Although quick, written feedback may seem efficient, talking with a teacher after an observation is much more effective.

Classroom observation is the bridge between the worlds of theory and practice. It can provide school directors and mentors with formative feedback for individual teachers.

Houston ISD overhauled the rubric used to evaluate how well teachers perform during spot evaluations of their classrooms, one ...

HISD Behind the scenes of Houston ISD teacher evaluation rollout: TEA called classroom observation approach ‘odd,’ liaison said training sessions ‘much larger than is recommended’ Houston ...

When assessing teacher performance, we’d be better off evaluating the teaching styles that suit them, rather than using a prescribed standard ...

The Teacher Observation Tool is the newest resource Cognia provides to create an interactive educator learning community within buildings, across districts and states, and around the globe.

Kentucky's Read to Succeed Act, implemented three years ago, aims to improve reading scores through high-quality instruction.

To bad teachers, conformity-based observations could conceivably instigate (though never inspire) slight beneficial change — at least while the observer is in the room.

An administrator said my students were "disengaged" and yet there's more to it than that, writes a 25-year teaching veteran.

If teachers’ negative emotions in the classroom result in part from challenging working conditions or insufficient resources, educational leaders and policymakers should consider system-wide changes ...