The Highly Qualified Teacher: What Is Teacher Quality and How Do We Measure It?

This timely book introduces a new method for evaluating teachers based on extensive fieldwork in schools. The author thoroughly examines the empirical evidence responsible for identifying the qualities associated with positive student outcomes, including observational measures that are able to predict a teacher's ability to raise student achievement in mathematics. This volume is for anyone wrestling with the federal mandate to provide a highly qualified teacher in every classroom.