The Reliability of Classroom Observations by School Personnel

A new book, Better Feedback for Better Teaching, offers practical guidance for improving observer training, assessment, and monitoring so all educators can benefit from trustworthy observations that provide them with meaningful, accurate, and actionable feedback.

In this open letter to teachers, I am restating my claim that teachers are the experts. I urge teachers to talk with other teachers about their practice, and raise their voice about what they need to help their students learn.

Hear teachers talk about why multiple measures of effective teaching are so important and find additional resources and research supporting this multi-year project.