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Embrace the Criticism
The reason that our teacher evaluation system doesn’t move teachers forward is that it usually borders on the generic. The give and take that should be happening between teacher…
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Teacher Evaluations
Each year, I conduct somewhere between sixty and seventy-five teacher observations and about thirty five summative evaluations at the end of the year. I don't know that the observations…
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The False Sense of Accountability
How do we hold educators accountable right now? It’s a very strange question to ask as I’m currently watching teachers work harder than they ever have. But of course,…
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Testing Season
Testing season is necessary. At least that’s what they say. A measure of accountability. Making sure that educators are doing their job. And so, we ask our students…