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Teacher Effectiveness Update


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How do we know effective teaching when we see it? If research shows that an effective teacher has the most significant impact on student achievement in the classroom then the answer to that question is essential to raising student achievement in Oregon.  This month's teacher effectiveness email highlights a report by the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality entitled, "America's Opportunity: Teacher Effectiveness and Equity in K-12 Classrooms."

Defining Teacher Effectiveness
Chapter 4 of "America's Opportunity: Teacher Effectiveness and Equity in K-12 Classrooms" includes a section called, "Defining Teacher Effectiveness."  The chapter makes the case that "without a working definition of teacher effectiveness, there will be no way to measure outcomes and thus no way to determine if efforts are successful."
 
The chapter presents a five-point definition of an effective teacher from Goe, Bell and Little (2008):
 
�      "Effective teachers have high expectations for all students and help students learn, as measured by value-added or other test-based growth measures, or by alternative measures."
 
�      "Effective teachers contribute to positive academic, attitudinal, and social outcomes for students, such as regular attendance, on-time promotion to the next grade, on-time graduation, self-efficacy, and cooperative behavior."
 
�      "Effective teachers use diverse resources to plan and structure engaging learning opportunities; monitor student progress formatively, adapting instruction as needed; and evaluate learning using multiple sources of evidence."
 
�      "Effective teachers contribute to the development of classrooms and schools that value diversity and civic-mindedness."
 
�      "Effective teachers collaborate with other teachers, administrators, parents, and education professionals to ensure student success, particularly the success of students with special needs and those at high risk for failure."
 
What do you think? Does this definition describe an effective teacher? What do these characteristics look like in practice? Join the conversation.
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