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=Complementary Observation: Connecticut Educator Evaluation=
 * Welcome**
 * CT SEED Teacher Evaluation and Support: Complementary Observers**

The primary goal of Connecticut’s System for Educator Evaluation and Development (SEED) is to strengthen individual and collective practices so as to increase student learning and development. This is a shared responsibility that challenges us to involve teachers and administrators in the process of evaluation and support. Therefore, fostering collaborative dialogue around teaching and learning among administrators and veteran and new educators is the cornerstone of Connecticut’s teacher evaluation and support model.

**Complementary Observer Role** The primary evaluator for most teachers will be the school principal or assistant principal, who will be responsible for the overall evaluation process, including the assignment of final summative ratings. However research has shown that observations by multiple evaluators increases the reliability of the ratings and feedback and is an invaluable source of professional growth for teachers.

In the course of this training you'll refine your skills in: To help along the way we've structured the task into 5 lesson areas and included videos that model these techniques and strategies for study and review:
 * asking questions that help
 * gaining and maintaining trust
 * setting objectives
 * maintaining focus
 * The Collaborative Culture for development and learning
 * Standards-Based Feedback: Prompts and Reflective Questions
 * Interpreting Data: Quantitative scores and Qualitative observations
 * SLO's and IAGD's: Writing and Revising
 * Professional Learning Plans: Working with the adult learner

As you move through the lessons, be sure to leave comments and reflections. It is our goal is to make these resources relevant and aligned with the most current state of the art. 