Recently found … 11/19/2013

  • tags: teaching Teacher evaluation teacher observation framework for teaching

    • Popular frameworks for judging teachers’ on-the-job performance are too complex and also too content-agonostic, contends teacher-training group TNTP in a new white paper.

       

      Without fixes, those conducting the observations are likely to be overwhelmed and unable to focus on the most important aspects of teaching. As a result, evaluation results will continue to be inflated and teachers won’t receive effective professional development, the paper says.

    • First, the frameworks should be based more heavily on ensuring that the content taught is aligned with grade-level standards. That way, a teacher can’t get an “effective” rating for teaching 5th graders an engaging lesson using content designed for 3rd graders.
    • Second, the frameworks themselves should be slimmed to highlight the most important features so that observers can concentrate on those and develop a richer sense of each teacher’s abilities

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