The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation Programs (CAEP), required evidence of reliability and validity of measures used in a university's Educator Preparation Program (EPP). This paper describes processes that provided this evidence for the Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA). Literature examined included Messick (1989), Linn…

While fully understanding the multi-faceted role of universities and other higher education institutions, Professor Edwards advocates for the status and value of teaching, particularly in times of emphasis on research outputs and league tables. He draws on his reflections from more than four decades of experience of teaching at university level…

The purpose of this study is to examine ways in which school principals conduct observations of the practice of teaching Turkish and math in lower secondary (middle school, ages 10-14) in Turkey. Using a multicase qualitative research method, this study focuses on 12 secondary school teachers and six principals as they engage in observational…

As schools turn towards co-teaching models to implement inclusion practices (US Department of Education, 2010), teachers are increasingly being asked to operate with a co-teacher (Scruggs et al., 2007). However, most research on co-teaching remains at the survey level; it does not examine factors that may influence co-teaching relationships over…

The paper presents results from the evaluation of the Teach for Bulgaria (TFB) program, which is part of the Teach for All global network. TFB activities have relevance for a variety of fast-track pathways to the teaching profession. The evaluation is based on a quasi-experimental assessment of teacher performance through student value-added…

Working toward promotion and tenure (P&T) is a large part of working as a faculty member at an institution of higher education. Through this process one provides evidence of contribution to the overall scholarly body of knowledge. However, this is affected by changes to cultural norms, administrative processes, and institutional expectations.…

Online student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are commonly used by students to provide anonymous feedback concerning their overall experience with the course content and their instructors. However, concerns have been raised that the gender of the instructor and student may interact causing more effective instructors to receive lower ratings. At a…

This study examined teachers' perceptions of the teacher evaluation process within a district that implemented a national teacher evaluation model. Within this teacher evaluation model, teachers are evaluated by administrators, as well as teacher leaders. Evaluators utilize a detailed rubric to assess teacher performance in the context of student…

This study investigated the collaboration of five science teacher leaders in a vertical group, supported by a grant-funded teacher leadership professional development program. It utilized video artifacts of teaching and transcriptions of collaborative meetings to answer the following research question: What happens when science teachers in a…

In this paper the authors argue that a confluence of powerful interests has descended upon the work of teacher education from all possible points of entry via the edTPA. The paper uses Actor Network Theory to trace one particular set of complex social associations created and acted upon in the adoption and implementation of a single national…

The greening of the United States teacher workforce puts a premium on districts and schools hiring effective and persistent beginning teachers. Given the limitations of characteristics currently available at the time of hiring (e.g., academic ability measures, preparation type), we built off previous research in economics and psychology to…

The Every Student Succeeds Act prohibits the federal government from requiring the use of student achievement data for teacher accountability purposes. As states grapple with what to do about teacher accountability, it is critical to examine policy influences on a) the equitable distribution of effective teachers; and b) how teacher accountability…

In early 2015, the Reform Support Network brought together State department of education leaders from Colorado, Delaware, New Jersey and Tennessee to discuss strategies for refining and sustaining high-quality educator evaluation systems. During the convening, representatives from the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) explained how the…

Workplace bullying in K-12 schools is defined as any administrator behavior causing, in the teacher's eyes, "psychological-emotional, physical-physiological, personal, and/or professional harm to oneself" (Blasè, Blasè, & Du, 2008, p. 265). The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' perceptions of their experiences with…

Previous research at the local level on informal observations of classroom teachers by school principals suggests that the frequency of informal observations has little or no effect on teachers' perceptions of school climate. This study employs School and Staffing Survey (SASS) data to examine to the extent to which these results are replicated or…