Teachers Lead Philly Networking event

Posted by on August 12, 2013

Teachers Lead Philly Networking for the New Year: Join fellow teachers to network, make plans, and gear up for the new school year!  We will be meeting at the Perch Pub on Thursday, August 29th from 5pm to 7pm. Enjoy half price beers and lots of positive teacher energy!

Teachers Lead Philly on Teacher Evaluation (links attached below):

Teacher Evaluation ~ Position Statement (http://bit.ly/ZTcllU)
Teacher Evaluation ~ Beliefs (http://bit.ly/ZiZdZ7)
Teacher Evaluation ~ Data/Survey Results (http://bit.ly/12LYENu)

TEACHERS LEAD PHILLY

BELIEFS ON TEACHER EVALUATION
March 12, 2013

• We believe that Philadelphia is full of excellent teachers who value meaningful

• We believe that it takes time, energy, and careful consideration to accurately assess the complex work that we do.

• We believe that teacher evaluation must account for the contexts in which we teach, and that each school community should determine for itself how to evaluate its teachers.  Each school community is unique, and the values, goals, and challenges of one school may be very different from those of another school.  An evaluation that is flexible and context-specific can help to account for these differences.

• We believe that teacher evaluation should encourage professional growth.  The most valuable evaluations we receive are formative and provide meaningful feedback to help us improve our practice.  As teachers, we should play an active role in directing teacher evaluation by helping to select the goals and measurements most appropriate to our experience, our practice, and our contexts.

• We believe that teacher evaluation should take into consideration a teacher’s level of experience. The goals and challenges of a novice teacher are very different from those of a veteran teacher, and teacher evaluation must reflect these differences.

• We believe that teacher evaluation should reflect the range of people who are affected by our work. As we seek to continually improve our practice, some of the most valuable feedback we receive comes from our students, our students’ families, and our peers.

• We believe that any system of teacher evaluation must be paired with a system that ensures the resources and support necessary for teachers and students to learn.

Accountability must go both ways. We are accountable to our students and communities for creating quality learning experiences; we expect our leaders to be accountable for securing the basic conditions necessary to create those experiences—facilities that are clean and safe, counselors and nurses in every school, and adequate time for teachers to plan and prepare. Accountability is only fair when it is reciprocal.

For more information:

http://www.TeachersLeadPhilly.org