Stated Briefly: Teacher evaluation and professional learning: Lessons from early implementation in a large urban district

Title:	Stated Briefly: Teacher evaluation and professional learning: Lessons from early implementation in a large urban district
Description:	This "Stated Briefly" report is a companion piece that summarizes the results of another report of the same name. REL Northeast and Islands, in collaboration with the Northeast Educator Effectiveness Research Alliance, examined the alignment of teacher evaluation and professional learning in a large urban district in the Northeast. REL researchers examined the types of professional learning activities teachers reported they participated in, the alignment of the reported activities with what evaluators prescribed, and whether evaluation ratings improved from one academic year to the next. The study found that teachers received written feedback across all standards of the evaluation rubric. Each prescription tended to include one or two recommended professional activities, and more of these activities were professional practice activities, such as independent work to improve instruction, than professional development activities, such as courses or workshops. Teachers reported participating in more professional activities for the instruction-based standards than for the non-instruction-based standards. For all standards, less than 40 percent of teachers reported participating in the activities their evaluator recommended. While further work may be needed to strengthen the connection between teacher evaluation and a comprehensive system of teacher support and development, this study takes the first step in illustrating the need for coherence among these related systems.
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Cover Date:	April 2016
Web Release:	April 19, 2016
Print Release:	April 19, 2016
Publication #:	REL 2016120 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	REL
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	Karen Shakman, Jacqueline Zweig: Education Development Center; Candice Bocala, Natalie Lacireno-Paquet: WestEd; Jessica Bailey: Education Development Center
Type of Product:	Stated Briefly
Keywords:	Implementation Practices Professional Development Teachers • performance evaluations Urban Schools
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Stated Briefly, please contact: Amy Johnson.