My teachers gave individualized feedback during every class, we were required to have regular tutoring in our weakest subject, and we spent two more hours per week in class than my friends in other schools.
Starting in 2009, the Gates Foundation supported a project known as the Measure of Effective Teaching, or MET, which worked with 3, 000 teachers to come up an evaluation and feedback system that helped teachers improve.
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He added that there had been positive feedback from teachers, psychologists, Ofsted and independent researchers.
As the website is still in its beta phase, Smalley wants to keep hearing feedback from teachers.
She said, at the most basic level, lack of a home internet connection or a computer could mean that children struggled to research homework or complete coursework and were unable to access school websites which allow pupils to submit work digitally and receive feedback from teachers.
In addition to surveys, the mix could include feedback from other teachers or parent and student focus groups.
Knowing how to identify and measure great teaching is a huge step toward providing better feedback and support for teachers and building a better education system for all our children -- but it's just one step.
Blended-learning models that create time for teachers to provide this type of meaningful and actionable feedback are vital.
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All teachers need professional development throughout their careers, with continuous feedback between theory, practice, and research.
The city said its evaluation plans included things like the implementation and use of student feedback surveys as well as specific considerations for teachers who are dealing with students who are English language learners and students with disabilities.
The 3, 000 teachers who are helping us with the MET project are already getting feedback on their teaching.
Imagine if the district technology leader could spend their day visiting schools, talking with principals and teachers about how they are using technology and getting first-hand feedback about the technology investments the district has been making.
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He took responsibility for not regularly providing her with feedback and built her confidence by letting her know she was one of his best teachers.
As a result of the feedback, for example, Cohen learned that he needed to develop a better way for students and teachers to share videos and other content in the online communal area for a course.
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