The controversy over the value of teaching evaluation surveys completed by students has led to increased calls to include some type of faculty observation as part of one’s teaching dossier. Those ...

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cognia announced the release of its dynamic new Teacher Observation Tool™ that enables teachers to review their instructional practice across five dimensions of ...

Houston ISD overhauled the rubric used to evaluate how well teachers perform during spot evaluations of their classrooms, one of the major factors in teacher evaluations that determine salaries under ...

The old-fashioned practice of rating instructors by watching them teach is tricky, labor-intensive, potentially costly and subjective — but perhaps the best way to help them improve, according to a ...

Different observation tools are available to suit various needs. Policy makers in states from coast to coast are demanding more rigorous teacher evaluations that lead to real improvements in ...

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) reported that U.S. students have dropped to merely average performance when compared to other countries’ students (USDE IES NCES, 2013). The ...

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