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Goals, Outcomes, and Benchmarks

Author: Ashley Sweatt
Video Transcript

Notes on "Goals, Outcomes, and Benchmarks"

Overview

(00:00 - 00:11) Introduction

(00:12 - 00:29) What Will You Learn Today?

(00:30 - 02:09) What is the Difference Between Goals, Benchmarks, and Outcomes?

(02:10 - 03:29) How are Outcomes Determined in a Professional Development Plan?

(03:30 - 05:12) What are Benchmarks?

(05:13 - 05:49) What Did You Learn Today?

(05:50 - 06:16) Reflection

 

 

Additional Resources

High-Impact Collaborative Planning: Using Job-Embedded, Teacher-Driven Professional Development to Achieve SLCP Goals

This presentation examines the importance of teacher collaboration as part of the professional development process.
https://www2.ed.gov/programs/slcp/2011progdirmtg/cptpresent.pdf


Plan, Do, Study, Act: A Professional Development Model

This article from the Center for the Collaborative Classroom explores the use of PDSA as a professional development model.
https://www.collaborativeclassroom.org/blog/2012/10/10/plan-do-study-act-a-professional-development-model


Learning to Learn From Data: Benchmarks and Instructional Communities

This article examines the importance of focusing on data to engage in instructional improvements.
http://education.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/casei/benchmarks_learningcommunity.pdf


Using Data to Guide Instruction and Improve Student Learning

This article from SEDL examines the importance of using student data to inform decisions in schools and professional learning.
http://www.sedl.org/pubs/sedl-letter/v22n02/using-data.html