Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development

Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development Donna L. Wiseman Interim Dean and Professor College of Education University of Maryland College Park

Teacher Evaluation system: • should give teachers useful feedback on classroom needs 應該提供教師有用的回饋 • the opportunity to learn new teaching techniques 有機會學習新的技術 • counsel from principals and other teachers on how to make changes in their classrooms 從校長及其他教師得來的建議以帶來教室改變

Guidelines for Teacher Evaluation • Acknowledge the good teaching that already exists 要知道已經有的好的教學 • Evaluate to reassure teachers and audiences (parents, legislators) that good work is going on 評鑑是要再確定教師、家長、立法人員持續保持好的工作表現 • Place the teacher at the center of evaluation activity 將教師放在評鑑活動的核心 • Use more than one person to judge teacher quality and performance 引進一個以上的人來判斷教師的教學品質及表現 • Limit administrator judgment role 降低行政人員做判斷的角色 • Use multiple and variable data sources to inform judgments about teachers 使用多項及有價質的資料來源來做有關教師的判斷 • Use the results of teacher evaluation to encourage personal professional dossier building. 使用教師評鑑的結果來鼓勵建置教師個人的檔案

Teacher Evaluation System • Evaluators should consider a variety of teaching skills. 評鑑人員要考量到多樣的教學技巧 • Observe classroom activities 觀查教室活動 • Review lesson plans and classroom records 檢視教學計畫和教室的記錄資料 • Expand the number of people involved in the evaluations 擴大參與的人數 • teachers unions 教師團體 • Peer evaluation 同儕評量 • Teacher self-evaluation 教師自我評量

Example of a Teacher Evaluation Form • http://www.highered.nysed.gov/bpss/teacher_eval.htm

Setting procedures and standards The standards guiding teacher evaluation should: 教師評鑑的標準應該是: • relate to important teaching skills 與重要教學技巧相關 • be as objective as possible 盡量做到客觀 • be clearly communicated to the teacher 清楚的和老師溝通 • be linked to the teacher‘s professional development 教與教師的專業發展相連結

Data Collected for Teacher Evaluation • 1. Multiple data sources • http://www.teacherevaluation.net/FORMS/formtwo.html • Teachers have input into what is included in evaluation 教師對評鑑要有輸入 • Not every data sources is collected every year. For example teacher test results are good for 6 years. 不是所有的資料在一年內蒐集，例如: 教師的測驗結果就是六年有效 • Data can be collected in a portfolio 資料可以被蒐集放入檔案內

Linking Teacher Evaluation to Professional Development • Linking evaluation and development is a difficult task for teachers, evaluators, and principals. 將評鑑和發展相結合對教師、評鑑者、和校長而言是困難的工作，應該: • work with teachers to set specific, achievable goals 和老師一起設定具體的、可以成功達到的目標 • provide constructive criticism and suggestions to improve weak areas and amplify strengths 提出建設性的批評和建議來改進弱點和強化優點 • enlist experienced teachers to help improve the performance of less experienced teachers. 徵募有經驗的教師來幫助改進較為資淺的老師之表現

Teacher Concerns • Teachers should have input into evaluation criteria 教師應該對評鑑標準提出意見(輸入) • Enough time should be allowed to conduct effective evaluations 要有足夠的時間進行有效的評鑑 • Evaluators should be well trained 評鍵者應該接受好的訓練 • Use of evaluation 使用評鑑 • Results should improve teacher skills 結果要用於改進教師技巧

Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development