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Smith, Neil Stephenson; Acheson, Keith A. – OSSC Bulletin, 1991
The term "peer consultation," like the term "teaching," encompasses many methods and strategies. Some confusion about peer consultation (often called "peer coaching") stems from lack of understanding about how these procedures use peers (fellow teachers) as observers, mentors, coaches, or collaborators. To dispel…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Organizational Development, Peer Counseling
Jensen, Mary Cihak – OSSC Bulletin, 1986
Recent statistics show that nationwide about 50 percent of new teachers leave the profession within their first six years of teaching. In an effort to encourage the persistence of new teachers and to enhance their productivity and competence in the classroom, many school districts have begun supportive programs for the beginning teacher, known as…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility, Program Development
Ellis, Thomas I. – Research Roundup, 1986
Included in this summary analysis of three journal articles and two documents on teacher evaluation are reports that touch on difficulties facing school officials in developing a teacher evaluation system and suggestions for assessing the strengths and weaknesses of an evaluation system. The first article, by Susan S. Stodolsky, challenges…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Concurrent Validity, Cooperative Planning, Decision Making