"This book represents an amalgam of examinations of teacher evaluation from the contexts of North America and Europe. ... this book may be valuable to those who are trying to reconceptualize evaluation policies by learning from other countries." (Moldir Ablayeva, Educational Review, Vol. 74 (3), 2022)
Part I Differentiated Teacher Evaluation in Practice
Chapter 1. Supporting Teacher Growth and Assuring Teacher Quality; Jim Brandon and Mary Lynne Derrington
Chapter 2. The Power of Formative Evaluation of Teaching; Stephen P. Gordon and Marla W. McGhee
Chapter 3. Providing Teachers with a Choice in Evaluation: A Case Study of Veteran Teachers' Views; Sharon Conley, Elizabeth Mainz, and Laura Wellington
Chapter 4. Prizes and Imperfections: Examining Teacher Evaluation Within an Induction Program in Western Québec; Trista Hollweck, Amy Curry, Kate Smith, Michel Dubeau and Terry Kharyati
Chapter 5. Credibility in Instructional Supervision: A Catalyst for Differentiated Supervision; Chad R. Lochmiller
Chapter 6. Teacher Evaluation and Differentiated Instructional Supervision: A Tiered Approach to Promote Teacher Growth; Yanira Oliveras-Ortiz and Jo Ann Simmons
Part II Differentiated Teacher Evaluation: The Interplay of Policy and Practice
Chapter 7. Balancing Differentiation and Fairness in Teacher Evaluation: The Story of Flemish Secondary Schools; Melissa Tuytens and Geert Devos
Chapter 8. The Language of Instructional Improvement in the U.S.: A View from Current Law and Policy Reports; Helen M. Hazi
Chapter 9. Job-Embedded Professional Learning: Federal Legislation and National Reports as Levers; Sally J. Zepeda
Chapter 10. Differentiated Evaluation Policy for Professionals in Alberta Canada Schools: Local Policy Characteristics and Budget Implications; Darryl M. Hunter and Francis Owusu
Chapter 11. Lessons Learned, Not Learned, and Yet to be Mastered; Mary Lynne Derrington and Jim Brandon
Mary Lynne Derrington is Associate Professor of Educational Administration at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.
Jim Brandon is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Associate Dean, Professional and Community Engagement in the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary, Canada.