I love love love this. Some thoughts, more general rhetorical questions- why should a principal decide if a teacher is good? Should a student, parent, colleague not have a say? A few years ago I looked into the VAL-ED a 360 degree instrument that was used to assess multiple perspectives. And of course, what makes a teacher effective? Should we have more defined criteria that allows for effectiveness to cover multiple domains (achievement, efficacy, etc).
Here's a more philosophical question: Teacher evaluations presume one teacher is "better" than another. But can't we learn from all teachers? I had a student comment that she learned what NOT to do from watching someone apparently less able. Perhaps we need to shift our perspective from what teachers teach to what we pro-actively learn.
I love love love this. Some thoughts, more general rhetorical questions- why should a principal decide if a teacher is good? Should a student, parent, colleague not have a say? A few years ago I looked into the VAL-ED a 360 degree instrument that was used to assess multiple perspectives.
ReplyDeleteAnd of course, what makes a teacher effective? Should we have more defined criteria that allows for effectiveness to cover multiple domains (achievement, efficacy, etc).
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ReplyDeleteIf students cheat then how is that a fair assessment of a teacher? SOOO many confounds!!
Great work, Erin!
ReplyDeleteHere's a more philosophical question: Teacher evaluations presume one teacher is "better" than another. But can't we learn from all teachers? I had a student comment that she learned what NOT to do from watching someone apparently less able. Perhaps we need to shift our perspective from what teachers teach to what we pro-actively learn.