Do you agree that meaningful teacher evaluations must
include evidence of student learning and growth?
Most importantly, Dr. Darling - Hammond states that evaluation should
include evidence of student learning but from sources other than standardized tests, and she rejects growth measures such as SGPs and Value - Added Models because of the ever increasing research base that says they are unreliable and create poor incentives in education.
[10] Between 2009 and 2011, twenty - six states moved to
include evidence of student learning in teacher evaluations, and ten states mandated that student learning would be the preponderant criterion in local evaluations.
Not exact matches
In her synthesis
of research on effective teacher professional development that has demonstrated a positive impact on
student outcomes, Timperley (2008) identified 10 key principles,
including: providing teachers with opportunities to drive their own professional development, allowing teachers to work collaboratively to
learn and apply
evidence based practices, establishing a professional
learning culture that provides a safe and authentic environment for professional enquiry and ensuring school leaders take an active role in developing professional
learning, and maintaining momentum within schools.
Given these concerns, states are considering what's known as «completion - based funding,» — funding that a) is «earmarked» only for personalized
learning, and b)
includes a performance - pay element, meaning that schools or providers only get the full cash owed for services after they provide
evidence of student learning.
School Psyched Podcast is hosted by three school psychologists, who invite experts to share their insights on a range
of topics,
including evidence - based social and emotional
learning, gifted
students, legal considerations, and more controversial issues like racial representation in special education.
While there is considerable anecdotal
evidence that principals are important —
including various movies about the charismatic principal or the bumbling bureaucrat, there has been very little systematic
evidence about the magnitude
of differences among principals or about their impact on
student learning.
The lesson follows an interesting and engaging step - by - step
learning journey, which helps
students to: - Define what inference is; - Understand the importance
of inference; - Infer what they can see; - Infer what they hear; - Infer what they read, using key sentence starters and textual
evidence; - Formulate P.E.E. inference responses, where necessary utilising the
included scaffolds and help - sheets; - Peer / self assess their
learning attempts.
They should specify a more advanced level
of practice with accompanying
evidence,
including instructional practices,
student learning, and other measures.
Although not without exceptions, the
evidence generally indicates that more stringent graduation requirements reduced high school graduation rates among vulnerable groups, specifically low - achieving
students (
including those with
learning disabilities),
students of color, and urban low - income
students.
His research currently
includes The
Evidence Project, a study using student work as evidence of learning and teaching, and Making Learning Visible, a study of group learning and assessment in partnership with the Reggio Emilia early childhood schools i
Evidence Project, a study using
student work as
evidence of learning and teaching, and Making Learning Visible, a study of group learning and assessment in partnership with the Reggio Emilia early childhood schools i
evidence of learning and teaching, and Making Learning Visible, a study of group learning and assessment in partnership with the Reggio Emilia early childhood schools i
learning and teaching, and Making
Learning Visible, a study of group learning and assessment in partnership with the Reggio Emilia early childhood schools i
Learning Visible, a study
of group
learning and assessment in partnership with the Reggio Emilia early childhood schools i
learning and assessment in partnership with the Reggio Emilia early childhood schools in Italy.
Their paper cites
evidence from the last 20 years on the benefits
of learning in nature,
including students who were able to retain more information from maths and science lessons taught outdoors, to positive effects on stress relief and rejuvenated attention.
The framework for our overall project also points to the mostly indirect influence
of principals «actions on
students and on
student learning.223 Such actions are mediated, for example, by school conditions such as academic press, 224 with significant consequences for teaching and
learning and for powerful features
of classroom practice such as teachers «uses
of instructional time.225
Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership practices; and the status of their students «l
Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding
of principals «work,
includes having and using a broad array
of evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership practices; and the status of their students «l
evidence about many things: key features
of their school «s external context; the status
of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership practices; and the status
of their
students «
learning.
Teachers have access to a variety
of grading screens,
including the ability to grade by
student, course,
learning experience, task or submitted
evidence.
Evidence of deeper
learning outcomes
including dramatic improvement in
student achievement
As such, it may contribute to the suite
of evidence that a provider will collect to demonstrate the impact
of their program,
including impact on pre-service teacher
learning and impact
of pre-service teachers on school
student learning (Program Standard 6.2 and 6.3).
