Formative Assessment: Involving Leadership
While test scores and other forms of student data abound in our schools, we need to take the next step as classroom teachers to analyze this data and utilize it to drive daily instruction.
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11 Ways to Make Teacher Evaluations More Meaningful and Less Stressful
The additional workload, the judgement, being put on the spot and held accountable . . . all of these things are stressors not just to teachers, but to any working professional. Here are some suggestions on how the evaluator can lower stress while making...
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Learning From What DOESN’T Work in Teacher Evaluations
What have we learned about educator effectiveness evaluations since 2011?
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One school’s incredible response to Covid-19 and Teacher Evaluation (A Guest Post from Dr. Kelly Andrews)
This is an area that was not of immediate concern to administrators due to the rapid nature of closing the school. As the weeks continue to go by and we continue to deliver education from home, it is something that is now rising to the top of the “to...
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Ask Me Anything: 6 Answers to Your Questions About Teacher Evaluations.
The most effective method for evaluating a teacher is dual, mutual involvement and ongoing collaboration in the evaluation process.
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