Evaluating Teaching: A Guide to Current Thinking and Best Practice

by James H. Stronge

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This invaluable resource demonstrates how to foster the development of highly qualified teachers through designing and implementing a solid teacher evaluation system.

The connection between teacher evaluation fostering school improvement and the development of highly qualified teachers is receiving more attention than ever before. Just as there is a rational connection between school improvement and teacher performance, there is a necessary and rational connection between supporting and growing highly qualified teachers through effective evaluations and improving relationships in the school.

In this updated edition, top-selling author James H. Stronge and his colleagues synthesize current teacher evaluation research and blend it with practice, highlighting how to:

o design a sound teacher evaluation system

o assess teacher performance thoroughly and accurately

o implement a successful teacher evaluation system

o incorporate student performance data, teaching portfolios, and classroom observation into evaluation

By aligning teaching performance and improvement goals with your school's mission, this text demonstrates how you can effectively encourage teachers to achieve a high standard of instruction at all levels.

  • ISBN10 1452212147
  • ISBN13 9781452212142
  • Publish Date 2 November 2005 (first published 1 August 1997)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher SAGE Publications Inc
  • Imprint Corwin Press Inc
  • Edition 2nd Revised edition
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 328
  • Language English