The Coaches Evaluation Instrument (CEI) is a simple form to help coaches, administrators, and athletes evaluate coaching performance. The instrument may be used to supplement existing evaluation procedures and to help coaches identify areas for improvement. A copy of the CEI and a sample score sheet are included. (IAH)

To help administrators with their classroom observation responsibilities, this article presents teacher performance guidelines. Teachers should actively involve students in a planned lesson, circulate among them, present instruction clearly, provide opportunities to practice new material and oral communication skills, create a positive learning…

Discusses how teachers may videotape their own teaching as a method of self-evaluation. Offers ideas on questions to ask while viewing the tape. (SR)

Describes how one middle school uses teacher portfolios for gathering information about teacher practice and evaluating progress made toward stated goals. Teachers develop portfolios in five sections and submit them to their principal mid-year. At this time, they reflect on their work and complete conferences with peers and supervisors. A sidebar…

Suggests that, when reviewed in controlled settings with experienced consultants, videotapes provide unique opportunities for instructor insight, feedback, and reflection. Discusses advantages of using videotape to talk about teaching, how such videotaping is done, and the risks of such videotaping. (RS)

Lists reasons teaching portfolios have become popular: they encourage teachers and administrators to place emphasis and value on teaching; teaching portfolios are often seen as an improvement over earlier ways to evaluate teachers, including student evaluation and single observations; and teaching portfolios are celebrated for their potential to…

An overview of teaching portfolios is presented so that principals and other school administrators can make informed choices about their use. In its most basic form, a teaching portfolio is a collection of information about a teacher's practice. It becomes a structured documentary history when it is supported by reflective writing, deliberation,…

Differentiated supervision is an approach to supervision that provides teachers with options about the kinds of supervisory and evaluative services they receive. The differentiated model provides intensive development to nontenured teachers and to tenured teachers with serious problems. The rest of the faculty receive options for fostering their…

This paper presents a model that can be used in many settings where there is a need to chart and evaluate continuous professional learning. Every use begins with assessing needs and defining goals for professional growth in context. Vertical movement along a spiral, with continuous support and coaching, indicates expanded capacity and maturation.…

Research indicates that one critical factor in successful and continuous staff development is consistently strong leadership and support. Leaders need to provide clarity, establish time lines, and keep an end product in sight. Specific administrative tasks include obtaining board support for the inservice education program, securing the needed…

While most instructional supervisors recognize the importance of mutual trust and collaboration in building effective interpersonal relations with teachers (involving high cooperation, mutually agreed upon goals, and demonstrated positive outcomes), supervisors' attempts to achieve these ends often prove frustrating. This paper examines factors…

The purpose of this notebook is to offer guidance to California school districts in developing a total, systematic evaluation and assessment system inclusive of all certificated personnel within the district. The Stull Act requires that all certificated personnel be evaluated in relation to expected student achievement. This suggests a discrepancy…

A training manual is presented to insure reliable use of the Assessments of Performance in Teaching (APT) observational evaluation instrument. The 24-hour training program's major instructional method requires round-table discussions of observations. Videotaped teacher demonstrations are required for practice and criterion assessments. The…

This report discusses the teacher evaluation program in the Andover Public Schools, Massachusetts. The bulk of the document is made up of the two forms used to conduct teacher evaluation: a performance standards and rating scale (appendix B), by which all staff are appraised; and an instructional improvement plan (appendix C), which provides for…

This negotiation aid for school managers explores the extent to which one noneconomic issue--the evaluation of teacher performance--has become a bargainable item. Included here are summaries of both management and teacher views on negotiating the teacher evaluation issue as they have appeared in the literature; an analysis of teacher evaluation…