Peer observation can have profound effects on the classroom environment. How? With a great peer observer, they can help teachers find ways to engage learners in new ways. A peer observer may help a ...

Under the Results-Based Performance Management System, classroom observation is embedded in the Individual Performance ...

When David D. Perlmutter wrote about peer evaluations of teaching last fall, he presented the practice as a rather lonely and combative undertaking. He described top-down, high-stakes classroom ...

The Faculty Teaching Fellows are an ACM-funded cohort of faculty at St. Olaf, Carleton, and Luther Colleges, practiced in peer observation of teaching, who can provide compassionate, low-stakes, ...

Lately, it seems like adults are more eager to observe a lesson in my classroom than the students on my roster. From administrators performing unannounced classroom walkthroughs, to colleagues ...

Peer observation holds significant importance in improving the teaching effectiveness of instructors, as it provides a platform for instructors to engage in reflective practice, allowing them to ...

Different observation tools are available to suit various needs. Policy makers in states from coast to coast are demanding more rigorous teacher evaluations that lead to real improvements in ...

Peer observation in higher education represents a systematic approach where educators engage in reciprocal classroom evaluations, fostering a reflective and collegial environment. This process, often ...

This essay is excerpted from a new Chronicle special report, “Building a Faculty that Flourishes,” available in the Chronicle Store. Mention peer review of teaching in a faculty meeting, and you’re ...

This guide is designed to provide faculty and departments with insights on performing effective peer review of teaching. It was developed in October 2017 by members of a Faculty Learning Community: ...

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cognia announced the release of its dynamic new Teacher Observation Tool™ that enables teachers to review their instructional practice across five dimensions of ...