Teacher group prescribes evaluations overhaul
By Anthony Rebora/Teacher Magazine
To be realistic vehicles of school improvement, teacher evaluation systems need to be revamped to utilize more clearly elucidated professional standards and include bona fide assessments of both classroom practice and student work, according to a new report by a group of distinguished teachers in California. The group, known as Accomplished California Teachers, was created by the National Board of Professional Standards in 2008 as a way to bring teachers’ knowledge and perspective to bear on pressing education policy issues. ACT is funded in part by the National Board Resource Center at Stanford University, which is directed by Stanford education professor Linda Darling-Hammond. (more...)