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Archer, Jeff; Cantrell, Steve; Holtzman, Steven L.; Joe, Jilliam; Tocci, Cynthia M.; Wood, Jess – Learning Professional, 2017
Classroom observation has changed dramatically in recent years. Trivial checklists have given way to research-based rubrics that describe important aspects of teaching and, for each aspect, explain the difference between more and less effective practice. Instead of asking if the lesson objective was posted, these new instruments typically ask to…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Scoring Rubrics, Academic Achievement, Decision Making
Fowler-Finn, Thomas – Harvard Education Press, 2013
Instructional rounds is a powerful form of professional learning aimed at helping schools and systems develop the capacity to educate all children to high levels. In this practical book, Thomas Fowler-Finn, an experienced consultant who has worked closely with the Harvard team that pioneered instructional rounds, discusses how facilitators can…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Facilitators (Individuals), Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Modeling (Psychology)
Kane, Thomas J.; Staiger, Douglas O. – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2012
There is a growing consensus that teacher evaluation in the United States is fundamentally broken. Few would argue that a system that tells 98 percent of teachers they are "satisfactory" benefits anyone--including teachers. The nation's collective failure to invest in high-quality professional feedback to teachers is inconsistent with…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Achievement Gains, Evaluation Methods, Teaching Methods
Kane, Thomas J.; Staiger, Douglas O. – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2012
Research has long been clear that teachers matter more to student learning than any other in-school factor. Improving the quality of teaching is critical to student success. Yet only recently have many states and districts begun to take seriously the importance of evaluating teacher performance and providing teachers with the feedback they need to…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Achievement Gains, Evaluation Methods, Teaching Methods
Padua, Jennifer F. M. – Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL), 2011
The Effective Instructional Strategies Series is a collection of six booklets based on the components used in Pacific Communities with High-performance In Literacy Development (Pacific CHILD), a principles-based professional development program consisting of research-based teaching and learning strategies proven to help improve students' reading…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Faculty Development
Minor, James F.; Preston, Kenneth M. – 1991
In an effort to improve the quality of teaching at Oklahoma Junior College (OJC), the college's administration mandated peer coaching as part of a peer evaluation process. Peer coaching, a means of keeping valuable experience from being lost to the college due to death, retirement, or other separation, encourages instructors to learn about the art…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education
Lamb, Ronald W.; Thomas, M. Donald – Principal, 1981
Suggests ways of judging teacher performance based on the five basic steps in the teacher evaluation process: (1) gathering information and making judgments; (2) holding the evaluation conference; (3) identifying areas needing improvement; (4) providing assistance; and (5) guiding the teacher out of teaching if improvement cannot be made.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Conferences, Counseling, Elementary Secondary Education
Barbknecht, Arnold; Kieffer, Connie W. – 2001
This book provides information for teachers and administrators about peer coaching, and it centers on classroom observation by other team members. The book describes stages of the observation process, explaining how a peer coaching program can make teachers more effective and co-learners with colleagues. Each chapter includes scenarios describing…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Observation, Peer Evaluation
Smith, P.; And Others – 1988
Techniques for improving college teaching are presented, noting higher education faculty are being encouraged to evaluate and improve their teaching effectiveness in the classroom. Traditionally, faculty have relied upon student evaluations as a primary means for assessing and improving their teaching effectiveness. Literature on faculty…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Quality, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Steere, Bob F.; Wiley, Robert C. – 1985
This packet provides the concerned teacher and supervisor with materials for learning how to determine the percentage of time their students are actively engaged on task. The materials include definitions of key terms, a list of situations during which students must be considered unengaged, sample forms to be used in classroom observations of…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Peters, Karen H.; March, Judith K. – 1999
This book joins instructional design as the axis of school reform with collaborative observation as the proven method to sustain teacher growth and renewal. The acronym COMPASS (Collaborative Observation for Monitoring Practices to Achieve Sustained School reform) is used. The book details a four-part observation process, each component of which…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Melko, Matthew – 1998
This book describes a year-long participant-observer case study of the professorship as a profession. Following an introductory chapter, each chapter examines one aspect of the professor's occupation by recounting the specific experiences of the author, a sociology professor at Wright State University (Ohio). Chapter 2 looks at the department as…
Descriptors: Career Development, Case Studies, College Administration, College Faculty

Marland, Michael – Educational Management and Administration, 1986
Looks beyond the threatening and remunerative aspects of teacher appraisal in the United Kingdom to the contribution that evaluation can make to professional and school development. Considers five sound reasons for appraisal, the roles and behaviors to be appraised, and some workable approaches and techniques. Effective leadership is the key.…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Development

Webb, Jamie; McEnerney, Kathleen – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1995
Describes the peer observation program developed by faculty at California State University, Dominguez Hills, its structure and adaptations, outcomes, and recommendations for development of formative peer observation programs. The program helps reduce faculty professional isolation by providing an informal structure for discussion of teaching and…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction, Collegiality

Skinner, Michael E.; Welch, Frances C. – College Teaching, 1996
College faculty peer coaching encourages better teaching while addressing the unique nature of college instruction. It is non-evaluative, based on classroom observation or instructional materials review, and targets specific instructional techniques. Programs should have clear purposes and procedures, provide formal coaching training, provide…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Observation Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction