The controversy over the value of teaching evaluation surveys completed by students has led to increased calls to include some type of faculty observation as part of one’s teaching dossier. Those ...

Under the Results-Based Performance Management System, classroom observation is embedded in the Individual Performance ...

The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) at CU Boulder offers free and confidential classroom observations for educators at all levels. Whether you’re a tenured professor, teaching professor, lecturer ...

Teachers teach, so it seems natural to assume that watching them teach is the best way to find out how good they are. But while it may be taken for granted, a growing body of evidence suggests that ...

Different observation tools are available to suit various needs. Policy makers in states from coast to coast are demanding more rigorous teacher evaluations that lead to real improvements in ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Teachers need to know that the move toward increased observation and evaluation is intended to help, not be used as a 'gotcha,' experts said at the Education Writers Association ...

When something is used for more than one purpose, it loses it power. Three examples can be found in lesson plans, observations/evaluations, and PowerPoint ...