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Formal observation, for example, which plays a key role, is required only once during an evaluation year.
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For example, here in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Teachers Association released a study showing that almost 30% of teachers in their first three years of teaching had had no formal observation at all, even for a period of time as short as 20 minutes.
The teachers also have to submit paperwork for each formal observation".
In Tennessee — which is ranked 41st in NAEP scores and has made no significant progress in closing the black-white achievement gap on those tests in 20 years — the state now requires four formal observations a year for all teachers, regardless of whether the principal thinks they are excellent or weak.
Written informed consent was obtained from all respondents for formal observations or interviews.
Forget formal observations, you're being observed by up to 30 pupils every lesson.
No learning walks, no peer observations, no formal observations.
What we have found to work very well is being flexible with appraisal and formal observations.
They both teach well and get good feedback from students and in formal observations.
Any links between the outcomes of formal observations and capability procedures must be severed.
For example, in Columbus, Ohio, novice teachers in participating schools receive between 15 and 20 formal observations and ongoing support from their consulting teachers -- and are much less likely to leave the district or the profession as a result.
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