COVID-19 Support for School Leaders

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Are You Ready for Teacher Summative Evaluations?

Summative season is upon us: Many school leaders will soon complete summative teacher evaluations for the 2020-2021 school year. It has been an unusual year, to say the very least,

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Considerations for Teacher Summative Evaluations in 2021

Over the summer of 2020, NEE released guidance and recommendations on evaluating effective teaching for the 2020-2021 school year. Hybrid learning, remote learning, in-person learning, and all the shifts back

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Communities of Practice Offer Space for School Leaders to Share Ideas this Fall

As a school leader, you are likely feeling a heavy weight on your shoulders as school gets under way this fall. We want to help. NEE will offer two virtual

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PBL is the Perfect Fit for Remote Learning

Using problem-based learning in a remote learning environment helps keep students engaged with their work. PBL is made for these extraordinary times. Starting with a Question of Import, or essential

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Evaluating Remote Teaching: Recommendations and Resources Now Available

Teacher evaluation is one of the many challenges school leaders are facing in their continued response to COVID-19. How should school leaders evaluate teaching in an uncertain environment, and what

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Achievement, Motivation, and Engagement Improve When Students Set Their Own Goals: Here’s How to Do It

Research suggests when students set their own academic goals they experience greater achievement and motivation.  My personal classroom experience supports this assertion that students who are engaged in setting and

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Power Standards Provide Focus for Teachers and Help Students Succeed

As an educational consultant now for the past five years, I have worked with school districts to help teachers give their best to their students. One of those strategies is

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Evaluating Remote Teaching: What NEE Is Doing to Support Educators

This post was written before NEE released our educator evaluation resources and recommendations for remote settings. Please visit the Evaluating Remote Teaching page to access the resources that are referenced

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Teaching By Design: How We Might Move From What Is to What Could Be

On Friday, May 1, the Network for Educator Effectiveness hosted a webinar presented by Dr. Leigh Neier titled “Teach by design: Rethinking default settings to achieve student-centered classroom culture.” Dr.

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Teaching English Language Learners and Working With Immigrant Families From Home (Secondary Focus)

On April 30, the Network for Educator Effectiveness partnered with Strengthening Equity and Effectiveness for Teachers of English Learners (www.SEE-TEL.org) to host the second of two webinars titled Teaching English