Comments on: 5 Issues To Watch In 2013 http://www.eduwonk.com/2013/01/5-issues-to-watch-in-2013.html Education News, Analysis, and Commentary Wed, 22 May 2013 02:00:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kelly Cross http://www.eduwonk.com/2013/01/5-issues-to-watch-in-2013.html/comment-page-1#comment-257682 Kelly Cross Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:53:01 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=12382#comment-257682 I understand that teachers and students should both be held accountable; however, when you teach in a school in which classes are grouped homogeneously, there is no question as to which class will have the best scores and which will have the worst. How will teachers then be assigned to the "level" of class? I understand that teachers and students should both be held accountable; however, when you teach in a school in which classes are grouped homogeneously, there is no question as to which class will have the best scores and which will have the worst. How will teachers then be assigned to the “level” of class?

]]> By: Michael Cuddy http://www.eduwonk.com/2013/01/5-issues-to-watch-in-2013.html/comment-page-1#comment-257522 Michael Cuddy Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:52:10 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=12382#comment-257522 RE: PhillipMarlowe Florida bases 50% of teacher evaluation on student performance and 50% on Marzano's work. There is much debate on the validity of this method and evaluations are in the works with iObserve only one of the tools. With the push for RTT and CCSS, what is being said for the vocational/technical student who wish not to go to college or college-relate education? RE: PhillipMarlowe

Florida bases 50% of teacher evaluation on student performance and 50% on Marzano’s work. There is much debate on the validity of this method and evaluations are in the works with iObserve only one of the tools. With the push for RTT and CCSS, what is being said for the vocational/technical student who wish not to go to college or college-relate education?

]]> By: Bridgette Jackson http://www.eduwonk.com/2013/01/5-issues-to-watch-in-2013.html/comment-page-1#comment-257472 Bridgette Jackson Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:25:02 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=12382#comment-257472 There are several ways of changing the way in which teachers are evaluated. One way could be to incorporate registered, approved school volunteers in a "checks and balances process" where they also sit in on teacher evaluations and combine their observations with that of administrators. Any discrepancies between the two would be discussed in a post conference before a final rating is submitted. -Bridgette Jackson, Author & Educator Drive Thru Teachers: The McDonaldization of the Classroom Teacher There are several ways of changing the way in which teachers are evaluated. One way could be to incorporate registered, approved school volunteers in a “checks and balances process” where they also sit in on teacher evaluations and combine their observations with that of administrators. Any discrepancies between the two would be discussed in a post conference before a final rating is submitted.

-Bridgette Jackson, Author & Educator
Drive Thru Teachers: The McDonaldization of the Classroom Teacher

]]> By: PhillipMarlowe http://www.eduwonk.com/2013/01/5-issues-to-watch-in-2013.html/comment-page-1#comment-256539 PhillipMarlowe Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:24:15 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=12382#comment-256539 <i>No one, for instance, is basing teacher evaluation entirely, or even mostly, on test scores. </i> <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f3/Batman373.JPG" rel="nofollow">Strawman Alert.</a> No one, for instance, is basing teacher evaluation entirely, or even mostly, on test scores.
Strawman Alert.

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