James Stronge

Evaluating What Good Teachers Do

Eight Research-Based Standards for Assesing Teacher Excellence

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is based on author James H. Stronge's 20-plus years of consulting with school districts and other educational organizations in designing, piloting, and training educators in the use of teacher-performance evaluation systems. Its primary purpose is to help both teachers and their evaluators collect more comprehensive and accurate assessment data for judging teacher effectiveness. The author provides field-tested teacher-evaluation systems based on performance standards which include data collection tools and performance appraisal rubrics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 210mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 436g
• ISBN-13: 9781596671577
• ISBN-10: 1596671572
• Artikelnr.: 39035101

Autorenporträt

James H. Stronge is the Heritage Professor in the Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership Area at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. His research interests include policy and practice related to teacher quality, and teacher and administrator evaluation. His work on teacher quality focuses on how to identify effective teachers and how to enhance teacher effectiveness. Dr. Stronge has presented his research at state, national, and international conferences such as the American Educational Research Association, American Association of School Administrators, Asia-Pacific Conference on Gifted, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, European Council of International Schools. National Evaluation Institute, and University Council for Educational Administration. Additionally, he has worked extensively with local school districts and other educational organizations on issues related to teacher effectiveness, teacher selection, and teacher and administrator evaluation. Dr. Stronge has authored, coauthored, or edited twenty-two books and more than 100 articles, chapters, and technical reports. Selected books have been translated and published in Arabic, Mandarin, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, and Vietnamese. Some of his recent books include: Student Achievement Goal Setting: Using Data to Improve Teaching and Learning> (Eye On Education, 2009) Qualities of Effective Principals> (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2008) Qualities of Effective Teaching,> 2nd Ed. (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007) The Teacher Quality Index: A Protocol for Teacher Selection> (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2006) Teacher Pay and Teacher Quality: Attracting, Developing, and Retaining the Best Teachers> (Corwin Press, 2006) Linking Teacher Evaluation and Student Achievement> (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2005) Evaluating Teaching,> 2nd Ed. (Corwin Press, 2005). Dr. Stronge has been a teacher, counselor, and district-level administrator. His doctorate is in the area of Educational Administration and Planning from the University of Alabama. He may be contacted at: The College of William and Mary, School of Education, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795; 757-221-2339; or http://wmpeople.wm.edu/jhstro.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Performance Standards for Teachers; Chapter 1 How to Assess Teacher
Quality; Chapter 2 Professional Knowledge4A standard format and common
language are used throughout Chapters 2 to 9 so as to provide comparability
and ease-of-use for the eight teacher performance standards presented in
the Chapters. Consequently, there is purposeful overlap in Introduction
language used in the Chapters. The intent is that this selective use of
repetitive language will serve to reinforce the concepts and practices
discussed throughout the book.; Chapter 3 Data-Driven Planning; Chapter 4
Instructional Delivery; Chapter 5 Assessment for Learning; Chapter 6
Learning Environment; Chapter 7 Communication and Advocacy; Chapter 8
Professionalism; Chapter 9 Student Progress; Chapter 10 Concluding Thoughts
on Evaluating Teacher EffectivenessPart II Tools You Can Use;