Evaluations that Help Teachers Learn

Autor/in	Danielson, Charlotte
Titel	Evaluations that Help Teachers Learn
Quelle	In: Educational Leadership, 68 (2011) 4, S.35-39 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1784
Schlagwörter	Teacher Effectiveness; Evaluators; Teacher Evaluation; Pilot Projects; Teacher Supervision; Professional Development; Teaching Methods; Instructional Leadership; Instructional Effectiveness; Public Schools; Elementary Secondary Education; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule
Abstract	Traditional systems of teacher evaluation are often ineffective because they rely on outmoded evaluative criteria, usually in the form of checklists; simplistic assessments, such as "needs improvement"; procedures that fail to differentiate between new and veteran teachers' experience and expertise; lack of consistency among evaluators; and one-way, top-down communication. Noted educator Charlotte Danielson suggests that we can remedy these characteristics by ensuring that teacher evaluation satisfies two important goals--that it assures teacher quality and promotes professional development. A two-year pilot program in Chicago Public Schools, which used Danielson's Framework for Teaching to measure teachers' classroom performance, has documented the benefits of this approach. Administrators and teachers noted that the framework provided a consistent definition of good teaching, opportunities to engage in meaningful conversations about practice, and a focus on what really matters in good teaching. This article addresses the topics of staff assessment, teacher supervision, and professional development. (Contains 1 figure and 1 endnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10