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Workshop Details
WHEN: Tuesday, 1 September to Friday, 4 September 2015
WHERE: ISKL Ampang Campus
FEES: Free for ISKL Faculty
FOCUS: Professional Growth and Teacher Evaluation
Workshop Overview
Workshop Overview
James Stronge will be working with ISKL's Supervision and Evaluation committee and administrators on the implementation of this model.
Draft Schedule for September 1 - 4 Training
Draft Schedule for September 1 - 4 Training
Day 1 - Administrator review of issues
1. Review and discussion of teacher evaluation
2. SLO/Goal Setting - Use Goal Setting/Action Research for the preferred team
Day 2 - Administrator standards - introduce and review how to implement the administrator evaluation system
3. Possible retreat for Days 1 and 2
4. Send to Rami
Day 3 - All day HS department heads and ES/MS team leaders
5. Discussion - Q&A: teacher evaluation issues for Standards 2 - 6 in 2014-15
6. Present Standards 1 and 7 and process for use in 2015-16
7. Qualities of Effective Teachers (use QET book) - key focus of training
Day 4 - About 2 hours for 3 separate sessions for elementary team leaders, middle team leaders, and high department chairs
HS department heads and ES/MS team leaders
1. Rami will send sample Track 1 goals and Track 2 action research projects
2. We will critique selected samples (Laurie) and provide feedback on a few samples
3. We provide models for best practice (e.g. how to assess writing, math, etc)
4. Activity: Develop guidelines better goals and action research plans and assessment
James Stronge
James Stronge
James Stronge is the Heritage Professor of Education in the Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership (EPPL) program at the College of William and Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia. He teaches master and doctoral courses, and has garnered approximately $19 million in grants and contracts since joining the faculty of the College of William and Mary. He is also the president of Stronge and Associates, an educational consulting company that focuses on teacher and leader effectiveness with projects internationally and in many U.S. states.
Dr. Stronge's research interests include policy and practice related to teacher quality and effectiveness, and teacher and administrator evaluation. He has worked with numerous state departments of education, school districts, and national and international educational organisations to design and implement evaluation systems for teachers, administrators and support personnel. Recently, he completed work on a new teacher and principal evaluation systems for American schools in South American and launched a project for principals in 2012 in conjunction with the Association of American Schools in South America and supported by the U.S. Department of State. Stronge has presented his research at numerous national and international conferences, and conducted workshops for educational organisations throughout the U.S. an internationally. Among his current research projects are international comparative studies of national award-winning teachers in the United States and China.
Stronge has authored, coauthored, or edited 23 books and more than 100 articles, chapters and technical reports. His most recent books include: Principal Evaluation (2013), Effective Teachers=Student Achievement: What the Research Says (2010), and Evaluating What Good Teachers Do: Eight Research-based Standards for Assessing Teacher Excellence (2010). His 1994 book, Educating Homeless Children and Adolescents: Evaluating Policy and Practice received the Outstanding Academic Book Award from the American Library Association.
Stronge was a founding member of the board of directors for the Consortium for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation. In 2011, he was honored with the Frank E. Flora Lamp of Knowledge Award, presented by the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals for "bringing honor to the profession" and his "record of outstanding contributions". He was selected as the 2012 recipient of the Millman Award from CREATE in recognition of his work in the field of teacher and administrator evaluation.
Prior to coming to William & Mary, Dr. Stronge taught at Bradley University and also has been a teacher, counselor and district-level administrator. He holds a Ph.D. in educational administration and planning from the university of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. He can be reached at james.stronge@strongeandassociates.com
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