The Effective Educator
Research has shown that teacher quality is a significant factor in student achievement, but what does effective teaching look like? Must we push out some teachers, or is it the responsibility of leaders to help struggling teachers improve?
This issue of ASCD Express will consider how to define educator effectiveness and how to create conditions that enhance that effectiveness. What sort of preparation do prospective and beginning educators need? What professional development is best for more experienced educators, including those deemed ineffective? How can administrators best evaluate teachers? Additional topics may include performance