Edutopia

A Process for Successful Learning Labs

By designing peer observations thoughtfully, teaching teams can learn from one another and build their collective efficacy.
Edutopia

Using Your PLCs to Promote Collective Instructional Improvement

School leaders can combine learning walks with group inquiry into instructional practices to create long-lasting change.
Education Week

The Most Important Thing Principals Can Do in a Teacher Observation

Teachers tend to have strong opinions about observations. Some veteran teachers may not even flinch at the idea of a formal observation, but rookie teachers—and especially first-year teachers—often ...
Business Wire

Cognia’s Teacher Observation Tool Helps Schools Take the Pulse of Learner-centric Teaching

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cognia announced the release of its dynamic new Teacher Observation Tool™ that enables teachers to review their instructional practice across five dimensions of ...
Houston Public Media

Behind the scenes of Houston ISD teacher evaluation rollout: TEA called classroom observation approach ‘odd,’ liaison said training sessions ‘much larger than is ...

Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles speaks during a press conference on Jan. 17, 2024. Hours before the state-installed management board of Houston ISD approved a new system for evaluating the ...
Education Week

How Do Teachers Learn Best? Here’s What They Say

Contracts sometimes attach a requisite number of professional development hours before teachers can receive salary bumps. In these ways, teachers don’t really have a say in their professional ...
University of Delaware

The impact of teachers’ emotions in the classroom

Elementary school teachers often play a special role in their students’ lives, wiping away their kindergarteners’ tears when they’re missing their parents or supporting their fourth graders through a ...