tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052335608137625664.post2555864410239403505..comments2024-01-04T09:45:52.185-05:00Comments on Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom: Evaluate Me..Please...Steven W. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15094504771347267059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052335608137625664.post-87052873688047362572010-02-17T23:40:37.121-05:002010-02-17T23:40:37.121-05:00I agree, teacher (like student) evaluations need t...I agree, teacher (like student) evaluations need to look at the whole picture. It seems to me that the systems currently in place don't allow for this. <br />Thank you for the summary of the #edchat, missed it!Mrs. Tenkelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943016358147486172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052335608137625664.post-87346829848108737062010-02-17T23:38:08.697-05:002010-02-17T23:38:08.697-05:00We just had one teacher get an unacceptable evalua...We just had one teacher get an unacceptable evaluation in part due to a video a student filmed of her discipling another student in a loud tone. What are teacher's rights with regards to getting videotaped without their consent? Our principal refuses to make a policy regarding students videotaping with cell phones but she did say that footage of teachers will not be used against<br />them. Hmmm. <br /><br />@educatoralAl Gonzalezhttp://educatoral.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052335608137625664.post-5151855843881736292010-02-17T21:12:39.640-05:002010-02-17T21:12:39.640-05:00I work in a district where the highest rating a te...I work in a district where the highest rating a teacher can be given is "Satisfactory." On elementary report cards, "satisfactory" is just above Needs Improvement and below Excellent and Good! I could be Teacher of the Year or just getting by with no complaints and either way, I'd receive "Satisfactory" on my review. How does this help or encourage me?<br /><br />If I'm reviewed based on three or more official visits every other year, with a pre-observation discussion first, how can it not become a dog & pony show, despite my determination that I will teach just as I always do?<br /><br />As part of a system (as opposed to teacher) evaluation, our district has begun doing learning walks. While all of the information generated has to do with what students are doing and/or understanding, having the data generated by a multitude of short observations of learning gives me an enormous amount of feedback that I can use to improve my teaching without ever having to have an official "post-observation" interview with my principal. Putting the use of this data in my hands is empowering in a way that handing me a write-up of a lesson observation never was.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624762840530359626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052335608137625664.post-78719615787485094322010-02-17T20:52:39.431-05:002010-02-17T20:52:39.431-05:00I teach in Texas (a state that opted out of RTTT)....I teach in Texas (a state that opted out of RTTT). Houston ISD will be firing teachers based on scores. Also, some teachers received $10,000 bonuses for their students' scores. How fair is that? Personally, I wouldn't mind getting a $10,000 bonus, but at what cost? People complain about teaching to the test now. Just think what it will be like if there was $10,000 up for grabs?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com