Sentences with phrase «on classroom observations while»

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While this approach contrasts starkly with status quo «principal walk - through» styles of class observation, its use is on the rise in new and proposed evaluation systems in which rigorous classroom observation is often combined with other measures, such as teacher value - added based on student test scores.

This new site will enable teachers to create pupil observation reports while in the classroom or by using the app while on the go.

Likewise, in a March 2011 Rutgers poll, 60 % of adults thought it would be «fair» to base teacher evaluations on student results on statewide tests as well as classroom observations, while 37 % thought it «unfair.»

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.

While Cheri was a proponent of group work, based on observations of her teaching it was apparent that she had yet to develop classroom management skills necessary for consistently facilitating effective group work.

Another 15 percent will be based on locally selected measures of student achievement, while the remaining 60 percent will depend on more qualitative measures such as classroom observations.

While survey and interview data revealed teachers» acquisition of knowledge and change of perceptions, the findings from instructional planning and classroom observations provide statistical evidence of the impact of the project on teachers» professional practice.

The observation was based on board members» recent visits to college campuses, where they were told that some teacher - training programs provide a full year of classroom experience, while others provide the minimum requirement of 40 days.

While the old system relied on entirely subjective measures like classroom observations, the new system

Downer and his team point out that while many studies have pointed to increased levels of engagement and learning related to teacher - student racial and ethnic match, notably,» no studies of ethnic match / mismatch effects in preschoolers have examined academic achievement outcomes,» and most of the work done in this area has been based on interviews with teachers or classroom observations, Downer said.

While there is justification for rewarding teachers based in part on how their students perform, compensation systems should use multiple measures, including classroom observation.

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»