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Danielson, Charlotte F.; Bevan, Paula M.; Axtell, Darlene H.; Wright, Karyn F.; McKay, Candi; Cleland, Bernadette – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2009
It's much faster and easier to implement Charlotte Danielson's renowned framework for teaching from "Enhancing Professional Practice" when you have this collection of tools, examples, and assessments. Teachers can use the tools, either on their own or with their students, to: (1) Analyze and assess teaching practice; (2) Integrate elements of…
Descriptors: Teacher Improvement, Teaching Methods, Teacher Effectiveness, Program Implementation
Lasagna, Molly; Laine, Sabrina W.; Behrstock-Sherratt, Ellen – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
No one stakeholder group can realize lasting change on their own; nor can any reform initiative focusing on just one type of strategy create the workplace conditions needed to truly build capacity within the education profession. Rather, stakeholders must focus on collaborating, reaching common understanding, and prioritizing for ultimate impact…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Personnel Selection, Unions, Educational Change
Stronge, James H. – Eye on Education, 2010
Research has shown that there is no greater influence on a student's success than the quality of his or her teacher. This book presents the research findings which demonstrate the connection between teacher effectiveness and student achievement. We've always known, at least intuitively, that teachers matter, but this book proves that teachers are…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Teacher Student Relationship
Arnold, Cath, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
"Improving Your Reflective Practice through Stories of Practitioner Research" shows how research has informed and created effective and valuable reflective practice in early years education, and offers depth to the arguments for a research-orientated stance to this vital field of study. This thought-provoking text explores and documents a variety…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Leadership Effectiveness
Bess, Cindy Rzasa – Teachers College Press, 2009
This is a down-to-earth, heart-to-heart book about what it takes to be an exceptional early childhood teacher. The author uses her experience as a classroom observer and a developmental psychologist to create a rationale for best practice--the reasoning behind the best (worst and average) classroom practice. Cindy Rzasa Bess examines a variety of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Improvement
Frels, Kelly; Horton, Janet L. – Education Law Association, 2007
The primary objective of a school district's teacher evaluation system is to improve teachers' performance so they can become successful and contribute to the objectives of the district. If the evaluation does not produce this positive result, the teacher must be replaced, either by resignation or termination. The district's evaluation system thus…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Dismissal, Documentation
Zwozdiak-Myers, Paula – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
What do we mean by reflective practice? What does it involve? How can it help you develop as a teacher? "The Teacher's Reflective Practice Handbook" is an essential source of advice, guidance and ideas for both student and practising teachers. Helping you to translate pedagogical knowledge into practice, this "Handbook" guides you through studying…
Descriptors: Evidence, Classroom Research, Problem Based Learning, Classroom Environment
Braun, Henry, Ed.; Chudowsky, Naomi, Ed.; Koenig, Judith, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2010
Value-added methods refer to efforts to estimate the relative contributions of specific teachers, schools, or programs to student test performance. In recent years, these methods have attracted considerable attention because of their potential applicability for educational accountability, teacher pay-for-performance systems, school and teacher…
Descriptors: Accountability, Teacher Improvement, Workshops, Program Evaluation
Arshad, Rowena, Ed.; Wrigley, Terry, Ed.; Pratt, Lynne, Ed. – Trentham Books, 2012
Teachers want to do their best for every child, but worry about causing offence and often shy away from troublesome issues. The classroom situations and strategies presented here will help teachers negotiate their way through complex situations and bring about constructive change. This book clarifies concepts and value differences and the subtle…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Equal Education, Racial Bias, Gender Bias
Sisk-Hilton, Stephanie – Teachers College Press, 2009
This is the inspiring story of a group of teachers who used new technologies to document, analyze, and share an inquiry learning process together. The Supporting Knowledge Integration for Inquiry Practice (SKIIP) is an exciting new professional development model that brings together the strengths and benefits of several existing approaches:…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Inquiry, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Improvement
Danielson, Charlotte – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2008
Here's an indispensable resource for everyone who uses Charlotte Danielson's acclaimed book "Enhancing Professional Practice" to support teacher education, evaluation, and professional learning. Drawing from the thousands of programs that rely on this research-based teaching framework, this handbook provides guidance in applying the 22 components…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Teaching Methods, Guides, Teacher Education
Schargel, Franklin P. – Eye on Education, 2010
Find out how to keep your best teachers on staff, and make sure your new teachers stay motivated beyond their first years on the job. In this book, leading educational consultant Franklin Schargel offers 162 easy-to-apply tips and strategies for principals and administrators looking to hire quality teachers, raise faculty job satisfaction, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Job Satisfaction, Educational Quality, Guides
OECD Publishing (NJ3), 2011
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) can bring a wide range of benefits--for children, parents and society at large. However, these benefits are conditional on "quality". Expanding access to services without attention to quality will not deliver good outcomes for children or long-term productivity benefits for society. This new publication…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Educational Quality, Educational Policy
Reeves, Douglas B. – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2008
Author Douglas B. Reeves illuminates the way forward to higher student achievement through a framework for teacher leadership. Learn why the best way to expand and extend the most powerful teaching strategies is for teachers to observe the practices of other teachers and school administrators to build teacher leader networks that encourage the…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Leadership, Teaching Methods
Sandvold, Amy; Baxter, Maelou – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2008
This book contains strategies for effective literacy coaching of teachers in districts and schools. Whether it's your job to start a literacy coaching initiative or to be an effective literacy coach to your colleagues, this guide has all the steps and strategies you need: (1) Roles and responsibilities of literacy coaches; (2) Keys to building…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Coaching (Performance), Literacy, Teacher Role