As the teachers
learn how to facilitate a blended,
student - centered classroom, their
learning parallels how
students learn including the cycles
of learn, practice, apply, assess as they are expected to demonstrate mastery
of learning targets from each module and provide
evidence of that mastery.
You will
learn effective responses to the needs
of students and teachers through seven research and
evidenced - based strategies that
include authentic community engagement guidance.
Sixteen states require evaluations to
include some objective measures
of student learning, and four states require
evidence of student learning as the prevailing criterion for teacher evaluation (Zinth, 2010).
Beyond that, practitioners (
including teachers and school leaders) have attained appropriate levels
of assessment literacy when they can adjust assessment practices to fit different purposes (support or certify
learning), routinely rely on clear
learning targets, actually gather dependable
evidence of student learning, communicate results effectively to intended users, and maximize the positive motivational impact
of assessments.
States and districts should
include multiple measures
of performance,
including but not limited to input measures such as
evidence of a teacher's knowledge
of subject matter; skill in planning, delivering, monitoring, and assessing
students»
learning; skill in developing and maintaining positive relationships with
students, parents, and colleagues; knowledge and skill in pedagogical methods to meet the needs
of students with an array
of learning styles and needs; and commitment to
students»
learning to their utmost potential.
NCTQ also found that 30 states now require that teacher evaluations
include objective
evidence of student learning, a reversal from 2009, when 35 states did not require teacher evaluations to
include any such measure.
John Almarode conducts staff development workshops, keynote addresses, and conference presentations on a variety
of topics
including student engagement,
evidence - based practices, creating enriched environments that promote
learning, and designing classrooms with the brain in mind.
The Institute For Literacy and
Learning This website has overheads and sound files
of eminent researchers discussing
evidence - based instructional interventions for struggling readers, young and old,
including: Dr. Deb Glaser - «Planning Professional Development for Positive Reading Success and Growth» Dr. Rollanda O'Connor - «Teaching Older Poor Readers to Read words» Dr. Jan Hasbrouck - «Using Assessment Data for RTI Decisions» Dr. Sharon Vaughn - «Teaching Older
Students with Reading Difficulties» Dr. Randy Sprick - «Introduction to School - wide and Classroom Discipline: Getting the Year off to a Great Start» Dr. Ed Shaprio - «RTI: What's Working?»
To maximise
student learning progress, teachers need to use evidence - based teaching practices in the classroom, including targeted teaching and the types of practices described by John Hattie in Visible L
learning progress, teachers need to use
evidence - based teaching practices in the classroom,
including targeted teaching and the types
of practices described by John Hattie in Visible
LearningLearning.
• Use
of multiple forms
of evidence of student learning, not just test scores; • Extensive professional development that enables teachers to better assess and assist their
students; • Incorporation
of ongoing feedback to
students about their performance to improve
learning outcomes; • Public reporting on school progress in academic and non-academic areas, using a variety
of information sources and
including improvement plans; and • Sparing use
of external interventions, such as school reorganization, to give reform programs the opportunity to succeed.
Rick Stiggins, in Revolutionize Assessment, states that, «If we expand our vision
of formative assessment to
include student / teacher partnerships, we can empower
students to understand the
learning targets, gather continuous
evidence of their growth, recognize how to move consistently forward toward success, make instructional decisions that enhance their own
learning, and feel — at long last — in control
of their own academic well - being.»
Under the subsection: «
Include evidence of teaching and
student learning from multiple sources», they write:
It provides initial support for
including video - enhanced experiences during teacher preparation that expose future teachers to detailed analyses
of student thinking and to opportunities to develop
evidence - based practices for reasoning about teaching and
learning.
During a recent round
of consultation sessions, which
included focused «
learning walks,» we were able to gather
evidence of how teachers are amplifying
student language use.
To ensure that your
students are college and career ready, you may need to incorporate a variety
of supports into your English Language Arts (ELA) instruction,
including Universal Design for
Learning (UDL), explicit instruction
of evidence - based strategies, and the use
of technology tools.
Additionally, majorities
of districts expressed concern about the reliability and validity
of certain assessment measures (
including test scores), and over the years some districts have designed an
evidence - based teacher recommendation rubric that complements test scores by picking up
student attributes that are important to
student learning (such as
student motivation).
