Teacher Evaluation: A Comprehensive Guide to New Directions and Practices / Edition 2

by Kenneth D. Peterson

Overview

Features in this comprehensive guide and reference include chapters on using national standards, improved forms, and district-level principles, and developments in using pupil achievement data.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803968837
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	05/19/2000
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	440
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	3 Months

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THINKING ABOUT TEACHER EVALUATION
New Directions for Teacher Evaluation
The Need for New Directions and Practices
Principles of Teacher Evaluation
Problems of Teacher Evaluation
PART TWO: MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES FOR TEACHER EVALUATION
Introduction to Multiple and Variable Data Sources
Student Reports
Peer Review of Materials
Student Achievement
Teacher Tests
Parent Reports
Documentation of Professional Activity
Systematic Observation
Administrator Reports
Teacher as Curriculum Designer, Other Unique Data and National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Licensing
Data Sources to Avoid
PART THREE: TOOLS FOR IMPROVED TEACHER EVALUATION
Authentic Assessment
Beyond Portfolios to Teacher Dossiers
Use of Computers in Teacher Evaluation
New School District Organizations, Judging Teacher Dossiers and New District Payoff Structures
PART FOUR: EVALUATION AND OTHER EDUCATORS
Hiring, Caring for and Evaluating New Teachers
Evaluating Administrators,Support Personnel and Other Teacher Groups
Evaluating Deficient Teachers
PART FIVE: SCHOOL DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES
School District Concerns
New Roles for Principals
Making the Transition from Traditional Teacher Evaluation to New Directions and Practices
Justifying a District Teacher Evaluation System
Using Teacher Evaluation

Editorial Reviews

"A valuable asset for teachers, principals, superintendents, and policymakers that encompasses both the conceptual aspects of teacher evaluation and the tools needed to implement it."

Peter Airasian