Meaningful teacher evaluation involves an accurate appraisal of effective teaching, strengths and areas for development, followed by feedback, conversations, coaching, support and opportunities for professional learning. The WEA continues to work to ensure the state-wide teacher and principal evaluation program (TPEP) reflects this perspective.
Register for WEA TPEP professional learning. Courses are available to WEA members statewide unless a specific local or council is noted. All courses on student growth goals focus on the newly revised student growth goal rubrics.
In 2023-24, both the previous and the new student growth goal rubrics are available. Consult with your local association and district to determine which you will be using. Beginning 2024-25, all teachers in Washington state will be using the new rubrics.
For questions on registration or clock hours for TPEP courses, please contact Sheila Beaver.
Learn about the changes to TPEP Student Growth Goals. Examine the shifts, including an increased focus on educator reflection, and using students' assets in developing goals. Learn more about the role that student growth plays in a TPEP evaluation. You will have the opportunity to explore tools and resources for your own student growth goal-setting process.
Explore the major components of the TPEP evaluation process and learn about updates which enhance professional growth and improve student learning. Areas of emphasis include state criteria, comprehensive and focused evaluations, and scoring methodologies. Demystify collecting and providing evidence. Get tips to harvest evidence to best represent your instruction, and authentically align evidence to your framework. 2 clock hours.
For more information or to schedule a training
Please contact Maren Johnson for questions or inquiries on TPEP policy and practice, or if you would like to schedule a training.
WEA is providing professional development asynchronous courses on the Canvas learning management system (LMS). Clock Hours are available at no charge. Register for each course using the link listed next to the course name. You will receive an email confirmation from WEA as well as a registration email from Instructure/Canvas. Once you complete the course, you will receive a clock hour verification form within 7-10 business days.
Monday, May 27th, 2024
Monday, June 3rd, 2024
Monday, June 17th, 2024
Sunday, June 30th, 2024
Please note that it may take up to week to process your registration. You will not be immediately added to the course or courses for which you have registered. If you are not added to the course after a week, email canvassupport@washingtonea.org. Please do not register more than once per course.
Come learn about changes in TPEP Student Growth Goals in Washington state. Examine the shifts, including an increased focus on educator reflection, and the role of educator knowledge of students' assets in developing student growth goals. Learn more about the role that student growth plays in a TPEP evaluation. You will have the opportunity to explore tools and resources for your own student growth goal-setting process.
Participants will review the main components of the TPEP 4-tiered evaluation process and learn about the updates of the system to enhance their professional growth and improve student learning. Areas of emphasis will include the state eight criteria, the three OSPI approved instructional frameworks, rubrics, student growth rubrics, comprehensive and focused evaluation comparisons, probation, and the scoring methodologies for evaluation.
Participants deepen their understanding of the certificated TPEP 4-tiered evaluation system to enhance effective teaching practice and student learning. There will be an emphasis on exploring evidence and artifacts from multiple origins including observations, student growth, reflective and professional practice, and through conversations. Participants will also start aligning evidence with their instructional framework using a component alignment tool.
The over-arching objective of teacher evaluation is to ensure that an authentic process contributes to the improvement and enhancement of teacher practice resulting in improved student learning. Good evaluation provides both formative and summative feedback and the feedback is used primarily for growth. Improving the efficiency and quality of schooling depends, in large measure, on ensuring that teachers are highly skilled, well resourced and well supported.
WEA members believe our evaluation system should:
WEA has been involved in TPEP from the very beginning and remains involved in the development, refinement, and implementation of TPEP:
