Teacher Evaluation and Professional Learning: Lessons from Early Implementation

One goal of teacher evaluation is that teachers engage in recommended professional learning to improve practice, but to what extent does this happen? In collaboration with the Northeast Educator Effectiveness Research Alliance, REL Northeast & Islands examined the alignment between teacher evaluation and professional learning in a large urban district in the Northeast. They 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. In this video, principal investigator Karen Shakman summarizes the study's findings. To read the full study and Stated Briefly report, visit: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/Products/Publication/50196