Creating a Comprehensive System for Evaluating and Supporting Effective Teaching
In this paper, Darling-Hammond outlines the elements for a comprehensive system of teacher evaluation to support effective teaching. An integrated approach to teacher evaluation would connect a variety of goals and purposes to a professional development system that supports teachers at every stage of their careers.
This report makes excellent points about the need to address teacher evaluation and improvement holistically. It offers very practical suggestions for approaching teacher evaluation within a larger system of improvement that can dramatically impact student learning.