - MID YEAR MEETINGS
- Review of Data Collected
- Review/Revision of performance indicator(s)
5. MAY - END of YEAR MEETINGS
- Evaluation of performance indicator(s)
- Determination of the elective rating
Additional Links
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Student Learning Objectives - Template #1 - Goal Statement & Rationale - AUGUST
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Student Learning Objectives - Template #2 - Targeted Content Standards - AUGUST
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Student Learning Objectives - Template #3 - SLO Template UPDATED 9.23.15 - SEPTEMBER
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SLO Coherency Rubric - SELF REFLECTION BEFORE UPLOADING SLO TEMPLATE TO TEACHSCAPE - SEPTEMBER