This is part 1 of a series on how we use value-added data in Tennessee and across the nation. The entire series can be found below: Part 2: how value added data impacts teachers in the classroom Part 3: how…
The Tennessee Board of Education votes on an alternative policy on how to use test scores in teacher licensure decisions.
For the sake of our kids, we need an effective measure of student growth. But what constitutes student growth and whats the best way to go about quantifying it? Check out part 1 of our three part series on student growth!
Testing season is once again upon us. Over the next two weeks thousands of Tennessee students will take their TCAP and End of Course exams, which will then be used to calculate their actual vs expected growth using models created at the…
As adults, we constantly need to master new skills and adjust our thinking to new information to solve the many challenges facing our world. Our schools should be designed to empower our children to accomplish the same. To accomplish this,…
Last week the Tennessee House of Representatives voted to delay implementing the Common Core Standards and the associated PARCC exam. Using a combination of procedural posturing and late amendments Common Core opponents in the state legislature have sent a bill…
Interesting developments in Knox County, where the TEA is bringing a lawsuit against the state regarding TVAAS data. They claim that the system of evaluating teachers on TVAAS violates the 14th amendment of the US Constitution and should be thrown…
The State Board of Education voted yesterday against tying teacher licensure decisions to TVAAS data. This reversed a controversial decision from last August which tied teacher licensure to TVAAS scores. Here’s a little more from the TEA’s statement, who was…
The Green Bay Packers are my football team. There are many things to love them as both a team and a franchise. One of my favorites is that 50 of their current 53 players have played only for the Packers.…
One of the greatest challenges in teaching math is helping students make the connection of how the subject applies to the real world. As a case in point, I just finished teaching my students a formula called point-slope. It’s easy…
