Today's Washington Post ran an important story reporting on new research calling into question the use of high-stakes student testing in teacher evaluation.
"In the first large-scale analysis of new systems that evaluate teachers based partly on student test scores, two researchers found little or no correlation between quality teaching and the appraisals teachers received.
The study, published Tuesday in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association, is the latest in a growing body of research that has cast doubt on whether it is possible for states to use empirical data in identifying good and bad teachers..." (read more)
This comes on the heels of a policy statement last month from the American Statistical Association recommending against the use of standardized tests in teacher evaluation.
When will the politicians and policy makers put the rhetoric aside and start paying attention to the research?
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Thursday, May 01, 2014
MCEA Launching New Training Center
In conjunction with the National Education Association (NEA) the MCEA Center for Teacher Leadership is launching a new "training hub" to help build the organizational capacity of local teacher unions to be advocates for improving the quality of teaching and learning.
MCEA's experience in creating and using successful programs such as peer assistance and review, interest-based bargaining, authentic advocacy for school improvement, collaborative problem-solving, strategic leadership development, relational organization and organizational restructuring will provide the basis for professional development programs for NEA teacher union leaders from across the country.
The Center has just posted a job announcement for a Teachers Union Training Project Coordinator to manage the project. Click on that link for more information. The one-year position will begin this summer, and is subject to renewal based on the success of the project.
The deadline for application is Friday May 23, 2014. Cover letters and resumes can be emailed to Tom Israel, MCEA Executive Director, at tisrael@mceanea.org, or by USMail at MCEA, 12 Taft Court, Rockville MD 20850.
MCEA's experience in creating and using successful programs such as peer assistance and review, interest-based bargaining, authentic advocacy for school improvement, collaborative problem-solving, strategic leadership development, relational organization and organizational restructuring will provide the basis for professional development programs for NEA teacher union leaders from across the country.
The Center has just posted a job announcement for a Teachers Union Training Project Coordinator to manage the project. Click on that link for more information. The one-year position will begin this summer, and is subject to renewal based on the success of the project.
The deadline for application is Friday May 23, 2014. Cover letters and resumes can be emailed to Tom Israel, MCEA Executive Director, at tisrael@mceanea.org, or by USMail at MCEA, 12 Taft Court, Rockville MD 20850.
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