Using Technology In Your QRIS: Options for Teacher Coursework, Peer Assistance and

Coaching

Presenters:

Pam Roux, Educator and Provider Support, MA, EEC Chris Pond, Educator and Provider Support, MA, EEC

Linda Warren, CEO, Early Childhood Associates

Welcome!

• Who Are the Presenters?

• Who is in the Audience?

• Why Are We Attending?

Learning Outcomes • Review a comprehensive package of TA and evaluation

utilizing video capture that is linked to a web-based video platform.

• Reflect on the role of a TA competency framework to plan professional development and drive the coaching process

• Describe the Massachusetts Peer Assistance Coaching (PAC) Model and the role of video as a coaching tool

• Examine frameworks for evaluating comprehensive coaching initiatives.

TA Competencies: The Charge

Create a Guide and set of competencies for TA Providers working in Infant, Toddler, Preschool and Out of School Time settings.

Identified Potential Uses EC Workforce or PD Providers

As a guide to effective practice As a tool to gauge current level of competence As a resource for PD planning

Program Managers, Administrators Inform mentoring and staff supervision Develop criteria for hiring staff or PD providers Develop PD Plans

PD Networks, IHE

As a lens into the skills necessary to be an effective practitioner Develop courses, advise students

What are the skills and competencies needed by TA

providers?

Characteristics of Effective TA

Support for TA providers

TA Qualifications

TA

Qualifications

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Excellent TA Providers are not born that way; they

need to develop knowledge and skills!

Successful TA Providers Possess Core Competencies

Self Assessment & Professional Development Tool

Self Assessment & Action Planning • Individually complete the Understanding Technical

Assistance section of the TA Self Assessment distributed by the Presenters.

• Next review your Ratings and complete the Goal Setting and Action Steps.

• Use the PD Planning Tool to develop Goals and Action

Steps.

• At your table share the potential uses of the Tool in your community or organization.

Using the Framework: A Peer Coaching Model

• How do we put the TA Competency Framework into practice?

• Looking at it through one model: the PAC Model

PAC Overview

• Funding • Goals • Overview

– Development of Model – PAC Advisory Panel – Vendors – Implementation

• Use of TA Competencies • Use of TALENT Video Feedback Platform • Evaluation of the Model

PAC Goals

• Improve individual educator practice • Improve program quality as evidenced by

meeting additional criteria on the MA-QRIS • Improve outcomes for children

Equity

• EEC philosophy in participation in ALL INITIATIVES • Participants are recruited to apply statewide

– All program types in EEC’s mixed-delivery system – Diverse language and cultural backgrounds

• Participants are matched according to: – Program type – Language – Cultural Background – Geography

Coaching Process

• Use Assessment to Frame Coaching (CLASS) • Use of TA Competencies to support and

evaluate coaching • Support Development of:

– Engaging learning environments – Effective teaching and interactions – Positive Child Outcomes

• Link to PD that supports knowledge building • Provide appropriate dosage and intensity of

services.

• Be coached using your

iPhone or iPad?

• Have access to your coach without leaving your classroom or your home?

• Have instant access to feedback while you and your coach are viewing live video?

Video-based Platform

• Mini Demo

• What does coaching in a

video world mean to you?

• What does it look like?

• What are the pros and

cons?

Mini Demo

Evaluation

• What are we evaluating? • Linda will discuss in more detail

Classroom Quality

Improves

Job Satisfaction

Improves

QRIS Ratings Improve

Knowledge & Skills Improve

PAC Outcomes

Data Collection Strategies

Class Assessment Scoring System (CLASS)

Coaching Checklists

CT & Mentee Knowledge and Skill Surveys

Virtual Review of Coaching Sessions

CT/Mentee Surveys

Interviews and Focus Groups

A 360 Degree Teacher & Coach Development Tool

• Remotely observe and provide feedback to teachers via recorded videos of their classroom practice

• Randomly select defined set

of videos for CLASS pre, mid and post assessments

• Deliver evaluation results to

teachers as a unified portfolio along with evaluation scores and video based evidence

• Correlate coaching/feedback dosage & coaching strategies with evaluation results via interactive coaching logs

• Provide details on

coaching/feedback effectiveness for the purpose of improving coaching effectiveness

Lessons Learned

Communication

Vendor coordination

Training PLCs Strong Orientation Package for all participants Mentee Opportunities Expectations

Questions & Discussion

Thank You!