Research+Questions+-+Collaborative+Thoughts

As you progress through your readings, please share your thoughts on the following statements or questions. Remember these are simply questions or comments to guide discussions?
There is much converstation about how to ensure effective teachers for all students. With the Race to the Top Federal Stimulas Grant and local legislation, much attention is required regarding educators' evaluation plan revision. This is an opportunity for us to revise and improve upon our current educator evaluation plan.

1. What performance standards are essential for effective instruction? How does the author in your book selection address standards for teachers/administrators?

2. How do we best reduce subjectivity regarding supervisor's summative evaluation?

3. Is there sufficient evidence about which teaching practices foster student achievement? If so, cite evidence.

4. Do you believe Region One teachers consisently participate in a meaningful evaluation process? Please explain your answer.

5. How do existing evaluations succeed or fail in distinguishing unsatisfactory performance from acceptable performance?

6. What are critical elements of Teacher and Administrator Evaluation Plans?

7. How will new technologies enhance our current practices and expectations regarding evaluations?

8. What opportunities exist for professional development changes in Region One?

9. How should the evaluation plan foster collaboration?

10. How should "good" evaluation systems provide "good" feedback?

11. How should the new evaluation plan differ from our current plan?

12. What are the strengths in our current plan; what you like to see improved?

13. What are some ways, in addition to standard assessments, that we might link educators' performance to student achievement?

14. We believe all students deserve high-quality teacher and administrator performances. How will the new plan support this belief?

15. In what ways could we tie student data to educator's performance?

16. Too often adminsitrators are inadequately trained in how to conduct high-quality evaluations and often there is insufficient data to address mediocrity. Do you believe our plan should address this issue? Too often administrators are asked to evaluate too many teachers; how should we address this issue or should we address this concern?

Questions generated by the team while conducting research????? (Please post your own questions... remember to sign your name.)

Here are the links and embedded files for the two sets of online rubrics from Marshall and Danielson. - Joe Markow



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