Educator Effectiveness: Measurement, Leadership, and Policy Processes

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Abstract

The session will present findings from four recent studies examining methods of improving educator effectiveness through human capital reforms. The first paper examines the extent to which these types of reforms are spread across districts and the factors influencing reform adoption. The second paper describes findings from the Measuring Effective Teaching study on developing teacher evaluation formulas that incorporate multiple measures of effectiveness. The third paper details how principals work to support teacher effectiveness, identifying high-lever activities that improve teacher effectiveness and student learning. The final paper examines the experiences of first-year principals in several urban school districts and links their actions with principal retention and student outcomes.

Sub Unit

• Division L - Educational Policies and Politics / Section 6: Teacher Policy and Politics

Chair

• Brian Stecher, RAND Corporation

Papers

• Replicating Reforms: Early Findings From the Intensive Partnership Sites Evaluation - Mary Martinez-Wenzl, University of California - Los Angeles; Jennifer Sloan McCombs, RAND Corporation

• Composite Measures of Teacher Effectiveness - Daniel McCaffrey, RAND Corporation

• The Principal’s Role in Improving Teacher Effectiveness - Gina S. Ikemoto, New Leaders

• Understanding the Experiences of First-Year Principals in Urban School Districts - Susan Burkhauser, Pardee RAND Graduate School; Susan Gates, RAND Corporation; Laura S. Hamilton, RAND Corporation

Discussant

• Brian Stecher, RAND Corporation