Monday, July 18, 2011

Research behind teacher accountability

This blog is a resource for the many teachers of New York State that need information on teacher accountability and how it will affect there future evaluations in addition to research on the relationship between teacher accountability and student achievement.



NYSED
Teacher and Principal Evaluation Webinar
Have you ever wished that you can be a fly on the wall during some decision making sessions for New York State. Well below you will find the link to a webinar on the new evaluation system for teachers and principals.
webinar: http://neric.welearntube.org/?q=node/140
slide show: http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/docs/tpe-webinar-061311.pdf


NYSED
Guidance on New York State’s
Annual Professional Performance Review

Law and Regulations

The link below gives information to educators, administrators, and the community about Education Law §3012-c (Chapter 103 of the Laws of 2010) and Section 100.2(o) and Subpart 30-2 of the Commissioner’s regulations. 
http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/fieldguidance.pdf


Education Law §3012-c
Below you will find the link to the actual law in regards to teacher and principal performance and teacher accountability.

Timeline of Implementation
So if your district has not shared their timeline constrants for implementing the new APPR below you will find the link to New York State's timeline.

New York State Teacher and Principal Evaluation
Summary of Provisions in Draft Regulations: May 17, 2011 (revised June 14, 2011 for clarity)

Below you will find the link to the draft regulation from June that explains the implementation in chart form for teachers and principals. The chart shows the percentages of growth that they will be measured on.

Teacher Education Under Review or Attack? Conflicting Perspectives
Taylor and Francis Group
This article explains how colleges are measured in regards to their teacher preperation programs.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10901027.2011.572057

NCATE Standards The Standard of Excellence in Teacher Preparation
Below is the link to the standards that most colleges follow in preparing their teachers for the field of education.
http://www.ncate.org/Standards/NCATEUnitStandards/UnitStandardsinEffect2008/tabid/476/Default.aspx

National Review of Education Schools
By: NCTQ, National Council on Teacher Quality

This site explains their review of the nation's roughly 1,400 education schools. NCTQ is in the process of examining key aspects of teacher training, "NCTQ's review of the nation's education schools will evaluate the design quality of education school programs against 17 standards covering the most important aspects of teacher training program design." Although the study is not complete it is a great resource to visit. Is your college doing a good job of preparing you for the classroom? Only this report will tell.
http://www.nctq.org/edschoolreports/national/

Making a Connection between Student Achievement, Teacher Accountability, and Quality Classroom Instruction
By: Kelli Ballard and Alan Bates

This article gives some historic insight on the relationship between standardized assessments, No Child Left Behind and Teacher Accountabitlity.
http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR13-4/ballard.pdf
Measuring What Matters; A Stronger Accountability Model for Teacher Education
By Edward Crowe
This article explains the reasons for the state to unite as a common front for preparing and evaluating educators as a way of quality control.

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