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Lien on Me: Non Closure

August 4, 2020

At the end of the school year, I would tweet, “June is like a Friday; July is like a Saturday; and August is like a Sunday.” My coach, Jackie Drummer, shared that adage with me many years ago and every time I passed it on, teachers would nod their...

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Educators from Round Lake

In the Field: Round Lake Area Schools in Illinois

January 31, 2020

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Lien on Me: Teaching Acuity - What is Your 2020 Vision?

January 29, 2020

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Lien on Me: Teaching on Purpose

October 18, 2019

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To Pursue Excellence, Focus on it

September 17, 2019

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Lien on Me: Teaching Stamina - Working Smarter Not Harder

September 17, 2019

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Put Teachers First, So They Can Put Their Students First

September 3, 2019

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New Year, New Learning - Let's Go Meta and Personalize

August 28, 2019

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Share Your Story - Tory Temple

Increased Focus on Teachers Should Include a Sharper Focus on Great Teaching

Increased Focus on Teachers Should Include a Sharper Focus on Great Teaching

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Research on The Framework

The Impact of Providing Performance Feedback to Teachers and Principals

The Impact of Providing Performance Feedback to Teachers and Principals

Teachers’ responses to feedback from evaluators: What feedback characteristics matter?

Teachers’ responses to feedback from evaluators: What feedback characteristics matter?

Teacher Evaluations in an Era of Rapid Change: from "Unsatisfactory" to "Needs Improvement"

Teacher Evaluations in an Era of Rapid Change: from "Unsatisfactory" to "Needs Improvement"

Teaching to the Core: Practitioner perspectives about the intersection of teacher evaluation using the Danielson framework for teaching and Common Core State Standards

Teaching to the Core: Practitioner perspectives about the intersection of teacher evaluation using the Danielson framework for teaching and Common Core State Standards

The Reliability of classroom observations by school personnel

The Reliability of classroom observations by school personnel

Gathering feedback for teaching: Combining high-quality observations with student surveys and achievement gains

Gathering feedback for teaching: Combining high-quality observations with student surveys and achievement gains

Rethinking teacher evaluation in Chicago

Rethinking teacher evaluation in Chicago: Lessons learned from classroom observations, principal-teacher conferences, and district implementation

Identifying effective classroom practices using student achievement data

Identifying effective classroom practices using student achievement data

Excellence in Teaching Project

Excellence in Teaching Project

Examining teacher evaluation validity and leadership decision-making within a standards-based evaluation system

Examining teacher evaluation validity and leadership decision-making within a standards-based evaluation system

Nine Characteristics of High-Performing Schools

Nine Characteristics of High-Performing Schools

Standards-based teacher evaluation as a foundation for knowledge and skill-based pay

Standards-based teacher evaluation as a foundation for knowledge and skill-based pay

Teacher quality and educational equality: Do teachers with higher standards‐based evaluation ratings close student achievement gaps?

Teacher quality and educational equality: Do teachers with higher standards‐based evaluation ratings close student achievement gaps?

Examining the relationship between teacher evaluation and student assessment results in Washoe County

Examining the relationship between teacher evaluation and student assessment results in Washoe County

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