Linking teacher evaluation and student learning / namela D. Tucker & James H. Stronge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tucker, Namela D.

Contributor:

Stronge, James H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Rating of--United States--Case studies.

Teachers.

Teacher effectiveness--United States--Case studies.

Teacher effectiveness.

Academic achievement--United States--Case studies.

Academic achievement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, Virginia : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Linking Teacher Evaluation and Student Learning, researchers Pamela D. Tucker and James H. Stronge show that including measures of student achievement in teacher evaluations can help schools focus their efforts to meet higher standards. You'll see how four school systems have built such measures into their evaluation programs in these distinct ways:* Documenting how desired learning outcomes translated into actual student learning* Tracking progress on key content standards* Setting annual quantifiable goals for students' academic progress* Analyzing changes in students' achievement test scoresThe authors explore the strengths of each approach, offer insights from teachers and administrators, and describe practical ways to incorporate similar measures of student learning into your own evaluation program. Detailed appendixes provide hands-on tools and resources to help you adapt these approaches to your school's particular needs.For any school that is working to meet higher standards, linking teacher evaluation to measures of student learning is a powerful way to refocus professional development and improve student achievement.

Contents:

The power of an effective teacher and why we should assess it

How can we assess teacher quality?

Assessing teacher quality with student work: the Oregon teacher work sample methodology

Assessing teacher quality in a standards-based environment: the Thompson, Colorado, school district

Assessing teacher quality through goal-setting: the Alexandria, Virginia, school district

Assessing teacher quality based on student gains: value-added assessment system in Tennessee

Final thoughts on assessing teacher quality: guidelines for policy and practic.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-167) and index.

ISBN:

9786610933051

978141660247X

9781280933059

1280933054

9781416602477

141660247X

9781416602491

1416602496

OCLC:

923567899