Value-Added Measures
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Teacher Preparation
Opinion
NCTQ Report Offers Glimpse into Teacher Effectiveness Policies
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NTCQ) recently released "State of the States 2012: Teacher Effectiveness Policies," which offers a glimpse into changes in K-12 teacher evaluation policy across the country this year. The brief builds off a similar report NTCQ completed in October 2011, "Trends and Early Lessons on Teacher Evaluation and Effectiveness Policies" that I discussed in a previous post. I also provided an update on educator evaluation legislation in January.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
John Thompson's Book Review: "VAM in Education" -- Who has the Burden of Proof?
Guest post by John Thompson.
Douglas Harris' Value-Added Measures in Education is a masterpiece. Even in the places where I believe Harris is mistaken, he identifies the core issues involved in using value-added for evaluations.
Douglas Harris' Value-Added Measures in Education is a masterpiece. Even in the places where I believe Harris is mistaken, he identifies the core issues involved in using value-added for evaluations.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
A Florida Teacher Explains Why She Thinks VAM is a Scam
Guest post by kafkateach, originally posted at her blog here.
Federal
Opinion
Jack Hassard: The Testing Games put our Youth at Risk
Guest post by Jack Hassard. Originally posted here. Note: This is the third in a series of articles on the consequences of the authoritarian standards & high-stakes testing
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Using Value-Added for Improvement, Not Shame
Jim Mahoney, Executive Director of Battelle for Kids, a not-for-profit organization in Columbus, Ohio that works with states and school districts across the country to improve educator effectiveness and accelerate student growth contributed to this post.
Federal
Opinion
Educators Issue VAM Report for Secretary Duncan
Guest post by Educators for Shared Accountability.
Recruitment & Retention
Opinion
Mailbag: How Are HR Departments Supporting Educator Evaluations
Since I began writing this blog back in October, I have gotten several interesting questions and comments from readers via social media, email, and through comments on K-12 Talent Manager. On occasion, I plan to use this space to respond to these questions as a learning and engagement opportunity for talent managers and educators across the country.
Standards & Accountability
Opinion
Stephen Krashen: Testing and Teaching to the Test: It's going to get Worse
Guest post by Stephen Krashen
Phillip K. Howard tells us that "To fix America's bureaucracy, we need to destroy it." The part most in need of destruction is not yet fully grown: The new national standards and their spawn, the new national tests. Howard points out that NCLB (No Child Left Behind) and its emphasis on standardized test scores has made it very hard for teachers to be creative and deal with children as individuals. Teaching has been reduced to "teaching to the test."
Phillip K. Howard tells us that "To fix America's bureaucracy, we need to destroy it." The part most in need of destruction is not yet fully grown: The new national standards and their spawn, the new national tests. Howard points out that NCLB (No Child Left Behind) and its emphasis on standardized test scores has made it very hard for teachers to be creative and deal with children as individuals. Teaching has been reduced to "teaching to the test."