The new evaluation systems have forced principals to prioritize classrooms over cafeterias and custodians (and have exposed how poorly prepared many principals are to be instructional leaders) and they have sparked
conversations about effective teaching that often simply didn't happen in the past in many schools — developments that teachers say makes their work more appealing.
Not exact matches
In successful tech - integration programs,
conversations about great
teaching center on the technology as an
effective learning platform.
The program focuses on developing «emerging teacher leaders» -
effective teachers who might not enjoy formal leadership roles but want to contribute to and learn from a broader
conversation about high - level
teaching.
As one accomplished teacher stated during an online
conversation about teacher working conditions: «My darkest hours of
teaching were when I had no one else to talk to
about student achievement and
effective instruction.