Teacher Evaluation A Comprehensive Guide to New Directions and Practices [Paperback]

Features in this comprehensive guide and reference include chapters on using national standards, improved forms, and district-level principles, and developments in using pupil achievement data.

Features in this comprehensive guide and reference include chapters on using national standards, improved forms, and district-level principles, and developments in using pupil achievement data.

A valuable asset for teachers, principals, superintendents, and policymakers that encompasses both the conceptual aspects of teacher evaluation and the tools needed to implement it.

PART ONE: THINKING ABOUT TEACHER EVALUATION
New Directions for Teacher Evaluation
The Need for New Directions and Practices
Principles of Teacher Evaluation
Problems of Teacher Evaluation
PART TWO: MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES FOR TEACHER EVALUATION
Introduction to Multiple and Variable Data Sources
Student Reports
Peer Review of Materials
Student Achievement
Teacher Tests
Parent Reports
Documentation of Professional Activity
Systematic Observation
Administrator Reports
Teacher as Curriculum Designer, Other Unique Data and National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Licensing
Data Sources to Avoid
PART THREE: TOOLS FOR IMPROVED TEACHER EVALUATION
Authentic Assessment
Beyond Portfolios to Teacher Dossiers
Use of Computers in Teacher Evaluation
New School District Organizations, Judging Teacher Dossiers and New District Payoff Structures
PART FOUR: EVALUATION AND OTHER EDUCATORS
Hiring, Caring for and Evaluating New Teachers
Evaluating Administrators,Support Personnel and Other Teacher Groups
Evaluating Deficient Teachers
PART FIVE: SCHOOL DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACl#µ