Linda Darling-Hammond, Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, Edward Haertel, Jesse Rothstein, Phi Delta Kappan Practitioners, researchers, and policy makers agree that most current teacher evaluation systems do ...

Real leadership means moving past outdated educator evaluation processes and redesigning it around evidence, clarity, and ...

This essay is excerpted from a new Chronicle special report, “Building a Faculty that Flourishes,” available in the Chronicle Store. Mention peer review of teaching in a faculty meeting, and you’re ...

Is there a connection between the quality of teaching and the quantity of learning? For most students, the answer is yes, logically and in the research. This year has brought more public attention to ...

One thing most academics can agree on: How we evaluate our colleagues’ work in the classroom is a vexed system, badly in need of overhaul. A recent essay in The Chronicle, “How Peer Review Could ...

The best Christmas present I ever got arrived on December 19, 2006. That's when the Dean called me over to her office to tell me that I passed my tenure review. The tenure process at Union is pretty ...

Teaching is a complex activity, and the way that we evaluate teaching should ideally take into account this complexity. Although student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are often the primary way we ...

Billions have been spent on linking teacher evaluations to student test scores. But a new study finds the practice has had no overall effect on student achievement. We’ve spent billions trying to ...

New approaches to teacher evaluation, combined with comprehensive professional development for teachers and school leaders and changes in the organization and capacities of school districts, can ...

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has proposed reforming what is typically called "teacher tenure." Absolutely, for all of our children, I want all teachers to be outstanding -- and thus all lackluster teachers ...

KAYLIE SIROVY: Hi everyone, my name is Kaylie Sirovy, your host from the Minnesota Daily. Right now you’re listening to In The Know, a podcast dedicated to the University of Minnesota. If you are a ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. In the past two years, the quality of teacher education programs has been repeatedly called into ...