
This is part 4 of a series on how we use value-added data in Tennessee and across the nation. The entire series can be found below: Part 1: what the research says about value-added data Part 2: how value added data…
Happy November to all the educators out there! Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. Here are your edlinks for the past few days: Dorsey Hopson sends a memo to Shelby County educators in the municipalities addressing concerns about…
From the Atlantic: This is a great article on the stress of the teaching profession and why some chose to stay and why some chose to leave. Here’s the opening, I highly recommend reading the whole thing, especially for policy…
Ed week did a great piece on Tennessee’s Teacher Evaluation alternative for performing arts teachers: Video footage of students sight-reading a musical score, or reciting a speech from Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” Digital photos of students’ self-portraits. Samples of student-penned research…