A. Name. B. School district and building(s) List all that apply. C. Current assignment. D. Teaching license/certificate number

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1 Educatr Standards Bard T. MASTER TEACHER RENEWAL APPLICATION SECTION I: Candidate Infrmatin A. Name B. Schl district and building(s) List all that apply C. Current assignment D. Teaching license/certificate number E. Area(s) f licensure F. Ttal number f years teaching G. Degree(s) earned H. Date submitted I. Year initial Master Teacher Designatin was earned J. Number f times Master Teacher Designatin has been successfully renewed Sectin II: Intrductin Master Teachers will be required t submit n mre than a fur page reflectin n criteria A (Leadership) and E (Prfessinal Grwth). The teacher is als required t submit three pieces f anntated evidence, described n T5, that supprt cntinued grwth fr criteria B (Fcused Cllabratin), C (Fcus n Students and Envirnment), and D (Fcus n Cntent, Instructin and Assessment). Respnses must reflect excellence in the given criteria inside and/r utside f the classrm and demnstrate an impact n student learning. Refer t the Ohi Standards fr the Teaching Prfessin and the Ohi Standards fr Prfessinal Develpment frm the Standards fr Ohi Educatrs fr guidance. Examples referenced and evidence prvided must be n mre than five years ld. T1

2 SECTION III: Written Reflectins fr Criteria A and E Writing Guidelines: Respnding t the Narratives fr Criteria A and E Chice 1 Respnd t Prmpts 1 and 2 fr Criteria A and E in ne t three pages per prmpt, nt t exceed fur ttal pages. Fr example, if yur respnse t Prmpt 1 is three pages, then yur respnse t Prmpt 2 cannt exceed ne page. OR Chice 2 Respnd t Prmpt 3 regarding Criteria A and E cllectively, nt t exceed fur ttal pages. Respnses may nt exceed fur ttal pages f text. The cmmittee may stp scring after page fur. Each district cmmittee will determine specific directins fr frmatting, assembling and submitting the applicatin. T2

3 Chice 1: Criterin A: Cnsistent Leadership Prmpt 1: Leadership takes a variety f frms such as leading an innvative initiative, exemplary teaching, mentring, studying, discvering talents in clleagues, etc. Describe tw r three events in the past five years when yu led clleagues t deeper prfessinal experiences and understandings. T guide yu in yur thinking, yu might cnsider the fllwing (Please nte that yu are nt required t answer each questin belw. These questins are meant t inspire thught and reflectin regarding the prmpt.): Describe the events in detail. What new learning was made visible t yu as a leader r t yur clleagues? What was the evidence that yur leadership was cntagius? What are sme f the lasting, pssibly transfrmative effects f these events? What next steps have emerged as a result f these experiences? Criterin E: Cntinued Prfessinal Grwth Prmpt 2: Trace hw yur thinking and prfessinal practice abut a cntent theme, a teaching strategy, a refrm initiative, an assessment mdel r a similar practice r educatinal philsphy has changed ver the past five years. T guide yu in yur thinking, yu might cnsider the fllwing (Please nte that yu are nt required t answer each questin belw. These questins are meant t inspire thught and reflectin regarding the prmpt.): Describe the prfessinal practice in detail. What perspectives and cnceptins have changed ver time? T what d yu attribute this change in thinking? Hw will these reflectins influence practices? Hw have yur changing perceptins already influenced yur practices? T3

4 Chice 2 Criteria A and E: Leadership and Cntinued Prfessinal Grwth (an integrated narrative) Prmpt 3: Leadership and prfessinal grwth wrk in tandem t imprve teacher effectiveness and student achievement. Discuss an event r an experience when yu acted as an agent f change and led clleagues t recgnize their prfessinal talents and assume leadership amng their clleagues. T guide yu in yur thinking, yu might cnsider the fllwing (Please nte that yu are nt required t answer each questin belw. These questins are meant t inspire thught and reflectin regarding the prmpt.): Describe the event r experience in detail. Hw did reflectin equip yu t be a change agent? Was this reflective/respnse cycle incidental r intentinal? Explain. Was this event prfessinally transfrming? Please prvide details. What are sme lasting prfessinal and persnal effects f this event? What results f this experience will endure and be sustainable? T4

