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Writing Meaningful Teacher Evaluations-Right Now!!

The Principal's Quick-Start Reference Guide

Third Edition
By: Cornelius L. Barker, Claudette J. Searchwell

Turn teacher evaluation into a positive process focused on improving teacher and student learning!

With a diverse bank of proficiency statements to clearly and comprehensively describe a teacher's performance, this resource provides administrators with flexible tools for writing fact-filled, performance-based teacher evaluations as part of an ongoing instructional supervision process. Featuring a time-saving CD-ROM with easily customizable and printable forms, the third edition of this best-selling guide includes:

Updated and new proficiency statements emphasizing teacher reflection, collaboration, and professional development
An evaluation organizer to streamline the process
"Pats on the Back" that acknowledge teachers' good work
Updated sample evaluations

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Grade Level: K-12
ISBN: 9781412960113
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2010
Page Count: 136
Publication date: May 13, 2010

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"The authors go beyond the general concept of evaluating to emphasize that supervision must promote lifelong learning skills for our teachers. This book and time-saving CD-ROM truly define the aim of instructional supervision to promote teacher growth and development."
—Chester Kaminski, Elementary School Principal
Public School Number 11, Jersey City, NJ

"Evaluating teachers is one of the most difficult duties in any school district. This book helps me identify the professional standards and expectations needed to effectively improve teachers' accountability and productivity."
—Ellen Ruane, Associate Superintendent
Jersey City Public Schools, NJ

Turn teacher evaluation into a positive process focused on improving teacher and student learning!

In an era of increasing demands for quality performance-based evaluations, this book offers administrators flexible tools for writing fact-filled, meaningful teacher evaluations as part of an ongoing instructional supervision process.

This essential resource empowers administrators to verbalize their goals and vision for their school and communicate expectations, praise, and concerns about performance in a wide range of areas. With a diverse bank of proficiency statements to clearly and comprehensively describe a teacher's performance, this tool helps administrators efficiently and painlessly monitor, assess, and document instructional performance. Featuring a time-saving CD-ROM with easily customizable and printable forms, the third edition of this best-selling guide includes:

Updated and new proficiency statements emphasizing teacher reflection, collaboration, and professional development
An evaluation organizer to streamline the process
"Pats on the Back" that acknowledge teachers' good work
Updated sample evaluations

Writing Meaningful Teacher Evaluations—Right Now!! enhances administrators' capacity for developing individualized evaluations that provide an accurate, meaningful record for both administrators and staff.

Key features

Sample evaluations
A bank of performance proficiency statements
A CD-ROM that provides evaluation templates that can be easily populated and revised
Suggestions for Pats on the Back that acknowledge teachers' good work
Ready-to-copy forms such as Record of Evaluations, Checklist of Basic Documentation and/or Conditions, Pre- or Post-Conference Form, and an Informal Observation Form

Author(s)

Cornelius L. Barker

Cornelius L. Barker is a much sought-after lecturer for school and community groups on the subject of current cognitive and behavioral trends exhibited by today’s youth. His career in education has spanned more than 25 years in the capacity of classroom teacher and administrator on both the elementary and secondary levels.

Claudette J. Searchwell

Claudette J. Searchwell is a retired elementary school principal whose career spanned has 34 years in the public schools. Her service in the field of education includes posts as classroom teacher, assistant principal and principal, assistant director of a federal basic skills program, and coordinator of citywide afterschool and summer programs. Her post-retirement position was that of adjunct professor at Kean University in Union, New Jersey, where she served as supervisor of pre-certification students engaged in their senior internship. Claudette is currently an education contributor to a charter school.

Table of Contents

Preface by Claudette J. Searchwell

About the Authors

Introduction

I. Writing the Evaluation: Performance Statements, Suggested "Pats on the Back," and Vocabulary Aids

1. Professional Acumen

Performance Statements

A. Personal and Professional Attributes

B. Professional Ability

C. Professional Development

D. Reflections on Performance

E. Adherence to Mandates

F. The Professional Learning Community/Collaboration

Vocabulary Aids

Suggested “Pats on the Back”

2. The Positive Learning Environment

Performance Statements

A. Rapport With Students

B. Nurturing Student Self-Esteem

C. Providing Emotional Support/Building Emotional Strength

D. Classroom Climate/Culture

E. Student Management/Discipline

F. Promoting Student Safety and Well-Being (in class/school)

G. Promoting Student Safety and Well-Being (off-site)

H. Collaborating With Parents to Support Student Achievement and Well-Being

Vocabulary Aids

Suggested “Pats on the Back”

3. Preparation and Organization

Performance Statements

A. Lesson Planning

B. Record Keeping/Reports

C. Visuals, Displays, Collections

D. Physical Plant, Equipment and Supplies

Vocabulary Aids

Suggested “Pats on the Back”

4. Delivery of Instruction

Performance Statements

A. Motivating Students to Learn

B. Promoting Student Academic Growth

C. Clarity of Presentation

D. Instructional Practices

E. Technology As a Teaching Tool

F. Differentiated Instruction

G. Multiple Intelligences

H. Cooperative Learning/Student Collaboration

I. Critical/Higher-Order Thinking

J. Problem-Based Learning (PBL)

K. Special Education

L. Sex/Family Life Education

M. Environmental Education

Vocabulary Aids

Suggested “Pats on the Back”

5. Measuring Student Growth

Performance Statements

A. Empowering Students to Succeed

B. Conducting Ongoing Assessments

C. Strategies Employed to Evaluate Students

D. Utilizing Evaluation Data

Vocabulary Aids

Suggested “Pats on the Back”

II. Other Helpful Resources for Writing Performance Evaluations

6. Planbook Notations

7. The Evaluation Organizer

8. Sample Written Evaluations, With Commentary

9. Record of Evaluations Form

10. A Checklist of Basic Documentation and/or Conditions

11. Conference Forms

12. Informal Observation Form

13. Clinical Observation Data Form

14. Using Technology in Teaching/Learning

15. Common Areas of Concern, With Suggested Remedies

16. Chronology of Evaluation Activities

17. Cross-Reference of Key Terms

Reviews

"The authors go beyond the general concept of evaluating to emphasize that supervision must promote lifelong learning skills for our teachers. This book and time-saving CD-ROM truly define the aim of instructional supervision to promote teacher growth and development."

Chester Kaminski, Elementary School Principal
Public School Number 11, Jersey City, NJ

"This practical guidebook thoroughly covers the process of evaluation and gives me a time-saving process for formal and qualitative evaluations. As an evaluator—it is a must!"

Nino Falcone, Adjunct Professor
New Jersey City University

"Evaluating teachers is one of the most difficult duties in any school district. The authors cover teacher evaluations by incorporating it into an in-depth, wide-ranging technological approach. Evaluation systems must include real opportunities for teachers to improve their performance, but must weed out those who ultimately can’t meet the required standards. This book helps me identify the professional standards and expectations needed to effectively improve teachers’ accountability and productivity."

Ellen Ruane, Associate Superintendent
Jersey City Public Schools, NJ

"The book’s user-friendly content aids in improving the new or underperforming teacher’s instructional skills by offering a myriad of editable statements and concepts that identify professional strengths and weaknesses. I highly recommend this guide to all administrative and supervisory personnel."

Jeanette Braswell, Principal
Lincoln High School, Jersey City, NJ

"This book is a great resource for teacher evaluations, helping the busy evaluator chronicle the influences made by teachers on the academic, social, and emotional growth of the students placed in their rooms."

Bob Buck, Assistant Principal
OEASA Principal Navigator magazine, Winter 2011

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