When teacher evaluations are fair, everyone wins.
Poor evaluation systems don t just hurt teachers they hurt students, too. That s why America can t afford to wait for the teacher-evaluation problem to be solved. To provide balanced, accurate, and rigorous evaluations that take into account each teacher s particular circumstances, only one system can work: evidence-governed collegial judgment. This book includes:
- A discussion of common evaluation systems, including testing, value-added models, and observations
- Analysis of federal guidelines and state responses
- Action steps teachers and school leaders can take to influence policy
- A clear rationale and strategies for implementing a teacher evaluation model based on human judgment