Cristina Duncan Evans was a high school social studies teacher in the Baltimore City school district, and a member of the America Achieves Principal and Teacher Fellowship. This blog is no longer being updated.
Assessment
Opinion
A Moratorium on Multiple Choice?
If multiple-choice tests are out of sync with deeper project based learning, should teachers abandon them?
Recruitment & Retention
Opinion
Refocusing the Teacher-Tenure Debate on Actual Teachers
When we listen to teachers over talking heads on subjects like tenure, we can begin to see real solutions.
School & District Management
Opinion
A Letter to New Leaders in Urban School Districts
September doesn't just bring challenges for new teachers. As the school year starts, new leaders are taking the helm in several districts. Teacher Cristina Duncan Evans reaches out to them in this letter.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
A Teacher's Advice on Getting Teacher Evaluation Right
Teachers evaluate their students everyday. So, why not ask them how to create a fair, rigorous evaluation?
Recruitment & Retention
Opinion
Widening the Hoop on Teacher Evaluation
Raising the bar for teachers at the same time as raising the stakes for poor performance may set some districts up for teacher shortages.
Professional Development
Opinion
Why Is Collaboration So Controversial?
Recent articles about teacher collaboration hint at important Common Core implementation challenges.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Letter to a Ninth-Year Teacher
Cristina Duncan Evans reacts to the many open letters directed at first-year teachers by penning one to veteran instructors.