Not exact matches
After extensive research on teacher evaluation procedures, the
Measures of Effective Teaching Project mentions three different measures to provide teachers with feedback for growth: (1) classroom observations by peer - colleagues using validated scales such as the Framework for Teaching or the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, further described in Gathering Feedback for Teaching (PDF) and Learning About Teaching (PDF), (2) student evaluations using the Tripod survey developed by Ron Ferguson from Harvard, which measures students» perceptions of teachers» ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning based on standardized test scores over multipl
Measures of Effective Teaching Project mentions three different
measures to provide teachers with feedback for growth: (1) classroom observations by peer - colleagues using validated scales such as the Framework for Teaching or the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, further described in Gathering Feedback for Teaching (PDF) and Learning About Teaching (PDF), (2) student evaluations using the Tripod survey developed by Ron Ferguson from Harvard, which measures students» perceptions of teachers» ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning based on standardized test scores over multipl
measures to provide teachers with feedback for growth: (1) classroom observations by peer - colleagues
using validated scales such as the Framework for Teaching or the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, further described in Gathering Feedback for Teaching (PDF) and Learning About Teaching (PDF), (2) student evaluations
using the Tripod survey developed by Ron Ferguson from Harvard, which
measures students» perceptions of teachers» ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning based on standardized test scores over multipl
measures students» perceptions
of teachers» ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning based on standardized test scores over
multiple years.
The end goal is to
use the information to guide in the creation
of more
effective teacher evaluation systems that incorporate high - quality
multiple measures.
With regard to defining «ineffective or inexperienced» teachers, our members recommended that the state
use multiple measures to determine a definition
of «
effective,» including student growth.
Requiring regular evaluations
of teachers
using multiple measures based on clear standards for
effective practice,
measures of student achievement growth, and other
measures such as observations and lesson plans or other artifacts
of practice.
We achieved this sign - on rate even though all participating LEAs will have to implement a bold set
of policy and practice changes, including
using student growth as one
of multiple measures in evaluating and compensating teachers and leaders; denying tenure to teachers who are deemed ineffective as gauged partly by student growth; relinquishing control over their persistently lowest - achieving schools; increasing the number
of students who are taught by
effective teachers; and, in many cases, opening their doors to more charter schools.
The
use of multiple measures — administrator observation, school and student value - added
measures, and student feedback on teachers — helps build confidence in the fairness and thoroughness
of the system because they are an acknowledgment
of the complexities and nuances
of effective teaching.
Effective use of data from
multiple assessment
measures allows teachers to make good decisions about what they are teaching their students so that they don't necessarily teach students what they already know, but they really focus on the things they don't know, and identify, especially with struggling students, students who are not accessing grade level content well, helping teachers identify where those gaps or holes are in their needs.
This
Measures of Success framework serves several functions: it tells a story about the systems - level work to better serve children and youth across
multiple initiatives, it provides accessible information that can be
used to inform cabinet - level conversations and discussions with potential partners and funders, and it can trigger conversations and collaborative action to improve capacity to
use data for
effective decision - making.
But instead
of leaving teacher effectiveness completely up to local educators, its Encouraging Innovation and
Effective Teachers Act (PDF) surprisingly requires states and districts to develop teacher evaluation systems that
use multiple measures of evaluation; incorporate student achievement data; include more than two rating categories; are tied to personnel decisions; and are developed with input from parents, teachers, and other staff.
It also has not supported states as they create teacher evaluation systems that
use multiple measures to identify highly
effective teachers and support the instructional improvement
of all teachers.