However, in the age of high - stakes testing and increased teacher accountability, coaches are often brought in to address gap areas discovered
during teacher evaluation processes.
Not exact matches
While reading, the
teacher amplifies appropriate questions
during the five phases from prereading to
evaluation to assist students in internalizing the
process of metacognitive reading.
Their Ed in ’08 campaign had fizzled but,
during the Obama years, 2 / 3rds of the states made significant changes to their
teacher evaluation process.
Denver Public Schools has been using SGOs for many years; their 2008 - 2009
Teacher Handbook states that an SGO must be «focused on the expected growth of [a teacher's] students in areas identified in collaboration with their principal,» as well as that the objectives must be «Job - based; Measurable; Focused on student growth in learning; Based on learning content and teaching strategies; Discussed collaboratively at least three times during the school year; May be adjusted during the school year; Are not directly related to the teacher evaluation process; [and] Recorded online» (for more information click
Teacher Handbook states that an SGO must be «focused on the expected growth of [a
teacher's] students in areas identified in collaboration with their principal,» as well as that the objectives must be «Job - based; Measurable; Focused on student growth in learning; Based on learning content and teaching strategies; Discussed collaboratively at least three times during the school year; May be adjusted during the school year; Are not directly related to the teacher evaluation process; [and] Recorded online» (for more information click
teacher's] students in areas identified in collaboration with their principal,» as well as that the objectives must be «Job - based; Measurable; Focused on student growth in learning; Based on learning content and teaching strategies; Discussed collaboratively at least three times
during the school year; May be adjusted
during the school year; Are not directly related to the
teacher evaluation process; [and] Recorded online» (for more information click
teacher evaluation process; [and] Recorded online» (for more information click here).
These investigations can take the form of formative
evaluation during group discussions or one - on - one interactions where the
teacher asks students to describe their thinking
processes or describe the tools they are using to access information (McNamara & Shapiro, 2005).
The Open Up Resources 6 — 8 Math program earned top marks from
teachers and community members
during an extensive
evaluation process.
Integrating authentic, rich evidence of student learning with the
processes of
evaluation — at the stage of goal - setting, throughout the course of the year, and at the end of teaching cycles (a year, a semester, or a unit of study)-- can help
teachers, mentors, and evaluators see firsthand what students know and can do before,
during, and as a result of teaching.
Google says: «Formative assessment refers to a wide variety of methods that
teachers use to conduct in -
process evaluations of student comprehension, learning needs, and academic progress
during a lesson, unit, or course.»
As per a recent article in the Tennessee Education Report (see also an article in The Tennessean here) Governor Bill Haslam announced this week that «he will be proposing changes to the state's
teacher evaluation process in the 2015 legislative session,» the most significant change being «to reduce the weight of value - added data on
teacher evaluations during the transition [emphasis added] to a new test for Tennessee students.»