These inservices are designed to 1) introduce the WELS teaching standards and continuum, and 2) understand their proper use. Everything needed for faculty inservices is included on this page. Each section can be used as a self-contained, one hour inservice. First, download the WELS Teaching Standards and the Continuum of WELS Teacher Development.
For each section, begin by reading the Leader’s Guide. All the other resources you need to conduct the inservice are included in the following sections 1) Professional Reading, 2) Videos, 3) Handouts, 4) Forums, and 5) Additional (optional) Readings.
May God bless your study!
Introduction & Foundation
Introduction & Foundation (James Rademan)
Professional Reading (distribute prior to the inservice)
Videos (watch during the inservice)
Handouts (distribute during the inservice)
Standard One
Standard One (Alan Bitter)
Professional Reading
Videos
Handouts
Additional Readings
Standard Two
Standard Two (Ron Ohm)
Professional Reading
Videos
Handouts
none
Additional Readings
none
Standard Three
Standard Three (Dr. Carrie Pfeifer)
Professional Readings
Videos
This video is the teaching content for the standard. The video will guide the participant through the standard and at various portions in the video, participants will be asked to stop, discuss, and share on a specific topic from the presentation.
Handouts
Standard Four
Standard Four (Cindy Whaley)
Christian Teachers Know How to Teach
Please read first.
Professional Reading
Videos
Handouts
Additional Readings
Standard Five
Standard Five (Robert Klindworth)
Professional Reading
Videos
Handouts
Additional Readings
(none)
Standard Six
Standard Six (William Pekrul)
Standard Seven
Standard Seven (David Tess)
Professional Reading
Videos
Handouts
Standard Eight
Standard Eight (Carla Melendy)
Professional Reading
Read these two articles prior to the in-service meeting. They are linked for ease of printing and distributing.
Black, P.J. & Wiliam, D. (1998). Inside the black box: Raising standards through classroom assessment. Phi Delta Kappan, 80(2), 139-148.
Black, P., Harrison, C., Lee, C., Marshall, B., & Wiliam, D. (2004). Working inside the Black Box: Assessment for learning in the classroom. Phi Delta Kappan, 86(1), 9-21.
Videos
- Embedded Formative by Dylan Wiliam (2:06)
Handouts
Additional Readings
Wiliam, D. (2007). Five “Key Strategies” for Effective Formative Assessment. Retrieved from Its Learning on April 8, 2016
Additional Resources for Formative Assessment
Brookhart, S. M. (2010). Formative assessment strategies for every classroom.
Alexandria: ASCD.
Brown, W. (2008). Young children assess their learning. Young Children, 63(6),
14-20.
Fisher, D., & Frey, N. (2007). Checking for understanding. Alexandria, VA:
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Instruction.
Dodge, D. T., Heroman, C., Charles, J., & Maiorca, J. (2004). Beyond outcomes:
How ongoing assessment supports children’s learning and leads to meaningful
curriculum. Young Children, 59(1), 20-28.
Keeley, P. (2008). Science formative assessment: 75 practical strategies for linking
assessment, instruction, and learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Keeley, P., & Tobey, C. R. (2011). Mathematics formative assessment: 75 practical
strategies for linking assessment, instruction and learning. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
Tuttle, H. G. (2009). Formative assessment: Responding to your students.
Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.
Standard Nine
Standard Nine (John Meyer)
Download and read first.
Professional Reading
Videos
Handouts
Additional Readings
Standard Ten
Standard Ten
Professional Reading
Videos
Handouts
Additional Readings
Graham-Clay, S. (2005). Communicating with Parents: Strategies for Teachers. SchoolCommunity Journal, 16(1), 117-129.
Keyes, C. R. (2002). A Way of Thinking about Parent/Teacher Partnerships for Teachers. International Journal Of Early Years Education, 10(3), 177.
Markow, D., & Pieters, A. (2012). The Metlife survey of the American teacher: teachers, parents and the economy. New York: Metlife.
