T-TESS (Texas Teacher Evaluations and Support System)

  • students at TXST are now evaluated under T-TESS now, too, to help them prepare

    • expect to not have crazy good grades

    • grading scale is 1-3

    • 1 = not proficient, need additional support

    • 2 = needs improvement

      • sometimes should be broken down more, even though it’s not

    • 3 = proficient

lab task

manuscript

work on objectives

school districts with Stipend (I’m interested in)

leander ISD

  • $500 sign on bonus

Lake travis ISD

  • has 1250 for completion, 1250 for hire-on

Del Valle ISD

  • has best deal for stipend

  • closer than lake travis from kyle

T-TESS stands for the Texas Teacher evaluation and Support System

  • standardizes what teacher should be able to do

  • informs training, appraisal, and professional development of teachers

    • support, feedback, and opportunities for development

has six standards

  • instructional planning and delivery

    • standard based, differentiated, uses technology

  • knowledge of students and student learning

    • SEL,

    • developmental bkgs and needs of each student

  • content knowledge and expertise

    • pedagogy, design, and execution

    • objectives and acitivities to state standards

  • learning environment

    • interact with students in a respectful manner at all times

    • mentally and emotionally safe and supportive

    • efficient and effective routines, clear expectations, organized classroom that maximizes learning

  • Data-Driven Practice

    • use of formal and informal ways to assess student behavior

    • review multiple sources of data to measure student progress

    • adjust instructional methods and content delivery when neeeded

  • Professional Practices and Responsibilities

    • hold to high standard for individuals development

    • pursue leadership development

    • collaborate with educational professional

    • communicate regularly with stakeholders

    • maintain professional relationships

    • comply with campus, state, and ISD standards

    • ethically and with integrity

Domain (title area)

performance levels (under title)

  • based on a bell curve (proficient)

    • moves up or down based on if it is based on student or teacher more

  • based on preponderance of evidence

descriptors (under each rating)

T- TESS triangle (of scoring)

Learner outcones

  • TEKS, objectives, etc.

  • how are they communicated to students

  • is it vident students understand them

teacher behaviors

  • what are they saying and doing to support

  • structure and pace

  • questions and technology use

students behaviors

  • what they say and do throughout lesson

  • bahvig and repsnding to instruction

direct cuase and effect of what teacher sayd and does to what students say and do

BME are all important in lesson

evaluation stages

preconference

  • context of lesson and class

observation

  • collecting evidence

  • take note of everything that is going on

    • are students heads on thier desks, are you asking htem questions, are you scolding them too much/too harshly

post conference

  • reinforcement, refinement, or praise

  • rating given