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K-12 Education & Learning Innovations with Proven Strategies that Work. Professional Development and Training for Educators. Teachers TV | Free education videos and resources for professional development. The Massachusetts Teachers Association - MTA calls for “reinventing” state evaluation system. The state’s largest teachers’ union has proposed that the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education dramatically change the way teachers and administrators are evaluated.
Under the Massachusetts Teachers Association plan, assessments based on observation and instructional artifacts, such as lesson plans, would be validated by two additional sources of information: multiple measures of student learning and evidence of the educator’s contributions to the school, district or profession. Other key changes include: Streamlining the number of standards and indicators on which evaluations must be based. The current system of seven standards and 72 indicators would be reduced to five standards and a recommended 22 indicators, with the exact indicators negotiated locally. Establishing four teacher and administrator ratings: unsatisfactory, needs improvement, proficient and exemplary. Reinventing Educator Evaluation: Connecting Professional Practice with Student Learning Policy Brief. TeacherTube - Teach the World | Teacher Videos | Lesson Plan Videos | Student Video Lessons | Online Teacher Made Videos | TeacherTube.com.