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2.14 Evaluation Process The district/school provides a clearly defined evaluation process and focuses directly on increasing student achievement. 
Suggested Evidence
Related Resources Tools AIMS Website This website provides Arizona teachers, administrators, students, and parents access to the AIMS Hotline phone number for tutoring help, an overview of the AIMS test, sample tests, study guides, and information about tuition waivers. Publisher: Arizona Department of Education Fairbanks North Star Borough School District This evaluation plan includes the following components: (1) General Administrative Procedures and Guidelines for Teacher Evaluations *(tenured and non tenured), (2) Plan of Improvement, (3) General Procedures and Guidelines for the Professional Goal Setting Evaluation Instrument, and (4) Flow Charts. Trumbull Public Schools Plan for Teacher Evaluation/Professional Development This comprehensive evaluation plan includes the following components: (1) Evaluation – Supervision and the Improvement of Instruction, (2) The Common Core of Teaching, (3) Self-Evaluation, (4) Written Record, (5) Confidentiality, (6) Job Description, (7) Goals and Objectives, (8) Educational Program-Curriculum, (9) Support System, (10) Key Elements of the Plan, (11) Supervisory Procedure, (12) Evaluation Procedure, (13)Timeline, and (14) Forms. Publication Date: 2001, May Articles NEW! A Summary of Nine Key Studies: Multi-Tier Intervention and Response to Intervention for Students Struggling in Mathematics This report summarizes nine studies regarding evidence-based practices for Tier 2 interventions, as well as explains how to use RTI to help students struggling to learn mathematics. Author: Benjamin Clarke, Russell Gersten, and Rebecca Newman-Gonchar Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: Center on Instruction NEW! Impacts of Comprehensive Teacher Induction: Results from the Second Year of a Randomized Controlled Study The report compares outcomes of teachers offered intensive induction activities with full-time mentors to those of teachers with less intensive, less structured induction activities using an experimental study design. Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education NEW! Classroom Walkthroughs: Learning to see the trees and the forest Pilter and Goodwin discuss how to effectively use walkthroughs to collect data and provide useful feedback to educators to improve instruction. Author: Howard Pitler with Bryan Goodwin Publication Date: Summer 2008 Publisher: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) NEW! Tapping into the Power of Longitudinal Data This article discusses the benefits of a longitudinal data system. Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: National Association of Secondary School Principals A Deeper Look at Lesson Study This article discusses the seven steps to effectively create a lesson study team. Author: Catherine Lewis, Rebecca Perry, and Jacqueline Hurd Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Coaching: A Strategy For Developing Instructional Capacity Barbara Neufeld and Dana Roper discuss how coupling professional development with coaching support can produce sustainable continuous improvement in school organization and classroom instruction. Author: Barbara Neufeld and Dana Roper Publication Date: June 2003 Publisher: Annenberg Institute for School Reform Delivering a Lecture This excerpt, from "Tools for Teaching", details several strategies for better lectures. Author: Barbara Gross Davis Publication Date: 1993 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Effective Use of Electronic Data Systems: A Readiness Guide for School and District Leaders This resource provides guidance for school and district leaders to use electronic data systems. Author: Learning Point Associates and the Educational Service Alliance (ESA) of the Midwest Publication Date: 2006 Publisher: Learning Point Associates Gaining Traction, Gaining Ground: How Some High Schools Accelerate Learning for Struggling Students This report investigates four high-impact high schools where previously underperforming students made unusually large achievement gains, and notes 21 differences between the orientation and practices of high impact schools compared to average schools. Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: Ed Trust Group Wise: Skillful Paraphrasing Allows Groups to Examine What is Being Said This article discusses how effective paraphrasing allows groups to examine was is being said, and provides both students and adults time to reflect on statements and ideas. Author: Robert J. Garmston and Carolyn McKanders Publication Date: 2006 Publisher: National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Improving Teacher Evaluations This article describes an effective teacher evaluation system as one that gives teachers useful feedback on classroom needs, the opportunity to learn new teaching techniques, and counsel from principals and other teachers on how to make changes in their classroom. The system must include specific procedures and standards. Author: Ronald T. C. Boyd Publisher: Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Interim Assessments: A User's Guide The author argues that in order to reduce achievement score gaps, we must advocate rebalancing assessment priorities to bring classroom assessment into the equation. Author: Kim Marshall Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: Phi Delta Kappa New Directions in Teacher Evaluation This article discusses participatory and reflective ways of evaluating teachers, while still ensuring high quality forms of teacher assessment. Author: Eileen Mary Weiss Publication Date: 1998 