Schools That Lead continue to refine their Teacher and Principal Leadership Initiatives to incorporate the lessons they have
learned from the past three years,
including being clearer about the development
of an aim statement and theory
of action, acknowledging the need to make room to do the improvement work, explicitly examining culture, paying attention to
student feedback, starting small and moving slow, collecting and analyzing
evidence to build warrant, and actively sharing the work — specifically the processes, results, and what worked and what did not work.
Evidence of student learning on a range
of valid assessments that appropriately evaluate the curriculum and the
students the teacher teaches,
including students with special education needs and English language learners; and
Teachers use tools and strategies promoting both ELA and science
learning,
including using the 5E instructional model to scaffold lessons; helping
students make sense
of science through writing in notebooks; and using Claims,
Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) and questioning strategies
She is the author and co-author
of several articles and books about the role of families and community members in the work of student achievement and school improvement including: A New Wave Of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform (2011
of several articles and books about the role
of families and community members in the work of student achievement and school improvement including: A New Wave Of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform (2011
of families and community members in the work
of student achievement and school improvement including: A New Wave Of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform (2011
of student achievement and school improvement including: A New Wave Of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform
student achievement and school improvement
including: A New Wave
Of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform (2011
Of Evidence: The Impact
of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform (2011
of School, Family and Community Connections on
Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform
Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's
Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth
of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform (2011
of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform (2011).
Other recommendations
include engaging teachers in investigations, both to
learn disciplinary content and to experience inquiryoriented
learning; to examine
student work and other classroom artifacts for
evidence of what
students do and do not understand; and to apply what they have
learned in their classrooms and subsequently discuss how it went.
Changing the common sense beliefs
of teachers about heterogeneous grouping effects on the
learning of struggling
students requires those providing leadership to bring relevant
evidence to the attention
of their colleagues in accessible and convincing ways, to encourage actual trials with heterogeneous groupings under conditions which
include opportunities for practice, feedback and coaching and to help teachers generate «the kind
of assessment information that will make the impact
of tracking and detracking more visible» (Riehl, 2000).
This might
include sharing with practitioners honest information about imprecision and instability
of the measures they receive, with instructions to use them cautiously, along with other
evidence that can help paint a more complete picture
of how
students are
learning in a teacher's classroom.
These measures may
include evidence of student work and
learning, as well as
evidence of teacher practices derived from observations, videotapes, artifacts, and even
student surveys.
Recent analysis by the RAND Corp identified three kinds
of principal support with tiered
evidence that will help states and districts put into place viable strategies for improving
student outcomes —
including strengthening principal preparation and professional
learning programs.
more overtly recognizes that educator evaluation must be based on multiple measures that
include, but are not limited to,
evidence of student learning;
more clearly acknowledges that
evidence of student learning must extend beyond standardized test scores to
include other measures, such as demonstration
of growth over time, parental feedback, performance on formative assessments, and demonstrations
of engagement and self - efficacy; and
Attend this workshop to
learn how to effectively select intervention strategies aligned with current
evidence of student learning through a collaborative model that
includes:
Such
evidence is drawn from classroom and school - level assessments and documentation,
including pre - and post-test measures
of student learning in specific courses or curriculum areas, and
evidence of student accomplishments in relation to teaching activities.
The lawsuit demands that L.A. Unified follow a state law, known as the Stull Act, that directs school districts to use
evidence of student learning in job performance reviews,
including state standardized test scores.
The League offers support in effectively selecting intervention strategies aligned with current
evidence of student learning through a collaborative model that
includes:
The proposal makes several recommendations,
including allowing districts that meet certain criteria to opt out
of mandates and regulations, adopting an
evidence - based funding model that would take into account geographic conditions and
student needs, and incorporating technology in state
learning standards.
The reauthorization
of the U.S. Elementary and Secondary Education Act, referred to as the Every
Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), emphasizes
evidence - based interventions while giving states and districts new flexibility on the use
of federal funds,
including funds that could be used to support social and emotional
learning (SEL).
Studies published in the best economics and education journals have shown unequivocal
evidence of excessive teaching to the test and drilling that produces inflated measures
of students» growth in
learning; cheating on tests that
includes erasing incorrect answers or filling in missing responses; shifting
of students out
of classrooms or other efforts to exclude anticipated poor performers from testing, or alternatively, concentrating classroom teaching efforts on those
students most likely to increase their test scores above a particular target, and other even more subtle strategies for increasing testing averages.