Better feedback for better teaching : a practical guide to improving classroom observations / Jeff Archer [and five others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Archer, Jeff, 1967- author.

Cantrell, Steven, author.

Holtzman, Steven L., 1986- author.

Joe, Jilliam N., 1976- author.

Tocci, Cynthia M., 1953- author.

Wood, Jess, 1985- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teacher effectiveness--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Teacher effectiveness.

Teaching--United States--Evaluation.

Teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (378 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A practical, research-based guide for ensuring trustworthy classroom observations that provide teachers with meaningful feedback Better Feedback for Better Teaching is an essential resource for school, district, and state, leaders committed to high-quality classroom observations. This practical guide outlines the knowledge and skills classroom observers need to identify and help develop effective teaching, and explains how leaders can best facilitate the development of classroom observers. The best way to ensure high quality instruction in every classroom is to provide teachers with accurate, constructive feedback on practices proven to enhance student learning. Skilled classroom observers help teachers do their best work, so that they can guide students to their greatest potential. Better Feedback for Better Teaching provides helpful, reliable strategies from leading experts and practitioners involved in the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project, which carried out one of the largest, most influential studies of classroom observations to date. Among the many topics covered, Better Feedback for Better Teaching describes how to: * Build a shared vision of effective teacher feedback among observers * Ensure a common understanding of a classroom observation tool * Train observers to collect objective evidence from a lesson, efficiently and free of bias * Leverage data to improve how observers are trained and supported This comprehensive resource includes helpful starting points, as well as tips to refine techniques and address new challenges. Each section combines clear explanations of key ideas with concrete, adaptable examples and strategies. Self-assessments are included to help you quickly rank current needs and find the most relevant solutions. Filled with valuable, practical tools, Better Feedback for Better Teaching helps educators cultivate high-quality classroom observations that improve teaching and learning.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Introduction: Getting from Here to There; Part I Making the Big Decisions; Chapter 1 Building Support for Better Observer Training; How Will You Make the Case for Robust Training?; Chapter 2 Finding Enough Observers; Who Will You Train to Ensure Sufficient Feedback?; Chapter 3 Deciding on Training Delivery Methods; How Will You Deliver Training?; Chapter 4 Setting Priorities for Observer Training; What Will Be Your Goal for Training This Year?; Part II Pre-Scoring Video; Chapter 5 Understanding Pre-Scoring Video

What Is ""Pre-Scored Video""?Chapter 6 Planning a Pre-Scoring Process; How Will You Create Support for Pre-Scoring Video?; What Is Your Goal for Pre-Scoring Video This Year?; What Pre-Scored Video Do You Need?; Chapter 7 Getting the Right Video to Pre-Score; How Will You Get the Right Kind of Video to Pre-Score?; How Will You Pre-Screen Video for Quality and Content?; How Will You Share Video and Collect Rating Justifications?; Chapter 8 Recruiting and Training Master Coders; How Will You Recruit Master Coders?; How Many Master Coders Will You Need?; How Will You Train Master Coders?

Chapter 9 Ensuring the Quality of Pre-ScoringHow Will You Check the Work of Master Coders for Quality?; How Will You Keep Track of the Process and Products?; How Will You Use Data for Continual Improvement?; Part III Building the Knowledge and Skills for Observation; Chapter 10 Knowing the Rubric; How Will You Explain Your Instrument?; Chapter 11 Collecting Evidence; How Will You Teach Evidence Collection?; Chapter 12 Understanding Bias; How Will You Build an Understanding of Bias?; Chapter 13 Recognizing Evidence; How Will You Develop the Skills to Identify and Sort Relevant Evidence?

Chapter 14 Using Criteria for RatingHow Will You Build an Understanding of Accurate Rating?; Chapter 15 Coaching Teachers; How Will You Build a Shared Vision of Effective Feedback?; Chapter 16 Organizing a Training Program; How Will You Organize Training?; Part IV Using Data to Improve Training and Support of Observers; Chapter 17 Collecting and Using Data from Training; How Will You Use Information to Improve Training?; Chapter 18 Assessing Observers to Ensure and Improve Quality; How Will You Know When Observers Are Ready, and What Will You Do If They're Not?

Chapter 19 Monitoring Your Observation SystemHow Will You Ensure That Teachers Are Getting Fair and Helpful Observations?; Concluding Thoughts: Getting It Right; Appendix; Observer Training Checklist; Planning Worksheet; Tools Referenced in This Book; Notes; References; Index; EULA

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118701966

1118701968

9781118702000

111870200X

OCLC:

945874411