Title: PKKTPAI assessing and improving the quality of early childhood teaching practices
1PKKTPAIassessing and improving the quality
ofearly childhood teaching practices
- Bobbie Rowland NC DPI
- Rich Lambert - UNC Charlotte
2 Every young child needs a high quality teacher.
3PKK-TPAI Major Functions
- 1 Facilitates Growth, Development and Learning
- 2 Provides Developmentally Appropriate Learning
Environment - 3 Fosters Self-Regulation in Children
- 4 Implements Developmentally Appropriate
Assessment Strategies - 5 Effectively Communicates Participates
within the Educational Environment
4Major Function 1 Facilitates Growth,
Development, and Learning
- Standard 1 Understands child development,
growth, and learning. - Standard 2 Designs learning experiences that
promote growth and development for ALL
children. - Standard 3 Childrens prior knowledge, skills,
experiences and personal interests are
incorporated into learning experiences.
5Major Function 1 Facilitates Growth,
Development, and Learning
- Standard 4 Encourages children to become
responsible for their own learning. - Standard 5 Makes technologies available and
incorporates them into developmentally
appropriate learning experiences.
6Major Function 2 Developmentally Appropriate
Environment
- Standard 1 Variety of materials and tools to
support young childrens cognitive, linguistic,
social, emotional, physical development, and
approaches to learning. - Standard 2 Physical environment is intentionally
organized to accommodate a variety of
experiences.
7Major Function 2 Developmentally Appropriate
Environment
- Standard 3 Furnishings and materials are
appropriately sized and arranged to support
childrens abilities to engage in experiences. - Standard 4 Health and safety precautions.
8Major Function 3 Fosters Self Regulation in
Children
- Standard 1 Developmentally appropriate
expectations concerning childrens behavior in
various learning activities and transitions. - Standard 2 Provides adequate supervision of the
behaviors of all children during various
learning activities and transitions. - Standard 3 Organizes the physical environment to
facilitate growth, development, and learning.
9Major Function 4 Developmentally Appropriate
Assessment
- Standard 1 Engages children in meaningful and
appropriate conversation to assess development. - Standard 2 Uses variety of information to
determine effects of learning experiences on
childrens cognitive, linguistic, social,
emotional, physical development, and approaches
to learning.
10Major Function 5 Communicate Participates
Effectively
- Standard 1 Treats all children with respect and
in a fair and equitable manner. - Standard 2 Communicates with children in an
appropriate and effective manner. - Standard 3 Fosters relationships with families
to support childrens learning and well-being.
11Major Function 5 Communicate Participates
Effectively
- Standard 4 Fosters relationships with
colleagues. - Standard 5 Fosters relationships with community
agencies. - Standard 6 Teacher performs relevant
non- educational duties, e. g., participation in
assigned school-wide functions and professional
development activities.
12Teacher Evaluation System
- Phase I
- Begins with the Self (Teacher)
- Development of the Team (Teacher, Mentor,
Director, Evaluator) - Getting to Know You Conference (Mentor)
- Self-assessment (no ratings)
- Mentor completes a Snap Shot (no ratings)
- Evaluator completes Snap Shot (with ratings)
13Teacher Evaluation System
- Phase 2
- IGP development begins
- Phase 3
- Mentor contacts evaluator
- Phase 4
- Evaluator contacts teacher/director
- 3 Snap Shot Observations (Formative)
- 1 Full Observation (Summative)
14Teacher Evaluation System
- Phase 5
- Evaluator sends results to OSR/Teacher Licensure
Unit (TLU) for Teachers File - Teacher provides copies of PKKTPAI results to
Director, the Mentor and keeps copies for herself
15Components of the Evaluation System
- Getting to Know You Conference Form
- Pre-conference Form
- Post-conference Form
- Scripting (taking notes during the observation)
- The Instrument
- Major Functions (5)
- Standards (20)
- Indicators (79)
- Evidences Summary Page
- Scorings (ratings)
16 A cozy space.
(2.2.2)
17 Children enjoy books.
(2.1.2)
18 Fostering friendship.
(3.1.7)
19 Playing together.
(2.1.3)
20 Exploring together.
(2.1.1)
21 What happens next?
(1.2.1, 4.2.3)
22 Following the childrens interests.
(1.1.5, 1.3.2)
23What do you see?
(2.1.2)
24Lunch is ready!
(1.1.5, 2.1.3)
25 Fishing indoors is fun.
(1.5.1, 2.2.3)
26 Outdoor environment leads to discovery.
(1.1.5, 1.1.7)
27 Playing together leads to new thoughts.
(1.3.1)
28 Planning, planting, and predicting.
(1.4.1)
29 Look how the garden grows.
(4.1.1)
30 Planning for a field trip.
(1.3.2, 2.2.3)
31 Finding colors in unexpected places.
(1.1.8)
32 A snack that jiggles.
(5.2.2)
33 Taking care of baby.
(2.1.3)
34 How high can it be?
(2.1.1)
35Problem solving with a friend.
(3.1.7)
36Look at us!
(5.2.2)
37 Experimenting with materials.
(2.3.4)
38 Self-directing and challenging.
(2.1.1)
39 Its your turn now.
(3.1.7)
40 Working together is fun.
(5.2.1)
41 Media takes a variety of forms.
(1.5.1)
42 Im reading now.
(1.1.6, 2.2.2)
43 I want to write.
(2.1.2)
44 Appropriate furnishings.
(2.3.3)
45 Appropriate software makes children curious.
(1.5.2)
46 Planning with children.
(1.4.3)
47 Small group games.
(1.1.8)
48 Large group experiences.
(1.1.6)
49Listening to each other.
(1.1.3)
50Mine looks just like yours.
(1.2.2, 3.2.1)
51Painting is my passion.
(2.2.1)
52Routines build security.
(1.4.1)
53 Listening and wondering.
(1.3.1, 1.4.2)
54Im all dressed up.
(1.4.2)
55 Climbing and crawling.
(1.1.7)
56 A view from the top.
(1.1.5)
57 Hanging out.
(1.1.5)
58 Transition is real time.
(3.2.3)
59 Reading a story to my friend.
(1.2.3)
60Pondering and processing.
(5.2.1)
61My teacher is special.
(5.1.1)
62 Dont drop it.
(1.1.7)
63 Push me high.
(3.1.7)
64 Exploring and discovering.
(1.5.1)
65 Wheres the crab?
(1.1.5, 1.5.1)
66 Who feeds him today?
(1.4.1)
67 Whats in the bag?
(2.1.1)
68 Surprise.
(1.1.8, 2.1.3)
69 Hide and peek.
(1.1.8)
70 All about me.
(2.2.3, 2.3.4)
71Lets practice
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98Photographers Rebecca Carter, Cabarrus County
Schools Richard Lambert, UNC Charlotte Annette
Ullrich, UNC Charlotte Stephen Newsome, Shelby,
NC (4 years old) Joshua Doinaue-Ortiz, Charlotte,
NC (4 years old)
99For further information contact Dr. Richard G.
Lambert at rglamber_at_uncc.edu or consult the
PKK-TPAI website, http//education.uncc.edu/pkkt
pai/