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Master Teacher Presentation Misty GoetzCindi BerdingMegan YeagerMaster TeachersClermont Northeastern High School
Why do the Master Teacher Program?
• Effective January 2011 the State of Ohio created a new licensure structure.• If you complete the Master Teacher
Program then you have completed one of the requirements for an advanced license.
More Reasons to complete the Master Teacher Program!• an entry point for a teacher leadership
position• school, district and community recognition• possible preparation for seeking National
Board Certification• a benchmark to strive for in a teaching
career• and some districts offer CEU’s
Senior Professional License
•Master’s degree or higher• 9 years teaching (five of which under a
professional license)• Successful completion of a Master Teacher
Portfolio• Educator Standards Board is currently
working on the renewal process for your Senior Professional License.
Lead Professional License
•Master’s degree or higher.• 9 years teaching experience.• For the Demonstration of Practice at the
Distinguished Level you have to have successful completion of the Master Teacher Portfolio AND earn the Teacher Leader Endorsement OR hold an active National Board Certification.
Teacher Endorsement• There are currently nine universities offering teacher endorsement
programs:• Ohio Dominican University – 9 sem. hrs. online. Dr. Ted Ziegler - 614-251-4783• Kent State University – 12 sem. hrs. face to face. Dr. James Henderson –
[email protected] • University of Cincinnati – 15 quarter hrs. online. 556-3252.• Wright State University - • University of Findlay – 12 sem. hrs. online. Dr. Rife – [email protected]• Walsh University – Jeannie DeFazio – [email protected]• Muskingum College – 740-826-8038• Lourdes College – 9 sem. hrs. face to face. Michael P. French –
[email protected]• John Carroll University – 10 sem. hrs. face to face. Dr. Mark Storz –
[email protected]*4 others have submitted proposals – Cleveland State, Ashland University, Rio Grande, and University of Dayton.
Master Teacher Information
• Senate Bill 2 directed the Educator Standards Board to define a Master Teacher.• House Bill 1 was signed in July 2009 by
Gov. Strickland and effective 2011 the Master Teacher program became part of the new licensure program.• They have actually been working on the
Master Teacher Program since 2006!
What is a Master Teacher?
•A Master Teacher is an excellent teacher that strives for distinguished teaching and continued professional growth as specified in the Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession. They strive to achieve the distinguished level of the seven standards adopted by the State Board of Education.
Eligibility Requirements for Master Teacher•Valid professional teaching license
and certificate•Have taught a minimum of seven
years (in 8th year of teaching.)•Work a minimum of 120 days during
the current school year.•Work under a teaching contract
employed as a teacher.
Master Teacher Portfolio – what is it?• The Master Teacher Portfolio is basically a year
long analysis of your teaching and your roles as a teaching professional. • You are taking the Standards for Ohio Educators
and applying them. You are analyzing whether or not your are at a proficient, accomplished, or distinguished level, and of course to be a Master Teacher, striving to be at the distinguished level.• And finally you are providing evidence to support
your analyzed, written narrative of your teaching.
Master Teacher Process
• Master teacher portfolio can be done on your own or through the Clermont County Educational Service Center.• The CCESC offers an online course that guides teachers to
create their Master Teacher Application/Portfolio.• The course includes all of the paperwork and scoring
rubrics for the application process.• The cost of the course is $150 for CEU’s or $240 for 2
graduate hours from Ashland.• The course requires no books and is at your pace.
Master Teacher Portfolio
• Section I•Master
Teacher Application/
Narrative• Candidate
Information
Master Teacher Portfolio
• To be designated as a Master Teacher in Ohio, eligible educators must clearly demonstrate, through written narrative and pieces of evidence, the following criteria:• Consistent Leadership• Focused Collaboration• Distinguished Teaching – Focus on Students and
Environment• Distinguished Teaching - Focus on Content, Instruction,
and Assessment• Continued Professional Growth
Section II – Writing and Evidence Guidelines
Master Teacher Portfolio
• There are many rules, or guidelines to writing your narratives and submitting your evidence for each of the criteria.
• Here are a few:• References in your criteria answers and pieces of evidence cannot be
older than 5 years.• Each of the criteria prompt questions must be answered, in about 2-3
pages because your entire narrative cannot exceed 12 pages.• Your responses to the prompts must refer to the Ohio Standards for
Teaching. You will need to know these standards inside-out and backwards. Or you will after this process.
• There are specific guidelines for the pieces of evidence as well, for example the evidence has to be referenced in the text and labeled. The piece of evidence should be labeled in the top, right-hand corner.
Section II – Writing and Evidence Guidelines
Criteria A: Consistent Leadership• Master Teachers ensure student learning and well-being by
participating in decision-making and initiating innovations and improvements for school change. They are leaders who empower and influence others. They engage in a variety of leadership roles and perform thoughtful stewardship responsibilities for the school community and the profession.
• The main statement to respond to:• Describe how you have demonstrated consistent leadership in
your school community and the teaching profession.
