A recent article in The Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, examined Teacher Performance Appraisals in Ontario, and found that they had little impact on teaching practice. Results of a study of 178 administrators using the Ontario provincial...
I have just attended an excellent webinar by Dr. Michael White about how to teach better – and specifically how to best engage students. In this one hour webinar, Dr. White stressed three things: 1) The most immediate issue is not low student achievement,...
If you are interested in utilizing eWalk for RISE rubric evaluations, don’t hesitate to contact us to get started right away. Many districts in Indiana are adopting the RISE rubric for evaluating teacher performance. We’ve built the entire framework into...
I have just read ‘Data Driven Differentiation in the Standards-Based Classroom’ by Gayle H. Gregory and Lin Kuzmich. Because the reality of teaching has shifted dramatically from a decade ago, this book is a must for new, experienced and preservice teachers as well as...