Teacher and Educational Leader Effectiveness
Beginning in 2006, NECC has convened state education, higher education, and local education leaders to examine how systems of teacher education, licensure, and professional development were aligned to support the use of evidence-based teaching practices. In response to needs expressed by state leaders concerning the USED ARRA assurance for effective teachers and leaders, NECC convened leaders and helped them form the New England Collaborative for Educator Effectiveness (NECEE). Over the past year, NECC has worked with the National Comprehensive Center on Teacher Quality and the Regional USED Lab to bring timely and useful resources to the NECEE as states strive to create valid and meaningful systems of teacher evaluation. NECC recently convened leaders from the six New England states to examine research related to effective teaching and to hear from national experts such as Laura Goe and Charlotte Danielson on research on and issues in defining and measuring teacher effectiveness, including the use of Value Added Measures.
Contact
Kathy Dunne
Email: kdunne
wested.org
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Webinar: Evaluating and Supporting Online Instruction
3:00-4:00pm Eastern Time
As states and districts struggle with how to evaluate and support teachers in delivering high-quality education to their students, online classes present special challenges. The online medium is new or unfamiliar to many administrators who are beginning to grapple with questions about how to evaluate and support online instructors. Nationally recognized experts will discuss the importance of comprehensive evaluation programs that include online staff and will highlight existing programs as examples.
Contact: Kirsten Peterson
Email: kpetersonedc.org
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3:00-4:00pm Eastern Time
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Contact: Kirsten Peterson
Email: kpetersonedc.org
Presentation SlidesNew Hampshire Teacher Effectiveness Task Force
Concord, NH
Established by Commissioner Barry, the 60-member Task Force is developing recommendations for a common definition of effective teaching, a district framework for fair and equitable teacher evaluations, and an aligned system of teacher preparation, professional development, and career advancement. Recommendations to the NH Department of Education are expected by June 2011.
An invitation-only event.
Contact: Carol Keirstead
Email: ckeirsteadrmcres.com
New Hampshire Teacher Effectiveness Task Force
Concord, NH
Established by Commissioner Barry, the 60-member Task Force is developing recommendations for a common definition of effective teaching, a district framework for fair and equitable teacher evaluations, and an aligned system of teacher preparation, professional development, and career advancement. Recommendations to the NH Department of Education are expected by June 2011.
An invitation-only event.
Contact: Carol Keirstead
Email: ckeirsteadrmcres.com
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Contact: Kirsten Peterson
Email: kpetersonedc.org
New Hampshire Teacher Effectiveness Task Force
4:00-6:30pm
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Established by Commissioner Barry, the 60-member Task Force is developing recommendations for a common definition of effective teaching, a district framework for fair and equitable teacher evaluations, and an aligned system of teacher preparation, professional development, and career advancement. Recommendations to the NH Department of Education are expected by June 2011.
An invitation-only event.
Contact: Carol Keirstead
Email: ckeirsteadrmcres.com
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Invitees from the northeast participated in a webinar presentation by Dr. Kathryn Kennedy, of Georgia Southern University, and Dr. Leanna Archambault, of Arizona State University, on Teacher Preparation for Virtual Education: Preparing a New Generation. Highlights included: a presentation of national survey results on teacher preparation for virtual education; emerging issues in teacher education; and a discussion of what researchers can do to help state representatives develop policies and programs for teacher's preparing for virtual education.
Contact: Emily Zyko
Email: ezykormcres.com
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Contact: Carol Keirstead
Email: ckeirsteadrmcres.com
New Hampshire Teacher Effectiveness Task Force
4:00-6:30pm
Concord, NH
Established by Commissioner Barry, the 60-member Task Force is developing recommendations for a common definition of effective teaching, a district framework for fair and equitable teacher evaluations, and an aligned system of teacher preparation, professional development, and career advancement. Recommendations to the NH Department of Education are expected by June 2011.
An invitation-only event.
Contact: Carol Keirstead
Email: ckeirsteadrmcres.com
New Hampshire Task Force on Effective Teaching Meeting
4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Southeastern Regional Education Center (SERESC), Bedford NH
Established by Commissioner Barry, the 60-member Task Force is developing recommendations for a common definition of effective teaching, a district framework for fair and equitable teacher evaluations, and an aligned system of teacher preparation, professional development, and career advancement. Recommendations to the NH Department of Education are expected by June 2011.
