The most consistently reported impacts of the evaluation program were related to its goal - setting component and, in particular, the use of
student performance data in the goals.
The waivers required states to adopt teacher evaluations that, among other requirements, were based in part
on student performance data.
The prototype engages teachers in a dynamic, self - paced experience that enables them to use real - time
student performance data as a starting point for relevant professional learning.
Is it simply enough to look
at student performance data and assume that if a school is performing well, its resource allocation is a success?
Research on evidence use in school districts overwhelmingly focuses within schools on how school staff work with evidence
including student performance data, research, and information about teaching quality.
It is more than a specification of what students are expected to learn; it is a picture of how learning occurs in practice, informed
by student performance data.
She was tapped as a mentor because of
strong student performance data and positive peer reviews of her teaching based on classroom observations, along with her principal's recommendation.
We use technology to get and make decisions
about student performance data in a much more efficient manner than would normally be possible without technology.
The data - collection process, which occurred over the course of a few months, brought
together student performance data, teacher survey data, and data on school capacity to support literacy.
This can be done by using balanced and differentiated instruction derived from with regular review of
actual student performance data rather than the recommendations from a curriculum.
The workshop focuses on
understanding student performance data, key questions board members should know how to answer, and how boards can establish sound practices in providing academic performance oversight and monitoring.
More than one - third of the teachers more than 40 percent, in some cases said they found their
specific student performance data, including test scores, helpful in improving instruction.
As a result, policymakers have shifted their focus from teacher training and certification to
student performance data as the best gauge of teacher effectiveness.
Using student performance data that is generated by the tool, teachers can view how each student in a class is progressing and then provide targeted one - on - one feedback.
Using real -
time student performance data, teachers can quickly access professional development content based on their needs and the needs of each student.
If it weren't for them...» But if you look closely at the released test items and
student performance data for states that provide such information, your opinion may change.
West Windsor - Plainsboro has been formally
collecting student performance data on the Global Challenge for the past six years.2 The data indicate that there has been a steady increase over time in the quality of student problem solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
If we expect teachers to feel comfortable turning their four walls into glass and openly
sharing student performance data, leaders must demonstrate the willingness, and resilience, to having their job performance analyzed and critiqued.
We were one of the first states to adopt state standards, a robust state assessment tied to those standards, develop an academic growth measure, balance student growth with measures of proficiency, and to publicly
provide student performance data through web - based tools.
Analytics have been around in pedagogy since mass education allowed teachers to
gather student performance data and use it to refine their teaching techniques.
Alexandria, VA (08/12/10)-- The ASCD Teacher Effectiveness Suite, offered in partnership with iObservation, is the most comprehensive, streamlined, and immediate approach to measuring specific teaching practices against
student performance data across multiple indicators.
functionalities of Project K - Nect include access math curriculoim optimized for mobile devices, instant messaging, blogging, assessment,
student performance data reporting tools and remote monitoring tools to insure
States should test for meaningful differentiation through a trial data run of each indicator, using past
student performance data when available.
For example, the administration says it will not award money to states that bar
student performance data from being linked to teacher evaluations.
During the first year of the ELT program, academic intervention courses focused on math skills
since student performance data showed that all students needed support in math.
To dig a little deeper into the lessons we've been able to take away from our work with outcomes data, we urge policymakers and data enthusiasts to check out the brief we put out last April: Teacher preparation
program student performance data models: Six core design principles.
The team recommended the district improve its collection and analysis of
interim student performance data, establish and enforce expectations for student learning and classroom assessment, and ask principals to consistently monitor curriculum delivery and differentiation.
Oregon, Michigan, Kansas, and New York State have gained waivers without either having put their teacher evaluation plans in place or rolling them out beyond a pilot stage; this leaves the possibility that the plans will be scuttled by opposition from National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers affiliates generally opposed to using
objective student performance data in performance reviews.