What’s Wrong with Teacher Evaluation… And How to Fix It

1. What’s Wrong with Teacher Evaluation…And How to Fix It May 17, 2013 James H. Stronge strongeandassociates.com

3. Influences on Student Achievement:Explained Variance Source: Hattie, J. Teachers make a difference: What is the research evidence. Retrieved 20Nov08 from http://acer.edu.au/documents

4. Estimates of Dismissing Ineffective Teachers & Student Achievement (Adapted from Hanushek, 2008) 

5. Teacher Effectiveness Variables

6. Value of Adding Highly Effective Teacher (Chetty, Friedman, & Rockoff, 2011)

7. Value of Highly Effective Teachers Their students… • Are more likely to attend college • Are less likely to have children as teenagers • Earn more money (+$52,000) • Live in better neighborhoods • Save more for retirement (Chetty, Friedman, & Rockoff, 2011)

8. Most Memorable Teacher Write a word or phrase to describe your most memorable teacher.

9. Which of these qualities is closest to your response? Used cooperative learning Gave great tests Maintained control of the classroom Had a major in mathematics Cared about me Made learning fun Pushed me to succeed

10. How do you know an effective teacher when you see one?

11. “The quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers.” --How the World’s Best-Performing School Systems Come Out on Top (international study comparing OECD’s PISA)

12. Reasons Teachers Leave Source: Shakrani, 2008

13. What are the problems with our current evaluation systems?

14. Problem Observation = Evaluation

16. Limitations of Observation • 3 to 4 classes per year (0.4% of performance) • Classroom responsibilities only • Subject to evaluator bias • Focus on process of teaching versus outcomes • Inspector model of evaluation

17. Solution Evaluation Is A process, not An event

18. Problem Osmosis

19. Osmosis • Molecule transfer - NO • Walk-throughs - NO • One-minute manager - NO

20. Solution Evidence Based evaluation

21. Multiple Data Sources • Observation • Formal • Informal • Portfolios • Student Surveys • Student Performance

22. Problem SECRET SYSTEM

23. Solution Communicate Communicate communicate

24. Count the F’s FEATURE FILMS ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF MOVIE MAKERS.

25. Count the F’s FEATURE FILMS ARETHE RESULT OF YEARSOF SCIENTIFIC STUDYCOMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF MOVIE MAKERS.

26. Problem fragmented process

27. Fragmented HR Functions

28. Aligned HR Functions

29. Problem irrelevant evaluation

30. The Checklist Cute bulletin board Nice lesson plan Level blinds

31. Consistent vs. Accurate

32. Problem One point rating systems

33. One-pointPerformance Appraisal Rubric

34. Grade InflationChicago: 2003-04 – 2007-08 Superior Excellent Satisfactory Unsatisfactory 25,332 9,176 2,232 149 New Teacher Project, Widget Effect, 2009

35. Solution honest evaluation

36. Problem No impact Evaluation

37. What Happens with Teacher Evaluation • 5% incompetent • 0.5% personnel action • No.1 personnel action: Transfer P.D. Tucker, Dissertation, 2005

38. Too Typical Evaluation No one hurt! No one helped!

39. Solution

40. Teacher evaluation is about helping, not hitting!