National expert Laura Goe of the TQ Center and ETS and consultant to Race to the Top and other states on defining and measuring teacher effectiveness will speak with the Task Force group via videoconference from 4:15 - 5:30 p.m.; the Task Force will debrief and continue meeting following Goe. Topics include teacher effectiveness efforts across the nation, the state of the research, and challenges to and recommendations for defining and evaluating effective teaching. Goe's presentation will be recorded and aired on the New Hampshire Department of Education website.
An invitation-only event.
Contact: Carol Keirstead
Email: ckeirsteadrmcres.com
Regional Educators Convene On Issue Of Teacher Effectiveness
Marlborough, MA
National experts Laura Goe and Charlotte Danielson addressed more than one hundred educators from the six New England states on models for evaluating teacher effectiveness. In-state and cross-state work groups debated the issues and devised next steps toward evaluation systems. Part of a series of events supporting the New England Collaborative on Educator Quality and Effectiveness, the meeting was convened by the Regional Education Laboratory Northeast and Islands (REL-NEI), the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, and the New England Comprehensive Center (NECC).
Contact: Carol Keirstead
Email: ckeirsteadrmcres.com
Webinar: Measuring Teacher Effectiveness in New England
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern time
Online
Dr. Douglas Harris, a University of Wisconsin economist who researches how education policies influence the levels and equity of student educational outcomes, discussed current research on value-added models for measuring teacher effectiveness.
State teacher effectiveness leaders from the six New England states, representing the newly formed New England Collaborative for Educator Quality and Effectiveness, and invited guests explored issues related to defining, measuring, and rewarding teacher effectiveness.
This webinar was co-hosted by the Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Island (REL-NEI), the New England Comprehensive Center, and the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality.
View a recording of the webinar >
Contact: Carol Keirstead
Email: ckeirsteadrmcres.com
New England Collaborative for Educator Quality and Effectiveness Meeting
Facilitated by NECC staff, members of the six-state working group conferred on next steps following the December meeting with Laura Goe of the National Comprehensive Center on Teacher Quality on teacher effectiveness.
An invitation-only event.
Contact: Kathy Dunne
Email: kdunnewested.org
New England Collaborative for Educator Quality and Effectiveness Meeting
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Providence, RI
Rhode Island Department of Education
Laura Goe of the National Comprehensive Center on Teacher Quality presented her research on teacher effectiveness to members of the six-state working group. NECC staff facilitated the meeting.
An invitation-only event.
Contact: Kathy Dunne
Email: kdunnewested.org
Education Reform in New England
An Invitational Forum for Federal, State, and Local Education Leaders
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Bedford, NH
Southeastern Regional Education Services Center (SERESC)
Stakeholders from the six New England states engaged with Tony Miller, Deputy Secretary of Education and Jim Butler of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education in Q & A sessions and presentations on how the four federal education reform priorities can serve to improve outcomes for the region's students. National experts in each of the reform areas also led discussions. Six USED-funded technical assistance and research centers co-sponsored the event: The Center on Instruction, The Region I Equity Assistance Center, The New England Comprehensive Center, The Northeast and Islands Regional Education Laboratory, The Northeast Regional Resource Center, and The Region I Parent Technical Assistance Center.
An invitation-only event.
Contact: Carol Keirstead
Email: ckeirsteadrmcres.com
National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality Annual "What Works" Conference
"Beyond Highly Qualified: The Development and Distribution of Highly Qualified Teachers and Leaders"
Washington, DC
Fairmont Hotel
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Contact: Jan Phlegar
Email: jphlegawested.org
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Opportunities for Collaboration on Policies and Strategies
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Woburn, MA
Learning Innovations
NECC staff member Kathy Dunne facilitated a working session for state leaders on possibilities for collaborative approaches to meeting the ARRA assurance for teacher and principal effectiveness.
An invitation-only event.
Contact: Kathy Dunne
Email: kdunnewested.org
Webinar: Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness
The What, How, and Why of Educator Evaluation
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Eastern time
Online
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Researchers Douglas Harris of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Laura Goe of Educational Testing Service and the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality (NCCTQ) presented an overview of existing and emerging research on teacher evaluation methods, including value-added models and observational protocols. Tricia Coulter of NCCTQ moderated the session, which included a question and answer period.
Contact: Carol Keirstead
Email: ckeirsteadrmcres.com