Examples of Criteria A: Consistent LeadershipEducator Standards Board
• Committee work on teacher evaluation
• Assume a leadership position in a state professional organization
• Conduct research on teacher quality issues
• Member of a district data assessment team
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• LPDC committee• Instructional Leader for
Department• Mentoring programs• OIP committee• NCA representative• Serving as coaches and
advisors
Criteria B: Focused Collaboration• Master Teachers work with educators, students, families and
communities to create relationships; share knowledge, practice and responsibility; communicate effectively and support student learning. They respond to the needs of their colleagues and students immediately and competently.
• The main statement to respond to:• Describe how you have contributed to focused collaborative
efforts with other educators, students, families and/or the community to support student learning.
Examples of Criteria B:Focused CollaborationEducators Standards Board
• Teacher mentor• Teacher leader at building
level• CIP team• PTO• Highly visible in
community events• Student award or
recognition• After-school “math club”
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• Mentoring• Student teacher• Peer tutoring with
students• Attendance at many
community events• Cross-curricular
collaboration
Criteria C: Distinguished Teaching – Focus on Students and Environment• Master Teachers analyze individual and group student
development to connect instruction to students’ needs, interests and prior knowledge. They strive to create an environment that engages learners in inquiry, promotes high levels of learning for all students and creates a culture of civility and success.
• The main statement to respond to:• Describe how you have demonstrated distinguished teaching
through a focus on students and environment, fostering rich learning opportunities and creating a safe, enthusiastic learning environment in which all students can achieve at high levels.
Example of Criteria C: Distinguished Teaching – Focus on Students and Learning
Educators Standards Board
• Evidence of adaptation of learning to meet student needs (acceleration learning vs. intervention)
• Develops long and short range plans that includes differentiated activities (whole class, small group, independent)
• Creates a learning environment that supports different abilities, cultures attitudes.
• Data analysis on student assessments with a plan of intervention or next steps
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• Behavior expectation/rules/syllabus contract; introductory survey
• Many examples of differentiated instruction
• Positive classroom environment
• Specific activities and evidence of a learning environment that fosters different culture and ability levels
Criteria D: Distinguished Teaching – Focus on Content, Instruction, and Assessment
• Master Teachers have a deep and reflective understanding of the academic content they teach. They use multiple assessments to evaluate student learning and inform instruction. They continually reflect on student outcomes and make decisions to promote high levels of learning for all students.
• The main statement to respond to:• Describe how you have demonstrated distinguished teaching
through a focus on content, instruction and assessment.
Examples of Criteria D: Distinguished Teaching – Focus on Content, Instruction, and Assessments
Educators Standards Board
• A description of how the teacher has continued to grow, extend and enrich curriculum by using the district priorities with Ohio’s Academic Content Standards, such as: student work samples tied to a specific learning activity demonstrating evidence of differentiated instruction, curriculum mapping, teacher evaluation.
• Different types of assessments
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• Children’s geometry book• OGT Olympics• Practice OGT analysis• Explanation and sample of
projects/activities• Financial literacy course• Different types of assessment
– AP psychology, mock trial• Improving instruction at the
district level through OIP committee
Criteria E: Continued Professional Growth• Master Teachers engage in continuous professional
development and reflection. They use multiple resources to shape the focus and goals of their professional development including student learning, assessment data, researched best practices and school and district goals. They evaluate their personal growth, understanding and application of knowledge and develop and appropriate professional plan.
• The main statement to respond to:• Describe your professional growth activities from the last three to
five years.
Examples of Criteria E: Continued Professional GrowthEducators Standards Board
• Describe a professional growth opportunity that had an impact on your classroom instruction and how it improved student learning.
• Create a table/resume of professional development opportunities and describe how it had an impact on your classroom and student learning.
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• OMAP• Mentor• College Coursework• TI workshop• Common Core workshop• Think History • Moodle workshops
Master Teacher PortfolioSection IV – Scoring• Two
Recommendation Forms
Master Teacher PortfolioSection IV - Scoring• Complete the
Candidate’s checklist for submission of material.
Master Teacher PortfolioSection IV - Scoring• Final portfolio is turned into local, district Master Teacher
Committee (possibly the same as LPDC committee)• Local committee will assign anonymity and send to the Master
Teacher scoring consortium.• There is a complete set of guidelines for scoring.• At least 2 different people will score the portfolio (not from
your school.)• You must achieve exemplary scores in four of five areas on the
scoring guide.
Master Teacher PortfolioSection IV - Scoring
• Scoring guide
Master Teacher Portfolio Section IV - Scoring• You will receive
a score summary sheet.
Master Teacher PortfolioSection IV - Scoring• If your portfolio falls short in 2 or more
areas you will only have to resubmit those areas to be re-evaluated.• Discrepancies in scoring will be resolved by
a third reader.• Additionally, the appeals process set up
with the Clermont County Consortium is a partnership with the Brown County Consortium.
Master Teacher Portfolio
•DATES TO REMEMBER:
•November 30th – letter of intent to your local Master Teacher committee.•May 7th, 2012 – Portfolios due to the
local Master Teacher committee.
Thank you!
• Do not hesitate to contact us with any questions!
• Misty Goetz• [email protected]
• Cindi Berding• [email protected]
• Megan Yeager• [email protected]