Rethinking Teacher Evaluation

Educators need PD systems that advance professional learning, not just accountability — and with poor career growth opportunities as one of the central reasons behind teacher turnover, it’s more critical than ever to support and grow our existing talent pipeline.

Watch the Q&A with Camdenton R-III School District for insights, strategies and practical tips on moving beyond a compliance-driven culture of teacher evaluation to one that is a natural extension of professional learning. These data practitioners cover:

  • Designing professional growth cycles to drive both ongoing supports and formal evaluations — and making them work together
  • Practical and replicable strategies for building educator trust in evaluation
  • Identifying key elements of an effective, scaleable evaluation process
  • Analyzing and interpreting formative PD data

From the blog

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Evaluations and Educator Growth: Four critical questions for supporting teachers

By Julia Ramsey

Performance assessment systems have a reputation for being rigid and intimidating, largely because of a focus on compliance over growth — “How well did this teacher conform to the rubric?” versus “How much has this teacher grown in their practice?”
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Case Study

Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Jennifer Brookshire

Instructional Facilitator, Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Learn how Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools is using KickUp for "rich conversations around teacher effectiveness and school improvement" by triangulating what teachers are learning, how they're growing in skill, and what the observations say about classroom practice.