Districts implementing new teacher evaluation systems faced challenges using evaluations for instructional improvement¶
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q2 i? Using teacher evaluations for instructional improvement was one of the challenges districts had to assess and deal with during implementation. → Designing and Implementing the Next Generation of Teacher Evaluation Systems 2017
Evidence¶
Designing and Implementing the Next Generation of Teacher Evaluation Systems 2017¶
Designing and Implementing the Next Generation of Teacher Evaluation Systems. (2017). https://consortium.uchicago.edu
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Qualitative interviews with evaluation committee members in five Illinois districts identified using evaluations for instructional improvement as a challenge districts assessed and addressed during implementation of PERA-required evaluation systems. No effect sizes are reported.
"the brief provides a snapshot of how districts assessed and dealt with challenges around cultivating buy-in and understanding; using evaluations for instructional improvement; and reducing the burden on principals"
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Related Claims¶
- Illinois districts implementing PERA-era teacher evaluation systems experienced challenges cultivating buy-in and understanding among school personnel — related
- Districts implementing new teacher evaluation systems faced challenges reducing the burden on principals — related
- Incorporating measures of student growth into teacher evaluation systems remained an ongoing challenge for early adopter districts — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Over half of principals were highly engaged in the new evaluation system, while disengaged principals cited its labor intensity amid simultaneous district initiatives — related
- Alternative student growth measures brought financial costs and implementation challenges around teacher time, test administration, and rigor — related
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Districts implementing new teacher evaluation systems faced challenges using evaluations for instructional improvement |
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Districts implementing new teacher evaluation systems faced challenges using evaluations for instructional improvement |
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