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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.
To celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, we checked in with some former teachers at the foundation to learn what teaching means to them and how experiences in the classroom shaped their careers.
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.
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