Teacher Evaluation That Makes a Difference

In this essential new book best-selling author and researcher Robert J. Marzano and teacher-effectiveness expert Michael D. Toth lay out a framework for the next generation of teacher evaluation: a model focused primarily on helping educators develop and improve their practice. By taking into account multiple accurate data-rich measures of teacher performance and student growth the model ensures that all teachers receive fair meaningful and reliable evaluations. The book includes * Standards rubrics and suggested rating methodologies; * A detailed five-phase plan for implementing the model; * Guidelines for calibrating evaluation criteria according to teachers'' experience levels; * A step-by-step guide to creating a coaching program for teachers who require intervention; and * Recommendations for using technology platforms to enable teacher collaboration. Teacher evaluation has too often focused on affixing ratings to teachers rather than helping them grow into mastery. The practical field-tested model proposed in Teacher Evaluation That Makes a Difference has everything your school or district needs to provide teachers-and by extension their students-with the support necessary for success.