Linking Teacher Evaluation and Student Learning

By Pamela D. Tucker and James H. Stronge

Book Overview

In Linking Teacher Evaluation and Student Learning, researchers Pamela D. Tucker and James H. Stronge show that including measures of student achievement in teacher evaluations can help schools focus their efforts to meet higher standards. You'll see how four school systems have built such measures into their evaluation programs in these distinct ways: * Documenting how desired learning outcomes translated into actual student learning * Tracking progress on key content standards * Setting annual quantifiable goals for students' academic progress * Analyzing changes in students' achievement test scores The authors explore the strengths of each approach, offer insights from teachers and administrators, and describe practical ways to incorporate similar measures of student learning into your own evaluation program. Detailed appendixes provide hands-on tools and resources to help you adapt these approaches to your school's particular needs. For any school that is working to meet higher standards, linking teacher evaluation to measures of student learning is a powerful way to refocus professional development and improve student achievement.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416600329
• ISBN13: 9781416600329
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: ASCD
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.1" x 9.0"

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How including measures of student achievement in teacher evaluations can help schools improve

Researchers and education professors Pamela D. Tucker and James H. Stronge present Linking Teacher Evaluation And Student Learning, a study that reveals how including measures of student achievement in teacher evaluations can help schools improve their attempts to meet higher standards. Chapters address how to track progress on crucial content standards, set annual quantifiable goals for students' academic progress, analyze changes in student test scores, apply sample methodology, and much more. Case studies illustrate the general points and suggestions in this useful and practical resource especially for school administrators and principals