How Good Evaluations Go Bad
by Stuart Singer, The Teacher Leader Evaluation of teachers is one of the hottest topics in the world of education. The conversation ranges from how much testing should count, to finding ways of...
View ArticleWhen Value-Added Does Not Add Value
by Stuart Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle If there is wisdom in the belief that important lessons can be learned from the mistakes of others, then for education the evaluation process of the...
View ArticleNo more Xmas-treeing tests?
This week, an Education Week headline caught my attention–Tenn. Students Now Have Stakes in State Test Scores. “Tennessee students in elementary and middle school (but not high school) will have a...
View ArticleUsing SMARTR Goals in Teacher Evaluation
By Shawn P. DeRose, Director of Student Activities, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Over the past three years, thirty-six states including our state of Virginia, have introduced...
View ArticleMathematics and Educational Assessment
By Stuart Singer, The Teacher Leader Editor’s Note: Stu Singer taught high school mathematics for forty years. He taught a wide variety of math courses including Advanced Placement and International...
View ArticleLet us do our work!
Speaking at an event sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) incoming Council President, Kentucky Education Commissioner, Terry Holiday, had some choice words for school...
View ArticleWhat is Too Much Help?
By Stuart Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle The contradictory nature of comments drew my attention. “This is the perfect school – really. They do great things – very innovative, research-based...
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Teacher Evaluation: Test-and-Punish is more about perception than reality!
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin Roosevelt The June 10 announcement by the Gates Foundation, which is one the “country’s largest donors to educational causes and a strong...
View ArticleThe Real Problem with Teacher Evaluation
by Stuart Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle The title of a recent post on the Principal Difference site asked “Teacher Evaluations: Are Principals reluctant to issue low ratings?” This question...
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