Building Trust in Teacher Evaluations : It’s Not What You Say; It’s How You Say It

Your breakthrough approach to top-notch teacher evaluations! This hands-on professional development guide provides concrete, proactive teacher evaluation strategies to help school leaders: Create and sustain a supportive, honest, and collaborative school culture Foster effective communication and build teacher-principal trust Conduct evidence-based teacher observations and evaluations Hold effective follow-up conversations that nurture teacher growth Promote teacher self-assessment and reflection Includes absorbing real world vignettes, reflection questions, and ample modeling examples for quick success. You’ll find quick nuggets of wisdom you can reference again and again. Use this informative guide to transform the teacher evaluation process today! Your breakthrough approach to top-notch teacher evaluations! This hands-on professional development guide explores the critical ingredients of communication and trust for success in the new age of teacher evaluation systems. Recognized expert Shelly Arneson provides concrete, proactive strategies to help school leaders: Create and sustain a supportive, honest, and collaborative school culture Foster effective communication and build teacher-principal trust Conduct evidence-based observations and evaluations Hold effective follow-up conversations that nurture teacher growth Promote teacher self-assessment and reflection Includes absorbing real world vignettes, reflection questions, and ample modeling examples for quick success. Before heading into an observation or post-observation conference you'll find quick nuggets of wisdom you can reference again and again. Use this informative guide to transform the teacher evaluation process today!'An absolute essential for any bookshelf of the novice or seasoned administrator.... Really hits home on how trust is essential for effective evaluations.... The book covers all angles of why trust and evaluations go hand in hand.'—Jason Eitner, Superintendent The Lower Alloways Creek School District, Canton Salem, NJ'In order for student growth to make a positive impact you, as the instructional leader, need to make a positive impact with your teachers; this starts with trust and building a better teacher via evaluations. This book will lead you in that direction!'—Elizabeth Alvarez, Principal John C. Dore Elementary School, Chicago, IL COVER ABOUT THIS BOOK TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT CONTENTS FOREWORD PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2: EVALUATIONS DONE “WITH” TEACHERS, NOT “TO” TEACHERS CHAPTER 3: BUILDING TEACHER TRUST AND COMMUNICATION IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS CHAPTER 4: BUILDER 1—BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, NOT AN EMPIRE CHAPTER 5: BUILDER 2—TEACH THE PROCESS CHAPTER 6: BUILDER 3—COMMUNICATE OBJECTIVELY CHAPTER 7: BUILDER 4—IT’S NOT WHAT YOU SAY; IT’S HOW YOU SAY IT CHAPTER 8: BUILDER 5—FOLLOW-UP WITH HONESTY AND SUPPORT CHAPTER 9: FACTORS INFLUENCING TRUST AND COMMUNICATION CHAPTER 10: THE LEGACY WE LEAVE BEHIND REFERENCES INDEX Trust is an integral part of the teacher-principal relationship, but today's contentious, high-stakes climate can strain the trust between administrators and faculty. This book provides administrators with tips on how to build trust and better communication among teachers to drastically improve the quality of teacher evaluations This hands-on professional development guide provides concrete, proactive teacher evaluation strategies to help school leaders to build a supporting and collaborative school culture.