Collaboration and Peer Review of TVM Lessons

Although not required, it is strongly recommended that teachers within an ABE program collaborate on and/or review each other’s TVM lesson plans, activities, and materials before filling out the TVM Lesson Checklist and Submission Form. As you review one another’s work, consider:

Standards alignment: Is it clear which CCRS, NDL, and/or ACES-TIF standard(s) the lesson supports?

Instructional sequence:

Does the TVM lesson include instruction, practice, and assessment?
If not, is it clear where/when the missing component(s) will be addressed, before or after students complete the TVM lesson activities?

Feedback to learners: How and when will learners receive teacher feedback on their work after they complete the TVM lesson? Remember, feedback can be automated and generated by the instructional tool/website.

Proxy hours:

Does the total amount of time assigned to the lesson seem realistic and reasonable for an “average” learner who would be completing it?
Do you understand the rationale for awarding this amount of time to the lesson? (For example, is there a written breakdown of time for each part of the lesson? Is the amount of time based on comparable activities that are awarded time for unit completion in an approved DL platform? Did the teacher collect data on time spent from learners who completed this lesson or a similar one?)
Does the proxy hour total exclude time that will be entered elsewhere in SID?

Activities that are completed during synchronous class/tutoring time should be entered as contact hours.
Activities that are completed in approved DL platforms should be entered in that platform’s DL proxy hours class, unless the activities have been modified or are otherwise being used in a way that would not allow for counting time on task or unit completion. (Refer to Example Lesson 4 in Topic 2.)
If you're going to err on one side, being too conservative or being too liberal/generous with your proxy hour awards, we suggest you err on the side of being too liberal (i.e.) awarding slightly higher proxy hours. Remember, proxy hours can only be submitted in SiD in 15 minute increments (.25 hours). If a teacher finds their initial proxy hour award it too low or too high, they can resubmit the lesson details to the form.

Clarity and completeness:

Would the author of the lesson be able to locate all the materials (digitally or physically) and use the lesson again in the future?
Would other teachers in the program be able to use this lesson?
Could the TVM lesson plan and materials be readily shared with a member of the MDE or Distance Learning Team staff in the case of an audit?

Teachers are encouraged to work collaboratively and share TVM lessons with TVM certified colleagues in their program. For example, if a program has two sections of the same course taught by two different teachers, if they're TVM certified, each teacher would be able to use TVM lessons (and collect proxy hours) developed by the other. There is no need to reinvent the wheel!