This handbook on teacher evaluation provides the means for conducting positive, nonjudgmental assessment of teacher performance. The first section presents a sequence for planning and implementing an evaluation of teaching. The second section discusses concepts that are used as a basis for developing procedures to evaluate teaching for…

This article focuses on one element of staff development, and applies to classroom observation an interactive process between staff developer and teacher that leads to a better understanding and acceptance of individual teaching styles. The emphasis is on professional growth rather than on institutional regulation. (Author/KC)