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Rhode Island Department of Education, 2015
Rhode Island educators believe that implementing a fair, accurate, and meaningful educator evaluation and support system will help improve teaching, learning, and school leadership. The primary purpose of the Rhode Island Model Building Administrator Evaluation and Support System (Rhode Island Model) is to help all building administrators improve.…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational Objectives, Models, Cooperation
TESOL Press, 2013
"Standards for ESL/EFL Teachers of Adult Learners" offers performance indicators, vignettes, and evaluation tools for instructors. These clearly organized components will help instructors identify the qualities and practices to pursue in their teaching. The standards in this book address planning, instructing, and assessing as the basis…
Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Adult Students
Ives, Cindy; McAlpine, Lynn; Gandell, Terry – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2009
This article describes a research-driven heuristic for the scholarly evaluation of teaching and learning interventions, which is systematic, collaborative, and discipline focused. We offer this guide to educational developers and other instructional support staff who are tracking the impact of interventions in teaching and learning with academic…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Postsecondary Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation
Ruben, Brent D.; Nolfi, Tricia – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2010
This "Assessing and Improving Student Organization" (AISO) program is intended as a guide for leaders of student-led college organizations. It is designed to promote the assessment of their organization by leaders and members, help them with planning and improvement, and assist them in responding to reviews by governing bodies and national…
Descriptors: Student Organizations, College Students, Improvement, Evaluation
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Cheng, Eric C. K. – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2011
This article aims to examine the predictive relationships of self-evaluation capacity and staff competency on the effect of strategic planning in aided secondary schools in Hong Kong. A quantitative questionnaire survey was compiled to collect data from principals of the participating schools. Confirmatory factor analysis and reliability tests…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Secondary Schools, Student Attitudes, Quality Control
Schwanke, Jen – ASCD, 2016
A principal's job is astonishingly complex, and its competing demands can be overwhelming, especially in the first few years. In this book, Jen Schwanke, a principal herself, provides a mentor's guidance to steer new principals through the period of adjustment and set the foundation for a long and rewarding career. The topics you wish your…
Descriptors: Beginning Principals, Guidance, Adjustment (to Environment), Interprofessional Relationship
Valdez, Marianna; Broin, Alexandra – New Leaders, 2015
Across the education field, there is unusual consensus that strong teacher leaders are key to improving our nation's schools. Unfortunately, clear expectations for what teacher leaders should do, and strategies to prepare them to do it, are few and far between. One recent survey found that while 86 percent of schools have teacher leader roles,…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Academic Achievement, Leaders, Leadership Training
Cicchinelli, Louis F.; Barley, Zoe – Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), 2010
This guide is designed to help districts and schools evaluate reform efforts related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including School Improvement Grants. It includes practical, how-to tips for conducting program evaluations, whether one takes a "do-it-yourself" approach or seeks outside assistance to evaluate reform…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Educational Change
PEPNet-West, 2010
For most students, test taking is a challenge. For students who are deaf or hard of hearing, classroom quizzes, tests, and exams are even more challenging. Standardized tests--The SAT, ACT, state proficiency tests, No Child Left Behind annual tests, and psychoeducational evaluations--present additional challenges for students who are deaf or hard…
Descriptors: Partial Hearing, Deafness, Standardized Tests, Achievement Tests
Vermont Department of Education, 2011
This guide is for superintendents, principals, staff developers, teachers and professional development providers--in short for anyone who has a stake in ensuring that professional learning has greater impact on improving practice and increasing student learning. The purpose of this guide is to help schools, districts, and SU/LEAs put in place…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Worksheets, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation
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Miller, Faith G.; Patwa, Shamim S.; Chafouleas, Sandra M. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2014
An increased emphasis on collecting and using data in schools has occurred, in part, because of the implementation of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS). Commonly referred to as response to intervention in the academic domain and school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports in the behavioral domain, these initiatives have a…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Rating Scales, Student Behavior, Response to Intervention
Finnan, Leslie – AASA, The School Superintendent's Association, 2014
For months, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have been debated throughout the media, legislatures, education organizations, and households across the country. Education groups have released statements both in favor of the standards and opposed. As these arguments are being tossed around, 44 states and D.C. are implementing CCSS and other…
Descriptors: State Standards, Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, School Surveys
Achieve, Inc., 2013
As shown by MetLife's 2010 "Survey of the American Teacher," America's educators strongly believe that all students should graduate from high school ready for college and a career (85 percent). Additionally, according to MetLife's 2009 survey, 86 percent of teachers believe that setting high expectations for students will improve student…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Alignment (Education), Principals
Xiang, Yun; Hauser, Carl – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2010
The purpose of this paper is to offer an analytic perspective to policy makers and educational practitioners regarding how to use longitudinal achievement data to evaluate schools. The authors further discuss the potential practical applications of their models for superintendents, researchers, and policy makers. The premise of the study is that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Policy Formation, Data Analysis
Summers, Susan Janko, Ed.; Chazan-Cohen, Rachel, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2012
Integrating infant mental health services into early education programs leads to better child outcomes and stronger parent-child relationships--the big question is how to do it appropriately and effectively. Clear answers are in this accessible textbook, created to prepare early childhood professionals and programs to weave best practices in…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Mental Health Programs
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