by Dianna Whitlock | May 12, 2021 | Assessment, Early Childhood, Ed Technology, Education, Education Preparation Programs, eLearning, STEM, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Evaluation as a Growth Process, Teacher Evaluation Software, Teacher Evaluation Study, Virtual Education
Educators spend an enormous amount of time with assessment. In fact, many educators become frustrated at the amount of time required for student assessment, claiming it takes away from actual instructional time. Administrators often feel the pain of allocating...
by Dianna Whitlock | May 1, 2020 | Administrator Coaching, Analytics to drive Professional Development, Assessment, Ed Leadership, Education, Moving Beyond Compliance, Teacher Evaluation
An effective method of guidance for refining teaching strategies is to analyze student data. By analyzing trends in student performance, classroom teachers can adjust their instructional methods to meet the needs of the students, as depicted in the data points. While...
by Tammy Brothers | Apr 20, 2020 | Assessment, Education, Employee Evaluation Software, Employee Performance, Moving Beyond Compliance, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Evaluation Software, Teacher Evaluation Study
What have we learned about educator effectiveness evaluations since 2011? Across the country we have certainly learned from our successes and mistakes. According to the Phi Delta Kappan article, Learning From What Doesn’t Work in Teacher Evaluation, there are four...
by Aaron Kern | Mar 24, 2020 | Assessment, Education, Employee Performance, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Evaluation Software
The Self-Evaluation process in teacher evaluation usually entails looking at the rubric that was assigned and rating yourself according to where you feel you are at the point in time. While this is beneficial in getting a feel for what the language the rubric is built...
by Tammy Brothers | Jan 24, 2020 | Assessment, Education, Professional Growth Plan, Teacher Evaluation Software, Teacher Evaluation Study, Urban Education
What is the benefit of using Artifacts for Teacher Evaluations? In teacher evaluations it may be impossible to demonstrate a proficiency through a lesson that is being observed, but that proficiency can be demonstrated through artifacts. An example might be Family...
by Aaron Kern | Jan 22, 2020 | Analytics to drive Professional Development, Assessment, Education, Employee Evaluation Software, Employee Performance, Leadership, Professional Growth Plan, Rural Education, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Evaluation Software, Teacher Evaluation Study
As teacher evaluation software providers, it pains us to hear from teachers and administrators who are unsatisfied with how professional development (PD) is occurring in their school or district. Evaluations are less effective if they aren’t tied to concrete,...
