1. NEGOTIATING THE COMPLICATED TERRAIN OF TEACHER EVALUATION Isaak Aronson, Ph.D.

2. Why Evaluate Teachers? Copyright (C) 2012, EDUMETRIX INC.  Competency – performance accountability  Recruitment and hiring  Promotion and tenure  Retention of high performers  Identify pedagogical strengths and weaknesses  Development of improvement plan  Removal 2

3. Evaluation Improves Teaching Copyright (C) 2012, EDUMETRIX INC. 3

4. Performance Evaluation of the Past Copyright (C) 2012, EDUMETRIX INC. 4 Observation/Practice Rubric Only

5. Performance Evaluation of the Future Copyright (C) 2012, EDUMETRIX INC. 5 Multiple Measures

6. What is a Practice Rubric? Copyright (C) 2012, EDUMETRIX INC. 6

7. What is an Evaluation System? Copyright (C) 2012, EDUMETRIX INC.  System for measuring and evaluating quality of job performance.  Knowledge  Skills  Attitudes  Technical Abilities  Competencies 7

8. What is the Difference? Copyright (C) 2012, EDUMETRIX INC.  By way of an analogy …  Teacher Practice Rubrics are like formative assessments, focusing more on process and designed to bring one to a certain level of performance over a period of time.  Teacher Evaluation Systems are like summative assessments, focusing on outcome and designed to benchmark or snapshot one’s current performance. 8

9. TeachElite TM Evaluation Approach Copyright (C) 2012, EDUMETRIX INC.  Teacher Practice  Classroom Observation  Teacher Pedagogical Content Knowledge  Teacher Job Satisfaction  Teacher Background  Semi-Structured Interview  Lesson Plan Review  Parent Survey  Student Survey 9

10. TeachElite TM Evaluation Approach Copyright (C) 2012, EDUMETRIX INC.  Student Growth  Standardized test scores  Grades  Project 10

11. Why Multiple Measures? Copyright (C) 2012, EDUMETRIX INC.  Triangulation  Validity  Reliability 11

12. The Landscape Copyright (C) 2012, EDUMETRIX INC.  In the rush to design evaluation systems, under NCLB, RttT, and Common Core, states are using Teacher Practice Rubrics as Evaluation Systems.  Danielson (2007, 2011, 2013)  TeachScape 12

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14. What are the needs? Copyright (C) 2012, EDUMETRIX INC.  Valid & Reliable Evaluation Frameworks  Data Management  Evaluators  Evaluator Training  Professional Development 14

15. Timeline and Market Entry Copyright (C) 2012, EDUMETRIX INC. It’s Complicated! 15

16. Questions Copyright (C) 2012, EDUMETRIX INC. 16 Isaak Aronson, Ph.D. President SmartStart Education, LLC Phone: (203) 772-4331 ext. 305 Toll Free: (888) 262-1059 Fax: (203) 773-3228 www.smartstarteducation.com www.twitter.com/iaronson1 www.linkedin.com/in/isaakaronson www.facebook.com/SmartStartEducation