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Presentations
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Teacher Evaluation Systems: Opportunities and Challenges — February, 2013
Explore the challenges and the opportunities of helping teachers grow professionally by using evaluation results.
Principal Evaluation Design: Perspectives from Research and Practice — February, 2013
Learn principal evaluation design strategies and challenges.
Maryland—Understanding Student Learning Objectives — December, 2013
The Maryland State Department of Education developed this presentation to illustrate how SLOs align with the goals for the state’s Race to the Top initiative. The presentation discusses the purpose...
Maryland—Student Learning Objectives: Quality Assurance — December, 2013
In December 2012, the Maryland State Department of Education presented on the quality assurance process for SLOs. This presentation outlines quality control components, provides guidance, templates...
Hawaii—Rating the Quality of an SLO — December, 2013
The Hawaii Department of Education developed a presentation on how to rate the quality of an SLO. The purpose of this presentation is to increase the understanding of what constitutes a quality SLO...
Discover current practice and future trends of principal evaluation policy.
Explore how to connect professional learning in teacher evaluation.
Using Student Growth to Evaluate Educators of Students With Disabilities: Issues, Challenges, and Next Steps — September, 2012
Find out how to use student growth in evaluating teachers of students with disabilities.
Using Student Growth to Evaluate Educators of Students With Disabilities: Issues, Challenges, and Next Steps — September, 2012
States are in the process of making policy and practice decisions relative to the use of student growth in performance evaluations. Because of an array of technical issues, states may be tempted...
Special Education Teacher Evaluation in an Era of Accountability: Challenges and Solutions — November, 2012
Explore the impact of preparation programs on educator evaluation and discuss how evaluation can influence preparation programs.