Teacher development is a key part in the Crowley Independent School District. Please note that each teacher should register for individual training courses.
Newbie Network
The CISD Newbie Network is a support system designed to acclimate and equip brand new teachers for their first year of teaching. The following are items that first year teachers will learn by being a part of the Newbie Network. Have you joined the Newbie Network Yammer group yet? Login to your CISD Microsoft 365 account to access our online community.
Demonstration Teacher Program
The Demonstration Classroom Program is committed to making teaching and learning visible in efforts to support professional learning for CISD educators. Following an application process, Demonstration Teachers are selected to model and record instructional best practices for teachers, coaches, specialists and administrators visiting their classrooms.
Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System
The Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) is a system designed by educators to support teachers in their professional growth. Please click on the link below to learn more about T-TESS.
Homepage: T-TESS Official Website.
T-TESS includes three components, including goal-setting and professional development plan, the evaluation cycle (including: pre-conference, observation, post-conference) and student growth measure.
T-TESS strives to capture the holistic nature of teaching – the idea that a constant feedback loop exists between teachers and students, and gauging the effectiveness of teachers requires a consistent focus on how students respond to their teacher’s instructional practices.
For those reasons, each of the observable domains in T-TESS focuses on teachers and students rather than separating them out into separate domains.
Ultimately, T-TESS is a process that seeks to develop habits of continuous improvement, and the process itself best leads to that outcome when appraisers and teachers focus on evidence-based feedback and professional development decisions based on that feedback through ongoing dialogue and collaboration.
Professional learning in Crowley ISD is an on-going, continuous process that supports the learning of all staff members who work with students. The goal of professional learning is to improve teaching and learning in order to increase achievement for every student.
