Publisher's Synopsis
Teaching is one of the most difficult, yet rewarding jobs in the world. The most effective and efficient way to help our students is by guiding our teachers. Teacher evaluation, when done well, is the best tool to help teachers grow in their practice which in turn, grows our students. Effective evaluation is time consuming and difficult but will honor teachers who rock and support those in need. Before teacher evaluation can be done well, evaluators must be honest, know themselves, have high emotional intelligence and be strong and passionate communicators. Simply stated, without trust and respect between teacher and evaluator, effective teacher evaluation will fail. Hop on the Clue Bus - A Common Sense Guide to Teacher Evaluation provides steps for teachers and evaluators to built trust and respect for each other. Having genuine trust and respect opens fields of opportunity of growth for all people. There is not one person out there who is done growing and developing. So come on, hop on, and we'll do it together.