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Direct linkYeh, Stuart S. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
As a consequence of the federal "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) law, there is tremendous pressure on school principals, teachers, school superintendents, district staff, state departments of education and governors to maximize the increase in student achievement that is obtained with every dollar of expenditure. Currently, teachers are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Influences, Cost Effectiveness
Odden, Allan R. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"Strategic Management of Human Capital in Education" offers a comprehensive and strategic approach to address what has become labeled as "talent and human capital." Grounded in extensive research and examples of leading edge districts, this book shows how the entire human resource system in schools--from recruitment, to selection/placement,…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Human Capital, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Leadership
Castle, Sharon; Shaklee, Beverly D. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006
Performance-based assessment in teacher education, what does it mean? How can colleges and schools of education bring together faculty across programs and within programs to develop and implement a performance based assessment program for their candidates? This volume is designed to share elements of effective PBAs, examine the issues related to…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teacher Evaluation, Preservice Teachers
Lane, Kenneth, Ed.; Gooden, Mark, Ed.; Mead, Julie, Ed.; Pauken, Patrick, Ed.; Eckes, Suzanne, Ed. – Education Law Association, 2008
The Principal's Legal Handbook contains information and recommendations for practice in four areas. Section 1, "Students and the Law," yields interesting and informative answers on a number of issues related to students and the law: recent issues in schools relative to students' rights; the use of technology; and the latest case law and…
Descriptors: Principals, School Law, Student Rights, Technology Uses in Education
Wilkerson, Judy R.; Lang, William Steve – Corwin Press, 2007
Written in a reader-friendly style for busy faculty members and school administrators with little or no prior knowledge of statistics, this comprehensive model is designed to create fair, valid, and reliable assessments of teacher knowledge and skills. Evaluation experts Judy Wilkerson and Steve Lang provide detailed guidance for the complete…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Educators, Teacher Evaluation
Download full textIshler, Richard E., Ed. – 1974
This document contains nine essays which provide guidelines and directions for implementing competency-based teacher education (CBTE) programs. Selections include the following: (a) "Characteristics of Competency-based Teacher Education Programs;" (b) "The Development of a Comprehensive Competency-Based Teacher Education Program: A Model for…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Higher Education, Nontraditional Education, Performance Contracts
Mitchell, Karen J., Ed.; Robinson, David Z., Ed.; Plake, Barbara S., Ed.; Knowles, Kaeli T., Ed. – 2001
This book examines the appropriateness and technical quality of teacher licensure tests currently in use, evaluating teacher licensure tests and examining the use of tests to hold states and institutions of higher education accountable for the quality of teacher preparation and licensure. It also suggests alternatives for developing and assessing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Beginning Teachers, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Darling-Hammond, Linda; Wise, Arthur E.; Klein, Stephen P. – 1999
This book argues that the current process for teacher licensing does not always guarantee competence in the classroom, and it offers advice on how to prepare and evaluate aspiring teachers for the challenges of their profession. It places Minnesota's experience in the context of current reform efforts and suggests that developing and requiring a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Preservice Teacher Education
Millman, Jason, Ed.; Darling-Hammond, Linda, Ed. – 1990
The 25 chapters in this handbook examine evaluation purposes, processes, and methods, and discuss how they shape the implementation and outcomes of evaluation. Following an introduction in chapter 1, the nine chapters in Part I consider the purposes of evaluation. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 are concerned with the evaluation processes that determine…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Teachers
Davis Lenski, Susan, Ed.; Grisham, Dana L., Ed.; Wold, Linda S., Ed. – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2005
The quality of teacher preparation is frequently under public scrutiny. In this collection, experts in literacy teacher preparation offer ten truths--based on evidence, not ideology-- that support the ongoing positive efforts of teacher educators. In this book, the reader will find: A review of the existing knowledge base; Evidence of the improved…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Literacy Education, Internet, Teacher Educators
Chauncey, Caroline, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2005
This volume provides a tool kit for principals and administrators seeking to improve the quality of classroom teaching in an era of increasing accountability, as well as an overview of the historical and cultural factors that shape teaching as a profession. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 mandates that all teachers be "highly…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Qualifications, Educational Quality
Daugherty, Richard F.; Cockerill, Charles P. – 1998
This book provides answers to the most common legal questions of Nevada's school board members, administrators, and educators. Chapter 1, "The Nevada School System: Governance, Programs, and Standards," explores the constitutional, legal, and statutory basis of school system governance. Chapter 2, "The Nevada Plan: Finance of Public…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal), Discipline Policy
