MAPS Teacher Evaluation Action Planning from 3/24/12 meeting

The following activities and actions were suggested by participants in the MAPS Teacher Evaluation Sharing Session held last Saturday, March 24, 2012.

1.     Form a Teacher Evaluation ItAG (Inquiry to Action Group)

·         Inquiry leading to action

·         Co-facilitated

·         Co-constructed by participants

·         Meet for 6-8 sessions or as needed

2.    Articles for AJC and other media outlets.

3.    Continue and expand information  dissemination via blog & FB 

4.    Meet with DOE Director of Division of Teacher & Leader Effectiveness

5.    Connect Teacher Evaluation to the ‘bigger picture” such as what might happen with technology (online teaching/learning):  Address this question:  “Is technology a resource or replacement for teachers?”

6.    Provide a framework to help people understand why these changes are occurring - through power and economic structure analysis.

7.    Connect with teacher activists in other states. 

8.    Suggest alternatives assessments for students and teachers as well as diagnosis of learning difficulties

9.    Create Fact Sheets, Key Points/ Talking Points, Exposing Myths + Resource Lists.  

10. How can we encourage the development of support group/systems for teachers, students, parents + communicate need to “lighten up” to administrators?  Need help with pressure.

11.  How can we enable teachers to feel more confident that their actions could lead to change?

12.   Enable teachers to share their horror as well as success stories.

13. How can we encourage teachers to unite and create support systems?

14. How can we ally with parent groups and other public ed activists?

15.  Identify persons in each district and later in each school to report on their particular challenges.  (could use our anonymous blog)

16. Keep survey and add questions about alternative assessment methods.