Differentiated Teacher Evaluation and Professional Learning: Policies and Practices for Promoting Career Growth

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This book discusses teacher evaluation and how it can provide the foundations for professional development. The editors and contributors illustrate how teachers with varying levels of expertise, experience and learning needs can benefit from differentiated evaluation and professional development designed to help them reach their full potential. The book examines various aspects of differentiation including levels of experience from pre-service to veteran, practices of school principals as they supervise and evaluate staff, and wider education policies that can support or hinder differentiation. Providing fascinating insights into how teacher evaluation policies can support practice in a variety of contexts, this timely collection will be of interest and value to students and scholars of teacher evaluation and professional development. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Supporting Teacher Growth and Assuring Teaching Quality (Jim Brandon, Mary Lynne Derrington)....Pages 3-14 The Power of Formative Evaluation of Teaching (Stephen P. Gordon, Marla W. McGhee)....Pages 15-35 Providing Teachers with a Choice in Evaluation: A Case Study of Veteran Teachers’ Views (Sharon Conley, Elizabeth Mainz, Laura Wellington)....Pages 37-58 Prizes and Imperfections: Examining Teacher Evaluation Within an Induction Program in Western Québec (Trista Hollweck, Amy Curry, Kate Smith, Mike Dubeau, Terry Kharyati)....Pages 59-81 Credibility in Instructional Supervision: A Catalyst for Differentiated Supervision (Chad R. Lochmiller)....Pages 83-105 Teacher Evaluation and Differentiated Instructional Supervision: A Tiered Approach to Promote Teacher Growth (Yanira Oliveras-Ortiz, Jo Ann Simmons)....Pages 107-126 Front Matter ....Pages 127-127 Balancing Differentiation and Fairness in Teacher Evaluation: The Story of Flemish Secondary Schools (Melissa Tuytens, Geert Devos)....Pages 129-147 The Language of Instructional Improvement in the U.S.: A View from Current Law and Policy Reports (Helen M. Hazi)....Pages 149-171 Job-Embedded Professional Learning: Federal Legislation and National Reports as Levers (Sally J. Zepeda)....Pages 173-195 Differentiated Evaluation Policy for Professionals in Alberta Canada Schools: Local Policy Characteristics and Budget Implications (Darryl M. Hunter, Francis Owusu)....Pages 197-220 Lessons Learned, Not Learned, and Yet to Be Mastered (Mary Lynne Derrington, Jim Brandon)....Pages 221-228 Back Matter ....Pages 229-232