Report school - and student -
level teacher effectiveness data.
Not exact matches
Those priorities are: improving
teacher effectiveness and distribution, ensuring rigorous collection and use of student and classroom -
level data, turning around...
While the richness of the TIMSS
data enables us to control for an unusually large set of
teacher characteristics, our results could still be biased if
teachers with different
effectiveness levels are more likely to choose different teaching styles.
iObservation provides
data on the
effectiveness of teaching strategies, assesses the
level of instructional practice for each
teacher, and delivers relevant professional development to improve instruction.
The council would, among other tasks, evaluate the
effectiveness of the common - core assessments; help set performance -
level benchmarks for cross-state tests; provide professional development for
teachers and the public on how to use different tests; and develop and study policies and protocols to protect students» privacy while allowing the use of assessment
data for research.
In addition, student
data gathered through common assessments — anything from formative textbook section quizzes through to grade
level benchmark exams — can feed
data - starved initiatives such as PLCs and
teacher effectiveness programs.
She has consulted with many districts in the implementation of screening and progress monitoring systems, and she enjoys working with
teachers and administrators to build their skills in using
data to inform classroom instruction and monitor the
effectiveness of instructional programs at the school and district
level.
In 2001, the team selected Accelerated Reader, citing its
effectiveness in motivating students via personalized goals and independent selection of
leveled books, providing
teachers with reliable
data to track comprehension and progress, and offering a suite of reports and other tools to help involve parents in the learning process.
In this study, we compare the
teacher quality distributions in charter schools and traditional public schools, and examine mechanisms that might explain cross-sector differences in
teacher effectiveness as measured by
teacher value - added scores using school and
teacher level data from Florida.
However, the State School Board is concerned that the low number «might indicate an unwillingness to identify ineffective
teachers at the local
level so (the Utah State Board of Education) will develop a plan for ongoing monitoring of
effectiveness data and equitable distribution to ensure equitable access to effective
teachers for all students,» the plan states.
As part of the school improvement planning process, districts will be required to differentiate their retention
data of top performers, growth of
teachers and leaders from lower
levels of
effectiveness to effective, and attrition of less effective
teachers and leaders.
It's about using student -
level survey
data, or what students themselves have to say about the
effectiveness of their
teachers, to supplement (or perhaps trump) value - added and other test - based
data when evaluating
teacher effectiveness.
They would collect and publish program -
level data on
teacher effectiveness, retention, placement, and years to licensure.
He writes: «In this dystopian story,
teachers are evaluated by standardized test scores and branded with color - coded
levels of
effectiveness, students are abstracted into inhuman measures of
data, and educational value is assessed by how well forecasted «growth»
levels are met.