Hello Team Navarro,

I just want to share some good things that are happening in the Navarro Nation. Scroll down until you
see a familiar face, and read the interview besides it. This is a monthly newsletter from HISD’s Career
Pathways Teacher Leadership program. Enjoy!

Gary McKee, M.Ed.

Director of Bands
Classroom Culture Specialist
Navarro Middle School of Excellence
Houston ISD
713-924-1760

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December 2018
Career Pathways Teacher Leader Newsletter

The HISD Teacher Career Development team is creating the next generation of
instructional leaders, within the classroom at the campus level by growing teacher
leadership talent through a variety of Career Pathway opportunities.
Happy Holidays! From Our Family to Yours!

Winter Break Newsletter

Edition!

Whatever is beautiful. Whatever is

meaningful. Whatever brings you
happiness. May it be yours this
holiday season and throughout the
coming year!

Teacher Career Pathways

Department 18-19

Career Pathways School Bright Spot

DAEP Secondary Teacher Leader Team Making

Strides

This collaborative team is working diligently to enhance campus

engagement, focusing on both staff and students. They have
provided professional development sessions on teacher self-care
and positive classroom culture, as well as facilitated restorative
circles for teachers to address their social-emotional needs as they
embark upon meeting the demands of the campus. This dedicated
team of educators is also at the forefront of the Schlechty Center
engagement initiative, highlighting the student as the "customer"
and focusing on the development of engaging lessons, using the
Schlechty protocols and frameworks.

The Secondary DAEP Career Pathways Teacher Leader

Collaborative is comprised and pictured from left to right: Shayeeda
Mahario (Master Mentor), Victoria Pham (Classroom Culture
Specialist), Summer Brewer (Master Mentor), Susan Cook
(Classroom Culture Specialist), not pictured: Jerome Chenevert
(Instructional Technology Specialist.)
 E-Portfolio Reminders

E-Portfiolio accounts should have been created at

this point and at minimum, teacher leaders should
have completed the "About Me" and "Case load"
section, inclusive of the needs assessment, goals,
action plan and measure of success. Your link for
the e-portfolio should have been sent to your
assigned campus School Support Manage(SSM).
SSMs will be following up with those that are still
missing. Refer to your role specific e-portfolio
rubric to ensure that the appropriate content is
included.Teacher Leaders are advised to use
either weebly.com or google sites to develop your
e-portfolio. If you choose to use another platform,
please make sure your campus SSM can access it
through the link sent. Fully complete e-portfolios
will be due by March 22, 2018 for scoring.

How to create an e-portfolio resource:

Using Weebly.com
Using Google Sites

"Need to Know"
Career Pathways Surveys and Evaluations

Your opinion matters! Take time out to complete Career Pathways surveys. Your responses assist the
Teacher Career Development Team and the School Support Managers meet teacher leader
developmental needs and completion of surveys is a program requirement. We still have Teacher
Leaders that need to complete the BOY Survey. Please make sure to check this off your to-do list.

Master Mentor and Effective Practice Specialists Cohort Teacher Leaders Only

Reminder to secure your supported teachers 20-minute classroom video in your Sibme accounts and
make sure that both you and the second scorer have rated the video using the RATE form. Remember
the expectation is that you rate one video per month. Should you need additional support, one option
is a self-paced training course that you can take at any time. We have also hyperlinked supporting
documents:
Quick Start Guide
Needs Assessment
Identifiers Tally Score Sheet
Observation and Feedback Guide

RATE Training Course (On-line, Self-paced)

Title of Course: PD_Ready, Set RATE
OneSource Course Number: 1235007
Date: You can take this course any time in OneSource
 Instructional Excellence Coaches

Learning Zone: Remember to track your coaching time on the

Learning Zone Interaction Log. Learning Zone reports will be sent
out in January to inform you of completion status as recorded in the
Learning Zone. By the end of the Career Pathways Program (March
nd
22 ), the required tool completion goal is 3-PCGs, 3-ASLs and 3-
OCs (OC is what you were trained on in October), 1 Knowing the
Teacher and 1 Knowing the Student. For the coaches that
supported more than one teacher, evidence of tool completion for
nd rd
the 2 and 3 teacher is 1-PCG, 1-ASL, 1-OC, 1-Knowing the
Teacher and 1-Knowing the Student.

SIBME: 1) Share your videos with your SSM, add SSM as a Coach
(not coachee) to your huddle. 2) Uploaded videos must include
comments. The impact on practice comes from the reflection and
dialogue that occurs when viewing the videos. Uploaded videos
must be viewed and include comments (from coach or supported
teacher) in order to receive SIBME completion credit.

Instructional Technology Specialists

Reminder as part of your e-portfolio requirement you should have used

the Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) to determine level of technology
engagement in your campus or cohort depending on who you support
and have evidence. As part of your observations and meetings with
supported teachers the following documents will be valuable in helping
you meet your goal.