5 SECTION IV: Evidence f Prfessinal Grwth Guidelines fr Evidence: Candidates shuld chse ne piece f evidence fr Criteria B, C, and D that best exemplifies their wrk ver the past five years. Evidence shuld be labeled accrdingly t the criterin being referenced/represented. One piece f evidence fr each criterin is required. Evidence shuld nt exceed 3 pieces. One piece f evidence may be multiple pages. Fr example, if a teacher is submitting three levels f wrk samples (high, medium and lw), the teacher shuld grup them all tgether as ne piece f evidence. Evidence shuld include an anntatin using Frm U: Evidence Cver Page. Candidate may submit n mre than ne paragraph f anntatin per piece f evidence. Further explanatin, if necessary, can be fund in supprting dcument, Frm X: Evidence Anntatin: Expanded Instructins Criterin B: Fcused Cllabratin Prmpt: Prvide anntated evidence f a cllabrative prfessinal experience that prduced results. Discuss this evidence thrugh cntext, cntent, r prcesses. Criterin C: Fcus n Students and Envirnment Prmpt: Prvide anntated evidence f an event r experience that created a learning envirnment where students were engaged in inquiry and high levels f learning. Discuss this evidence thrugh cntext, cntent, r prcesses. Criterin D: Fcus n Cntent, Instructin and Assessment Prmpt: Prvide anntated evidence f a lessn that exemplifies lessn planning fr deep learning, deep cntent knwledge, and assessments that require an integratin f understanding, factual infrmative and intellectual skills 1. Discuss this evidence thrugh cntext, cntent, r prcesses. 1 Where Great Teaching Happens, Anne Reeves T5

6 SECTION V: Scring Master Teacher Renewal is a prcess that is designed t reflect n past prgress, analyze present prcesses, and envisin future steps and prfessinal gals. That being said, as the scrers read each Master Teacher narrative, the lens fr evaluatin is a hlistic ne; the Master Teacher has successfully r unsuccessfully addressed the designated prmpts thereby creating an accmplished teacher prtrait f past, present, and future practices. Using the table belw, review the indicatrs f a successful candidate fr Master Teacher Renewal. Successful candidates will exemplify mst r all f the descriptrs. This is NOT meant t be a checklist. Successful Narratives and/r evidence present details regarding the prfessinalism and leadership f the Master Teacher. Nt Successful Candidate struggles t identify details f prfessinalism and leadership. Details that are prvided are vague r require mre supprt. Narratives and/r evidence describe past accmplishments, present practices, and future prfessinal gals. Narratives and/r evidence are nt relevant r d nt strngly cnvey past accmplishments, present practices, and/r future prfessinal gals. Narratives demnstrate Master Teacher's ability t analyze practice. Narratives and/r evidence are nt analytical in nature. The teacher des nt present analysis f practice r the analysis is s vague that the scrers were unable t understand the intent f the respnse. Narratives demnstrate Master Teacher's cmmitment t cntinuus learning and grwth. Candidate s respnses/submissins d nt demnstrate change r grwth in practice. Narratives reflect best practices based n the Standards fr Ohi Educatrs. Narratives and/r evidence d nt reflect best practices based n the Standards fr Ohi Educatrs. The events/infrmatin included in the narratives and/r the evidence is current (within the past five years). The events/infrmatin included in the narratives and/r the evidence is nt current (within the past five years). The Master Teacher prvides evidence f demnstratins f jb perfrmance at the accmplished level: cllegial cllabrative inquiry, deep reflective practices, lessn planning fr deep learning, integrated assessments that require applicatin as well as knwledge, learning envirnments where teacher and students can thrive. The Master Teacher des nt prvide cnvincing evidence f demnstratins f jb perfrmance at the accmplished level: cllegial cllabrative inquiry, deep reflective practices, lessn planning fr deep learning, integrated assessments that require applicatin as well as knwledge, learning envirnments where teacher and students can thrive. T6