tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post7051938088571183067..comments2024-03-28T08:55:53.818-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: New Teacher Evaluation System Unwritten, But Still Go Into Effectreality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-64880743907482347662012-02-08T15:26:17.255-05:002012-02-08T15:26:17.255-05:00I agree with John. If schools are going to use a t...I agree with John. If schools are going to use a <a href="http://www.observe4success.com" rel="nofollow">teacher evaluation</a> or a classroom walkthrough, they need to be done well. If not, the results and data are invalid and not usable.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664071032548776022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-88231490531730181222011-02-13T11:15:35.164-05:002011-02-13T11:15:35.164-05:00Any evaluation system must be based on objective d...Any evaluation system must be based on objective data, including teacher evaluations. Systems that use student scores as the primary data will identify a problem, but not the cause. Systems that ignore student scores may be rewarding/punishing actions without knowing their effectiveness. Classroom observations are a critical component in an entire system.<br /><br />There are three types of observation data that are/can be recorded: Descriptive, Inferential, and Evaluative.<br /><br />Descriptive data is a record of the duration or frequency of teaching practices and related student behaviors in the classroom.<br /><br />Inferential data is a summary of the practices or behaviors based on the descriptive data. Unfortunately, many observation systems have observers check summary indicators without collecting the descriptive data to support them.<br /><br />Evaluation data is a judgment of the quality of the teaching practice or student academic behaviors. Very frequently, this is the 'teacher evaluation' form used by districts and states as the record of an observation. The problem is that an evaluation must be based on summary data which is based on descriptive data - which is rarely collected. The result is an invalid and unreliable assessment, and the cause of great conflict, misdirection of corrective efforts, and a hugh waste of professional development funds.<br /><br />Technology can easily provide the support needed to collect all the needed data. After 30 years in the Education profession, I wrote a software program to make the collection of all three types of observation data easy. Here's a link to a 3 minute video about it:<br />http://www.ecove.net/movie<br /><br />Focused observations to gather objective data provide both the teacher and administrators with the knowledge they need to identify specific needs, measure change, and make those required judgments of quality. In the end, the students are the ones who benefit the most.<br /><br />Peace, John@ecove.netJohn Tenny, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02048861131534344166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-79188007027357839312011-01-28T16:58:32.116-05:002011-01-28T16:58:32.116-05:00I'm sure Bloomie would want the same to get ri...I'm sure Bloomie would want the same to get rid of those expensive senior teachers.Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.com