Guide to Impactful Teacher Evaluations: Let's Finally Get It Right!

A Guide to Impactful Teacher Evaluations challenges traditional teacher evaluation approaches and emphasizes the importance of collective and process-focused solutions. It provides new approaches for measuring teacher competency, discusses the flaws of the current system, and offers strategies for delivering new skills and supporting teachers' growth. The book aims to help K-12 school leaders explore teacher evaluation that has a real and lasting impact on the profession and student learning.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 146 pages
Publication date: 11 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

What if everything we thought we knew about effective teacher evaluations was wrong?

A Guide to Impactful Teacher Evaluations takes educators on a transformative journey, guiding them through a crucial shift in mindset regarding teacher evaluation. Instead of focusing solely on individual performance and outcomes, this book advocates for a shift towards solutions that prioritize collectives and processes. By discarding outdated models that rely on flawed assumptions, this book embraces innovative approaches for measuring teacher competency, ensuring valid assessments of effective teaching, teacher professional growth, and student learning.

Within its chapters, the book delves into teacher evaluation systems rooted in professional learning community principles, offering a fresh perspective on the current system that has sparked frustration, criticism, and disrespect. It provides valuable strategies for imparting new skills and fostering teachers' growth, empowering educators to become agents of change. Additionally, the book includes helpful Tips and Talking Points for schools and districts, offering practical guidance for implementing effective teacher evaluation practices.

By outlining best practices and providing actionable tools grounded in collaboration and teamwork, this book empowers K-12 school leaders to explore teacher evaluation that has a profound and lasting impact on the profession and student learning. It serves as a valuable resource for educators seeking to transform their evaluation practices and drive positive outcomes for their students and colleagues.

Weight: 246g
Dimension: 151 x 228 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367611491