Teacher Evaluation Conversations (#14)

Principal ClusterNov. 30, 2010

A Flawed System

• Outdated, limited, evaluative criteria

• Few shared assumptions about teaching

• Lack of precision in evaluation• Hierarchical, one-way

communication• Same procedures for novices and

experienced professionals• Limited evaluator expertise• Limited data

Modern Researchers:• Robert Marzano• Doug Revees• Thomas McGreal• Charlotte Danielson• Linda Darling-Hammond• James H. Strong• And a host of others

Purposes of Teacher Evaluation

• Quality Assurance

• Professional Learning

What Does the current Research

Share?Activity - • Working in Groups of 4 –

– The graphic organizers• The Venn Diagram (Side 1)• The Notetaking Columns (Side 2)• The “My Conclusions” Box (Side 2)

• 8 Passages using Teacher Evaluation as their theme• Each are printed to a different

color of cardstock• Each has current

research/information concerning Teacher Evaluation

– Your Task – • Select any 2 of the colored

cardstock• Read the 2 articles• Using the Venn Diagram

– Compare, Contrast, Find the Similarities of the two passages you have chosen

– Share your findings with your tablemates

• As your Tablemates share their learnings and insights– Use the Column side (Side 2) of

your Organizer Sheet to capture - • Essence of the Passage• Interesting Findings• Possible “Take Homes”

• My Conclusions Box– Capture, based upon

what you read, heard and/or learned - 1. Something that

interested you2. something you will do

or implement when you return to school

The Complexity of Teaching

• Physically demanding• Emotionally demanding• Cognitively demanding

It is useful to think of teaching as similar to not one but several other professions, combining the skills of business management, human relations, and theater arts.

Charlotte Danielson, 1996, 2007

A Blueprint for Teacher Evaluation

• Does the Teacher Evaluation Instrument your district currently use assess the - – “What” of teaching?– The “How” of teaching?– The process for determining

the “What” and “How”?– Were you trained to evaluate

and make consistent judgments based on evidence?

“The Framework for Teaching” Charlotte Danielson

• Wide Range of Purposes– From meeting novices’

needs to enhancing veteran’s skills

– Serves as a road map of the complexities of teaching

– Identifies a shared understanding of teaching

The Domains

• Planning and Preparation

• The Classroom Environment

• Instruction

• Professional Responsibilities

Where is the State of Nebraska headed?

• Rule 10 – requires the district’s evaluation

system/form be on file at NDE– requires the form on file BE the

current district evaluation system – NDE allows districts to

• Review, revise, implement new systems as long as it is filed with NDE

• Will NOT dictate, nor endorse an evaluation system to be used by a NE district

– It may suggest a model or two

Next Principal Cluster -

• January 25, 2011• 8 AM- 12 N• Topic - 21st Century

Skills, Changing School Culture