We encourage families to visit the schools, and sit in
on a classroom observation if possible.
Not exact matches
Likewise,
if a teacher is performing well
on the
classroom observations and student surveys but had lower - than - expected student - achievement gains, a school leader might give the teacher the benefit of the doubt for another year and hope that student achievement gains will rise.
If all the weight were placed
on classroom observations, then instructors would be tempted to go through the motions of effective practice
on the day of an
observation but not
on other days.
We contend, however, that evaluations based
on observations of
classroom practice are valuable, even
if they do not predict student achievement gains considerably better than more subjective methods like principal ratings of teachers.
If it's not
on the
classroom observation checklist, you're going to be reluctant.
[15] Some of the RTTT winners proposed giving teachers tenure
if they are above the bar
on either value - added or the
classroom observation.
And
if the second stage is based solely
on the
classroom observation, for example, then the final performance classification is made based
on the same criteria for everyone.
Teachers who score «ineffective»
on either student performance or principal
observations can still be rated «developing» overall
if they score highly
on the other metric, meaning some teachers that would have previously been pushed out of the system will be allowed to stay in the
classroom at least a while longer.
For example,
if a teacher is rated highly effective in
classroom observations, but has an ineffective rating
on the test scores, the teacher can only be rated ineffective or developing.»
On this note, and «[i] n sum, recent research on value added tells us that, by using data from student perceptions, classroom observations, and test score growth, we can obtain credible evidence [albeit weakly related evidence, referring to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's MET studies] of the relative effectiveness of a set of teachers who teach similar kids [emphasis added] under similar conditions [emphasis added]... [Although] if a district administrator uses data like that collected in MET, we can anticipate that an attempt to classify teachers for personnel decisions will be characterized by intolerably high error rates [emphasis added
On this note, and «[i] n sum, recent research
on value added tells us that, by using data from student perceptions, classroom observations, and test score growth, we can obtain credible evidence [albeit weakly related evidence, referring to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's MET studies] of the relative effectiveness of a set of teachers who teach similar kids [emphasis added] under similar conditions [emphasis added]... [Although] if a district administrator uses data like that collected in MET, we can anticipate that an attempt to classify teachers for personnel decisions will be characterized by intolerably high error rates [emphasis added
on value added tells us that, by using data from student perceptions,
classroom observations, and test score growth, we can obtain credible evidence [albeit weakly related evidence, referring to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's MET studies] of the relative effectiveness of a set of teachers who teach similar kids [emphasis added] under similar conditions [emphasis added]... [Although]
if a district administrator uses data like that collected in MET, we can anticipate that an attempt to classify teachers for personnel decisions will be characterized by intolerably high error rates [emphasis added].
In addition, «approximately half of the teachers — 48 % in ELA and 54 % in math — were rated in the top two performance quintiles
if assigned the highest performing students, while 37 % of ELA and only 18 % of math teachers assigned the lowest performing students were highly rated based
on classroom observation scores»
You qualify for the GL - 5 grade level (starting salary $ 40,511)
if you possess one of the following: a) One year of general work experience that demonstrates the ability to take charge, make sound decisions, and maintain composure in stressful situations; learn law enforcement regulations, methods and techniques through
classroom training and / or
on - the - job instruction; and gather factual information through questioning,
observation, and examination of documents and records; OR b) A bachelor's degree from an accredited or pre-accredited college or university; OR c) A combination of successfully completed post-high school education and general work experience.