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A new and proven paradigm for evaluating teacher effectiveness The Measures of Effective Teaching reflects the work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project. The project is dedicated to finding new and more reliable ways to evaluate teacher effectiveness than merely relying on test scores.
List of contents
Acknowledgments vii
About the Authors ix
Introduction: Getting from Here to There 1
I Making the Big Decisions 15 1 Building Support for Better Observer Training 17
2 Finding Enough Observers 25
3 Deciding on Training Delivery Methods 35
4 Setting Priorities for Observer Training 45
II Pre-scoring Video 51 5 Understanding Pre-Scoring Video 53
6 Planning a Pre-Scoring Process 59
7 Getting the Right Video to Pre-Score 75
8 Recruiting and Training Master Coders 85
9 Ensuring the Quality of Pre-Scoring 101
III Building the Knowledge and Skills for Observation 113 10 Knowing the Rubric 115
11 Collecting Evidence 127
12 Understanding Bias 139
13 Recognizing Evidence 149
14 Using Criteria for Rating 167
15 Coaching Teachers 187
16 Organizing a Training Program 211
IV Using Data to Improve Training and Support of Observers 221 17 Collecting and Using Data from Training 223
18 Assessing Observers to Ensure and Improve Quality 233
19 Monitoring Your Observation System 267
Concluding Thoughts: Getting It Right 285
Appendix 287
Observer Training Checklist 287
Planning Worksheet 291
Tools Referenced in This Book 304
Tool 7-1: DCPS Video Quality Checklist 305
Tool 8-1: RIFT Master Coding Worksheet 307
Tool 8-2: DCPS Advice for Facilitating Reconciliation 308
Tool 8-3: DCPS Guidelines for Score Rationales 311
Tool 13-1: DCPS Evidence Collection Template 314
Tool 14-1: Partnerships to Uplift Communities (PUC) Evidence Record Rubric 318
Tool 14-2: Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)/(TCRP) Top Ten Principles of True Scoring 320
Tool 14-3: RIDE Calibration Session Protocol 322
Tool 15-1: RIDE Feedback Quality Review Tool 327
Tool 15-2: Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) Post-Observation Assessment Checklist 328
Tool 17-1: DCPS Feedback Rubric with Annotated Example 331
Tool 18-1: Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) Rubric for Rating Use of Evidence 337
Tool 19-1: RIDE Teacher Survey Items on Observation 338
Notes 341
References 343
Index 345
About the author
JEFF ARCHER, a former
Education Week writer, is president of Knowledge Design Partners, a communications and knowledge management consulting business with a focus on school change issues.
STEVE CANTRELL, a former teacher, is a senior program officer in the K?12 division at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he codirected the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project. STEVEN L. HOLTZMAN is a senior research data analyst in the Data Analysis and Research Technologies group at ETS. JILLIAM N. JOE, a former research scientist at ETS, runs a research and assessment consulting business, Measure by Design. CYNTHIA M. TOCCI, a former teacher, spent more than 20 years at ETS, where she served as an executive director in research. She now runs a consulting business, Educational Observations. JESS WOOD is a senior policy advisor at EducationCounsel, where she works with states and districts to improve educator preparation, support, and evaluation. A former teacher, she led observer training at District of Columbia Public Schools.
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.
