Technology and Teacher Evaluations

Donneley Kay, Elementary Principal – Warner, SD

Components of an effective evaluationI. Summative (contains checklist with score)II. Formative: gives the evaluator a chance to shape teaching behaviors (narrative write-up) b. Offers plan of assistance: c. Contains timeline /checkpoints for improvement with documentation of interventions.III. Has ability to be on-going IV. Offers Immediate FeedbackV. Lends itself to the use of

technology/computing

Effective Teaching CharacteristicsConducted online research to arrive at what I

believe to be effective teaching behaviors that every teacher should have

Looked at: Marzano’s checklist, random internet searches, my own traditional teacher evaluation forms, other school’s forms, and MVAL from Minnesota

Listed characteristics I felt were most important, took care not to plagiarize others, and incorporated them into my own online form

Used an Excel Template from the free Microsoft site as a base for my evaluation

Teacher Evaluation Form

The tenured teacher!

By using a checklist format with less narrative write-up (I feel) it is easier to make non-confrontational change with veteran staff member

Non-Tenured Evaluations

Everyone likes these!

We need to remember, however, that what we do during these years will shape a teacher for the rest of their career, so we must be specific on changes. Remember, if you do not ask for change, you probably will not get it!

A music teacher who needs to change her ways now………..

Teacher Evaluation; Let’s not let it be like ……………………………

So………………………

Cattle Insemination !!!!!!

Where they get it once a year whether they want it or not, and then we sit back and wait for the expected outcome!

Teacher Evaluation, It’s Like Cattle Inseminationwords and music by Donneley Kay

Teacher Evaluation, it's not like cattle insemination Takin' place out there on the farmIt's an examination or maybe an observation,To make sure we ain't doin' kids no harm……… We get in there in AugustWe do it because we mustRecommend the changesThat we needAnd if we plant the seeds rightWe'll find out that we just mightAdd another awesome teacherTeacher to the breed (chorus) Now there's that word called tenureIt kind of rhymes with manureAnd smells the same If you should step in itYou'd better have a timelineAnd watch how you write each lineOh, did I mention………………… Carefully document????? 

           

Free Evaluation Template………If you would like a free copy of my effective

teacher behaviors template, please e-mail me at donneley.kay@k12.sd.us I

Feel free to modify it any way you wish…………. I would appreciate any suggestions for improvement as I am going to be working on improving some of these tools this summer at the Master Teacher Academy in SF.