PDAS


 * PDAS**

__Timeline__
 * Deadline for campus PDAS orientation sessions. Teachers experienced in PDAS have up to three weeks after the campus orientation to submit Section I of the teacher “Self-Report Form (TSRF). Teachers new to PDAS must complete a five-hour orientation, and then have up to three weeks to complete the TSRF. No Formal observations of any teacher may be conducted until the Section I of the TSRF has been submitted.


 * Formal classroom observations may begin for teachers who have submitted Section I of the Teacher Self Report Form.


 * Walk-throughs and other documentation possibly impacting any teacher’s appraisal may be conducted at any time during the school year.

__What is needed for the observation?__
 * Lesson plans for that week
 * Seating chart or roll sheet
 * Textbook (if used during lesson)
 * Copies of handouts/worksheets used

__These Items should be posted or written on board:__
 * Lesson objectives
 * ELPS Language Objective
 * Warm up or Quick Start
 * Corresponding TEKS No.

__These items should be posted in or out of class____room:__
 * Student Work (Walk the Walls)
 * Instructional information (related to subject)

__Additional things to look for during a walk-through__
 * Team/Interdisciplinary Thematic Unit
 * Classroom management is observed. Students are focused, actively engaged, and on task.
 * Student work is aligned with objective and TEKS.
 * Objective/TEKS taught is aligned with Curriculum scope and sequence.
 * Students are being praised.
 * Cognitive Levels (Bloom's Taxonomy)
 * Facility and classroom is safe.