Evaluating Teachers for Professional Growth - Creating a Culture of Motivation and Learning (Paperback, Workbook ed.)

"With a clear picture of what motivates teachers, Beerens gives us a workable and virtuous approach to nurturing professional teachers. His proposals are rooted in authentic experience and a caring heart."
Max De Pree
Best-selling author of Leadership Jazz and Leading Without Power

Now there is a new system that offers administrators strong grounding in theory and real-life practical skills for successfully evaluating teachers. Dan Beerens? Growth-Focused Evaluation System offers more than accountability?it paves the way for improved teacher and student success. This new approach incorporates:

• Constructivist teaching principles
• Emotional intelligence and brain research
• Improved professional development practices
• Reflective practice
• Collaborative teacher-administrator relationships
• Self-assessment and peer coaching and evaluation

The development of the teacher as a professional is the key to a successful learning culture within a school. Evaluating Teachers for Professional Growth is a crucial resource for any administrator who wants to implement an evaluation plan that works ? for teachers, schools, and students. This accessible guide offers: