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Weisberg, Daniel; Sexton, Susan; Mulhern, Jennifer; Keeling, David; Schunck, Joan; Palcisco, Ann; Morgan, Kelli – New Teacher Project, 2009
This report examines the pervasive and longstanding failure to recognize and respond to variations in the effectiveness of teachers. At the heart of the matter are teacher evaluation systems, which in theory should serve as the primary mechanism for assessing such variations, but in practice tell everyone little about how one teacher differs from…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
Weisberg, Daniel; Sexton, Susan; Mulhern, Jennifer; Keeling, David – New Teacher Project, 2009
This report examines the pervasive and longstanding failure to recognize and respond to variations in the effectiveness of teachers. At the heart of the matter are teacher evaluation systems, which in theory should serve as the primary mechanism for assessing such variations, but in practice tell everyone little about how one teacher differs from…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, School Districts
New Teacher Project, 2009
In late 2008, Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) participated in The New Teacher Project's (TNTP's) research for a national study, "The Widget Effect," published in June 2009. In summer 2009, CPS, the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers (CFT) and the Cincinnati Association of Administrators and Supervisors (CAAS) asked TNTP to explore a…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Public School Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness