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What to Expect From NEE Recertification Training in 2021

2021 NEE Recertification Training sessions get under way in less than a month, and the NEE team is deeply focused on building the best training experience for evaluators who will

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How the Network for Educator Effectiveness Helps School Districts Develop Effective Principals

A recent research report from the Wallace Foundation – How Principals Affect Students and Schools: A Systematic Synthesis of Two Decades of Research (February 2021) – provides clarity around the

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On the Drawing Board: A Peer Observation Tool from NEE

Peer observation can provide professional growth that far exceeds what teachers gain through traditional professional development sessions. Teachers who participate in a peer observation process can experience improved instructional skills

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Reflecting on Habits: How Disrupting Routines Spurs Educators’ Professional Growth

Have you ever been in the process of doing something and realized you have no memory of exactly what you have been doing? For me, this most commonly occurs when

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Use NEE Data as You’re Planning for Next School Year

The end of the school year is so gratifying and empowering in the sense that you have triumphed and persevered through another school year – this one more challenging than

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Recipe for Peer Observation Success: Following Best Practices

Part One of NEE’s peer observation series presented the research findings surrounding the use of peer observation and its benefits as identified by researchers and practitioners. In this second part,

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Incorporating Video and Peer Observations Supports Continued Growth of Highly Effective Teachers

To support the continued professional growth of your highly effective teachers, we have previously shared two suggestions: Communities of Practice and Action Research. In a continuing series on supporting highly effective teachers, we share a few more suggestions

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How Peer Observation Can Help Your School

NEE currently offers multiple measures of educator effectiveness by combining classroom observations with teacher professional development plans, units of instruction, and student surveys. In addition, we teach administrators to utilize

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Introducing a New Registration Process for NEE Training

NEE is pleased to introduce a new, simplified registration process for NEE training. In addition to being exceptionally easy to register, the new process also includes an option to register

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Summative Conference Sets Next Professional Learning Focus

The definitive step in the teacher summative evaluation process is the summative conference that occurs between the school leader and the teacher. The actual feedback, planning, and support that occur during the summative conference