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These Op-Ed and Blog entries by UCLA faculty capture a range of issues associated with measuring good teaching. 


Needed: Fresh Thinking on Teacher Accountability

Author: James Stigler

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In a commentary piece originally in Education Week, UCLA professor James Stigler questions the teacher accountability systems being advocated by some policy makers and education philanthropists, and shares a model used in Japan that provides both accountability for teachers and opportunities for teacher growth.

Education Week, June 9, 2010

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Needed-Fresh-Thinking-on-Teacher-Accountability.pdf — PDF document, 390Kb


Teacher evaluations need to factor in more than one indicator

Author: Jose-Felipe Martinez

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Jose-Felipe Martinez, UCLA professor in Social Research Methodology, discusses his concerns about the use of the value-added model for evaluating teachers and advocates for a comprehensive system of teacher evaluation that uses data from multiple sources.

Daily Bruin, September 7, 2010

Link: http://www.dailybruin.com/index.php/article/2010/09/teacher_evaluations_need_to_factor_in_more_than_one_indicator

 

The Threats to School Reform …are within its own program

Author: Mike Rose

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Cautioning reformers to consider the unintended consequences of reforms, including those related to the value-added method of evaluating teachers, UCLA professor Mike Rose offers his perspective on school reform.

Washington Post, October 25, 2010

Link: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/guest-bloggers/threats-to-school-reform-are-w.html

 

Entitled to the Facts

Author: John Rogers

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Using research from the National Education Policy Center, UCLA professor John Rogers, counters the analysis of the value-added model used by the Los Angeles Times to evaluate Los Angeles teachers.

Huffington Post, February 12, 2011

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-rogers/entitled-to-the-facts_b_822041.html

 

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