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Validation Engine for Observational Protocols
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation introduced the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project to develop and test multiple measures of teacher effectiveness. This document explores the overarching purpose and functionality of a validation engine, which was designed to help districts determine if their observation protocols routinely assign the highest ratings to teachers whose students grew the most, in terms of academic performance, and the lowest ratings to teachers whose students grew the least.
Last month I shared Jesse, Qamar, and Roniel’s stories—three real, relevant examples of what a pathways approach can look like (and lead to) for students. If you’re reading this, you probably work in this space, and if you do, you know that stories like theirs don’t come out of thin air.
A network of educators in New York turned to a practical measurement tool to support their school improvement efforts: the Project for Education Research That Scales (PERTS) Elevate student survey.
Public confidence in higher education is at a crossroads, with recent challenges at the federal level like a clunky FAFSA rollout, and conflict and tension at some elite institutions due to campus protests, capturing headlines and shaping American perceptions. However, we know these issues don’t reflect the broader landscape of postsecondary education.
Aug 28, 2024
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