Digital Walkthrough Form -http://bit.ly/DigWalkthrough

Technology Needs Assessment -http://bit.ly/2018TechNeeds

TIM Tools (free to use)- http://fcit.usf.edu/matrix/index.php

EdTech Website- www.houstonisd.org/EdTech

Data Tracking Specialists

Reminder: please utilize the Scope & Sequence as you

continue to support data on your campuses. Remember to
refer to the Data Rich Year Infographic and the website
https://www.houstonisd.org/datarichyear for additional support
and materials.
 Classroom Culture Specialists Take Part In
Equity And Culture Training

Classroom Culture Specialists take the lead to develop equity

and culture for their campus. Eight teacher leaders from
various Career Pathways campuses are participating in four
train-the-trainer learning opportunities on Equity and Culture
provided through a partnership with the Teacher and School
Leader Incentive Grant and the Harris County Department of
Education. The teacher leaders, along with Social and
Emotional Learning Dept., are participating in this training to
build capacity across the district in effort to provide equity and
a positive culture for our campuses and students.
Participating Classroom Culture Specialists:
Brittany K. Thompson, Shadydale ES
Daphne Ballard , Westbury High School
Victoria Pham, Secondary DAEP
Faith Simmons, Reynolds Elementary School
Vivian Cook, Henry Middle School
Martha Pardo, Reagan K-8 Center
Ashley Collins, Burrus Elementary
Corazon Flores, Sugar Grove Academy

Upcoming Observation Training

Opportunity Designed for New Teachers
Available!

The New Teacher Support Team recently

conducted its' first of four ½ Day Teacher
Observation & Feedback Session (two sessions)
for elementary and secondary beginning teachers
on November 29. New Teachers are invited to
observe a highly effective teacher and participate
in a facilitated group – feedback discussion
regarding teaching strategies they observe. They
also have a chance to uppack teacher actions that
lead to student learning and/or behaviors. If you
support a new teacher, please pass along. For
additional information and areas/IP Criteria
Observation see here:

 Wednesday, December 13 Hogg Middle

School 8:30am-12:30pm and 12:30pm-
4:30pm
 Thursday, January 24- Location TBD
 Tuesday, January 29 Location TBD

Upcoming Skill Building Trainings Avaliable

There is still time to build your skills for your specific teacher leader role and leadership skills through our
skill building sessions that we offer just for you. Thank you to those of you who have taken advantage of
this opportunity to professionally grow and develop. If you have not made it to a training yet, there are still
a number of training opportunities for you to engage and participate in. Hope to see you soon!

Upcoming Career Pathways Trainings

Interview: Navarro Middle School Teacher Leader

Gary McKee Talks SIBME

Q: How are you currently using SIBME with your supported

teachers?

McKee: I use SIBME as a method of visual feedback for the

teachers. During my visits to their classes, I position the camera at
different angles in the course of the activities, to capture multiple
aspects of the Supported Teacher’s instructional delivery, as well
as the students’ level of engagement.

Q: How have you or your supported teachers benefited from

this platform?

McKee: Once I’ve completed my observations, I return to my office

and review the entire recording. During that time, I insert comments
onto the video, which has a digital timestamp capability. Afterwards,
I copy the recordings to the Supported Teacher’s individual
“Huddle.” From there, they can simply read the comments, click on
each tab, and the video will play from that exact point. This is a
unique method of emphasizing the particular moment of the activity,
and eliminates the need for the Supported Teacher to watch the
video in its entirety. Another benefit is that it also provides the
opportunity for the Supported Teacher to see themselves, and the
students’ interactions, from a different perspective. They also use
the videos as a planning tool to improve instructional delivery.

Q: What feedback or evidence of impact have you seen as a

result?

McKee: Thus far, the Supported Teachers have noticed various

aspects in the videos during their instruction that they hadn’t
realized prior. By reading my positive constructive comments, in
addition to discussing during our weekly meetings, they are
developing an increased level of enthusiasm, and have been
making adjustments to improve their strategies. .

Q:What recommendations would you give to other Teacher

Leaders on using SIBME?

McKee: I recommend Teacher Leaders use SIBME for the

purposes of electronic video documentation. This offers visual
evidence of growth within the Supported Teacher’s instructional
delivery throughout the school year. In other words, it is another
form of Data Tracking to improve teaching strategies for the
campus. It also gives the Teacher Leader a foundation to create
and adjust an action plan of assistance, as well as encourages buy-
in from the Supported Teacher. In addition, SIBME is beneficial
during times of scheduling conflict for weekly meetings. The
Supported Teacher can view the video comments during their
earliest opportunity

Time-tracking Reports for Principals

Principals will be receiving time tracking reports

before the winter break to reflect the time and
efforts teacher leaders have completed for the
Fall. Be sure to document all of your efforts when
it comes to supporting and building the
instructional capacity of your campus.Sunday,
December 02 was the end of this Time Tracking
cycle. Remember when submitting entries, be as
granular as possible with each entry.
Time-Tracking Tool Link
Time Tracking Tool User Manual
Time Tracking Submissions Document

CONTACT US

CareerPathways@Houstonisd.org
Website Update!

We are in the process of creating our Teacher

Career Development Sharepoint site where you
will have access to all of our resources, up to date
information, and calendar of events.
Check your email for further updates and website
access information.