Atlanta Cheating Scandal Reactions
Are testing systems to blame? Read Full Post >
Recently in Teacher Evaluation Category
April 09, 2013
March 28, 2013
The 'Widget Effect' Endures: Teachers Still Rated High
A recent Education Sector report does a deep dive into school evaluation systems in Washington, finding that nearly every school in the state failed to differentiate between effective and ineffective teachers and principals. Read Full Post >
March 22, 2013
Value-Added Testing Now Ruining County Fairs?
So I bet you never stopped to consider the effects of teacher-evaluation reform on county fairs. I can't say that we have, either, but apparently this has become a not insignificant matter in the town of Carrington, Ohio. Read Full Post >
February 26, 2013
Student Surveys vs. Customer Service
Jatish Marsh, a middle school health teacher in Georgia, explains that her state, like many others, is using student surveys as part of the teacher-evaluation process, a fact that she says she "accept[s]." But there are some communication issues. Read Full Post >
February 20, 2013
Can Value-Added Models Handle the Transition to the Common Core?
Sociologist Aaron M. Pallas says that we may soon begin seeing wide descrepencies in student test scores across districts as a result of the Common Core State Standards. Read Full Post >
January 25, 2013
Principal's Value-Added Score Oops
A Florida middle school principal accidentally emailed her teachers' evaluation scores to the entire school staff--value-added measures and all. Read Full Post >
January 16, 2013
Research Review: Teacher Expectations Matter
A research review by the Education Commission of the States finds that teachers' expectations—often based on factors including race, ethnicity, and family income levels—can significantly affect students' academic performance. Read Full Post >
December 27, 2012
Educator: Math Teachers Need Creative License
An educator warns that the centrality of standardized tests in math—particularly vis-a-vis teacher evaluations—may reduce the flexibility teachers' need to engage students in the subject. Read Full Post >
December 13, 2012
Tackling Special Education Teacher Evaluation
For several years now, teacher evaluation has dominated education-policy discussions--but for the most part, the country's 430,000 special education teachers have been left out of the discussion. Read Full Post >
December 07, 2012
Fla. Flubs Release of Teacher Evaluation Results
On Wednesday, the Florida department of education posted the first round of aggregate results from its new teacher evaluation system--then within hours identified errors and pulled the data from its website. Read Full Post >
Recent Comments