Not exact matches
A performance review of career teachers needs to be
conducted once every three years and include
classroom observation of the teacher, a review of the teacher's progress on the Iowa teaching standards and additional standards and criteria, a review of the implementation of teacher's individual professional development plan, and supporting documentation
from other evaluators, teachers, parents, and students.
He received his doctorate
from St. John's University where he
conducted a study on the effectiveness of
classroom observation practices for the purpose of instructional improvement.
MET could have allayed those concerns by telling teachers that test score gains produce information that is generally similar to what is learned
from well -
conducted classroom observations, so there is no reason to oppose one and support the other.
Principals also received support
from SURN staff to
conduct action research analyzing teacher surveys and their data
from classroom observations.
Under the new system, principals are required to spend
from 60 to 90 minutes in a teacher's
classroom annually, depending on a teacher's experience — meaning for veteran teachers, principals must
conduct four 15 - minute
observations over the course of the school year.
Using examples
from classroom teachers with whom she has worked, Collay describes four dimensions of powerful
classroom - based leadership: (1) teaching well by drawing on professional knowledge to respond to the complex relationship challenges that affect learning; (2) finding creative ways to collaborate with both colleagues and parents; (3)
conducting classroom - based inquiry, both through informal
observation and through formal, structured research; and (4) using partnerships with outside organizations to support student learning.
First, he decided that administrators aside
from principals would be able to
conduct classroom observations in order to spread out the work.
Conducted twice a year by an unbiased outside observer — such as a behavior consultant, inclusion coordinator, or school psychologist — PreSET ™ takes an accurate snapshot of a program's PBIS through a review of program documents,
classroom observations and interviews with the administrator, teachers, and three children
from each
classroom.