Crosswalk
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Teacher 2.0
This update of the OLAC OTES crosswalk aligns to the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System 2.0, and helps align on-going educator PD align to the 6 domains of practice by which teachers will be evaluated in the Teacher Performance Evaluation Rubric (p. 20-23, 29).
The OLAC Crosswalk functions to show how the tools that principals and teachers already use to guide their professional learning to the standards line up directly with the measures that drive the Teacher Performance Evaluation Rubric. This January 2023 revised version of the OTES Crosswalk features the same standards and elements, and where applicable the same resources. It features updates, highlights, and additions as needed to make the OLAC OTES Crosswalk tightly coupled to state improvement priorities as well as OTES 2.0 evaluation measures. Any educator, school, or district can make use of this crosswalk to target professional learning as needed.
Teacher Standard 1
Teachers understand student learning and development and respect the diversity of the students they teach.
O.T.1.1: Teachers display knowledge of how students learn and of the developmental characteristics of age groups.
Focusing Questions for Principal's Conversation with a Teacher
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Do you need to learn more about creating instruction responsive to students' characteristics, backgrounds, and needs? If so, resources include:
For developmentally appropriate education:
- OLAC Video: Increasing Expectations for Students with Disabilities
- OLAC Module: Educational Equity: Understanding Why It’s So Important
- OLAC Module: Instruction
- OLAC Module: Learning Supports
- The Aspen Institute: How Learning Happens: Supporting Students’ Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (2018)
- MiddleWeb: Making Students’ Assets Our #1 Teaching Priority (2018)
- OLAC Video: Effective Instruction With Clear Learning Targets
For English language learning:
- Community for Accredited Online Schools: ESL/ELL Resources for Teachers, Parents, and Students
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries Research Guide: ESL/ELL Interactive Websites for Learning
- Edutopia: Resources for Teaching English-Language Learners
For students with disabilities:
- CAST
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: Equity in Special Education: Disproportionality
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: Disability Specific Resources
- Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: Special Education: Federal and State Resources
- OLAC Video: Increasing Expectations for Students with Disabilities
- OLAC Module: Educational Equity: Understanding Why It’s So Important
- OLAC Module: Learning Supports
For gifted students:
- OLAC Learning Series: Gifted Education for Educators
- National Association for Gifted Children
- Teachers First: Meeting the Needs of Gifted Children in the Regular Classroom
Focusing Questions for Teacher's Self-Reflection
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Do I link instruction to students' characteristics, backgrounds, and needs? Resources that might help assess and develop capacity in this area include:
- OLAC Module: Educational Equity: Understanding Why It’s So Important
- OLAC Module: Instruction
- OLAC Module: Learning Supports
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Do I need to learn more about how the characteristics of different students influence their learning? If so, resources include:
- Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC): Talking with Children About Race
- Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC): Resources
- Teaching Tolerance: Classroom Culture: Honoring Student Experience
Download Crosswalk Professional Development Plan
Consider using this to fulfill your individual professional development plan (IPDP) to be approved by your Regional Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC).