Houston ISD overhauled the rubric used to evaluate how well teachers perform during spot evaluations of their classrooms, one ...

Step 1: Pre-observation conference During this meeting, the instructor and the observer clarify the goals and purposes of the classroom observation. The instructor asks the observer to watch for a ...

For example, an observer may not have taught the course being observed or may not have taught a class of the same size. How valid are judgments about teaching in a class of 500 made by an observer who ...

One problem with conformity is that the benchmarks are usually arbitrary. For example, most observation forms disdain direct instruction — straightforwardly teaching kids things they don’t know.

Education Teachers need to know classroom observations will be used to help them, not as a 'gotcha' - panel Published: May. 17, 2012, 8:19 p.m.

Below are some examples of goals for classroom observations. Examine the Environment & Classroom Materials: Take a look at the classroom walls. What are the students expected to learn?

Teachers might be at a disadvantage during classroom observation of their instructional practice, which is one of the most widely-used tools for high-stakes job performance evaluations. And whether or ...

Black and male teachers in Tennessee consistently receive lower classroom observation scores than their peers, according to a new study.

McLean and Jones collected survey data and video-recorded classroom observations from 65 fourth-grade teachers and 805 students in a Southwestern U.S. state. The surveys asked participants to report ...

Classroom observations take a central role in these systems, accounting for the majority of teacher ratings upon which accountability decisions are based. Using data from the Measures of Effective ...