Publisher: Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Using Scientifically Based Research to Guide Educational Decisions The No Child Left Behind Act requires educational practices to be based on scientifically based research. This research brief spotlights how educators can use scientifically based research to guide teaching practices, curriculum, and school-wide programs. Author: Jonathan Margolin and Beth Buchler Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) Useful Links Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents This PowerPoint presentation discusses resources and areas of knowledge that can assist in successful academic literacy instruction. Author: Joseph Torgesen Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Center on Instruction Arizona K-12 Center An effective evaluation process must include support for educators. The Arizona K-12 Center is a comprehensive resource for K-12 educators that should be considered as a support strategy. Inside the Black Box of High Performing, High Poverty Schools This document details the practices of high performing, high poverty schools across Kentucky. Author: Patricia J. Kannapel and Stephen K. Clements Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence Meeting the Challenge: All Students Achieving Proficiency by 2014 The Southwest Comprehensive Center held a regional conference for SEA leadership teams on April 4-5, 2006. As the centerpiece of the conference, CC staff worked with Content Centers to identify research studies. This page contains the summaries of the findings. Publication Date: 2006 Publisher: Southwest Comprehensive Center Roadmap to Success: A Curriculum Mapping Primer This article provides answers to basic questions regarding curriculum mapping. Publication Date: 2003 Publisher: Teaching Today - Glencoe Online Similar English Learner Students, Different Results: Why Do Some Schools Do Better? This analysis of California elementary school performance data has identified four educational practices associated with higher performance among elementary English Learner (EL) students. Author: Kenji Hakuta, Edward Haertel, et al. Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: EdSource Teacher Evaluation: New Directions and Practices This website was written by Kenneth D. Peterson, PH.D., Portland State University, Portland OR and is updated bimonthly. The site addresses a multitude of issues on teacher evaluation and contains sample forms, network links, articles, books & documents. The Curriculum Mapping Knowledge Base This webpage is an online resource supporting the development and use of curriculum mapping. Publisher: Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center Tips from Teachers The COMP Resource Library contains “Tips from Teachers” where educators from around the country post helpful hints under the topics of Room and Materials Arrangement, Rules and Procedures, Managing Student Work and Accountability, Maintaining Good Student Behavior, Planning and Organizing Instruction, Conducting and Facilitating Instruction to Maintain Lesson Momentum, Getting the Year Off to a Good Start, Climate Communications and Self-Management. Publisher: COMP Classroom Organization and Mangement Program Other Resources NEW! Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making This guide offers five recommendations to help educators effectively use data to monitor students’ academic progress and evaluate instructional practices. Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: U.S. Department of Education Evaluation and the Impact on School Improvement, Professional Development and Student Learning This presentation on a research study to determine “to what extent does the priority given to teacher evaluation at the district level impact school improvement, professional development, and student learning." It describes the research methodology and findings and conclusions. A significant implication of the study was that “without clear intent and direction at the district level, teacher evaluation holds little promise to impact school improvement, professional development and student learning in a meaningful way.” Author: Dr. Susan A. Colby, Dr. Lynn K. Bradley, Dr. Randy L. Joyner Publication Date: 2004 Teacher Evaluation This policy brief identifies two overriding purposes of teacher evaluation—accountability and professional development. A new evaluation system is developing based on (1) the dissatisfaction and deficiencies with the traditional evaluation system; (2) the research on evaluation practices and the effects of teacher quality on student achievement; and (3) the political era of education accountability. Common elements of new teacher evaluation systems include: a focus on student learning; examination of multiple criteria; defined standards, domains, and criteria; and a mandate to train administrators in teacher evaluation. The policy brief describes strategies for teacher evaluation, key research and publications on teacher evaluation, legal issues, and describes innovative practices in several states. Author: ElizaBeth McCay Publication Date: 2001 Publisher: Commonwealth Educational Policy Institute Teacher Evaluation: A Comprehensive Guide to New Directions and Practices This book is a comprehensive guide to teacher evaluation. It describes new practices and procedures, the roles of the principal, and includes sample forms. A review of the book and an excerpt from each chapter can be accessed at this website. Note: The book is available for purchase from the Corwin Press Web site. Use the URL above to locate the book. Author: Kenneth D. Peterson Publication Date: 2000 Publisher: Corwin Press ©2005 WestEd. All rights reserved. |
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