This ACLS-SABES joint professional development series is aligned to Indicator of Program Quality 9, Standard, and focuses on the ACLS-SABES Classroom Visit Toolkit.

This series will unpack the three main stages of the class observation process (prepare, visit, follow-up), as outlined in the ACLS-SABES Classroom Visit Toolkit.  Through a variety of both interactive and self-reflective activities, this PD will help you prepare for class observations, establish clear communication channels with your teachers, learn how to take low-inference notes, and use evidence to guide the observation feedback process. 

Objectives: 

By the end of this series, you will strengthen your instructional leadership skills, be equipped to implement a collaborative and growth-based process for teacher observation and evaluation, and be able to:

• Use the components in the ACLS-SABES Class Visit Toolkit to create a seamless class observation process
• Rigorously prepare for the class observation process using a core set of relevant documents and program data
• Write class observation summaries with clear, objective, actionable, and realistic feedback

Format:

This is a hybrid series consisting of online, self-paced components and live sessions (online and in-person).  Additionally, there will be a mandatory period for working with an assigned Beyond the Checklist (BTC) coach. 

Access:

• The online self-paced components of this PD series are run via Canvas. You cannot access these online components from the SABES website.
• You will receive a separate email from Jane Brandt (jane_brandt@worlded.org) 1-2 days before the course begins with instructions on how to access Canvas.
• To ensure you receive information about your training, please save jane_brandt@worlded.org to your email address book.

Course Components: 

You will be expected to complete all components of this course from October 1, 2024, to June 6, 2025. The estimated time to complete the series (including the coaching period) is 26 hours.

Participating program teams should expect to engage in multiple ways: 

• Completing self-paced online modules (approximately 3 hours)
• Attending two live online sessions (4 hours each)
• Attending one in-person session (6 hours; EDC Waltham, MA) 
• Attending the online wrap-up session (2 hours)
• Completing assignments in between modules (approximately 2 hours)
• Working with an assigned BTC coach from January 25 to April 30, 2025 (approximately 5 hours)

Professional Development Points (PDPs) can be requested upon completion of all course components, including the final assignment by 6/6/2025.

Course Timeline: 

See the Beyond the Checklist Timeline graphic for more information. (Opens in a new window.) 

It is strongly recommended that you complete the modules during the recommended dates.

Pre-requisite

• Online self-paced module in Canvas (10/1/2024 - 10/14/2024)

Module 1:

• Online self-paced module in Canvas (10/15/2024 - 10/31/2024)
• Online live session in Zoom (11/1/2024, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

Module 2: 

• Online self-paced module in Canvas (11/2/2024  - 12/5/2024)
• In-person live session at EDC Waltham (12/6/2024, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.) Snow date: 12/12/24.

Module 3:

• Online self-paced module in Canvas (12/7/2024 - 1/23/2025)
• Online live session in Zoom (1/24/2025, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

Coaching:

• Coaching with assigned BtC coach (from 1/25/2025 - 4/30/2025)

Wrap-Up Session:

• Online live session in Zoom (5/2/2025, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.) 

Course Closure: 

• The course closes in Canvas on 6/6/2025. Submit the final assignment for PDP's by 11:59 p.m.

Beyond the Checklist Timeline