COVID-19 Support for School Leaders

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Writing an Effective Teacher Summative Evaluation in 2022

It would be an understatement to say schools continue to experience difficult times in the first quarter of 2022. The Network for Educator Effectiveness has taken steps over the past

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NEE Guidance for Teacher Summative Evaluations in 2022

Early spring typically is the time of year that school leaders prepare to complete summative teacher evaluations. However, it has been another stressful and uncertain year as schools continue to

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Considerations for Teacher Summative Evaluations in 2022

As much as we had hoped the 2021-2022 school year would usher in a return to “normal,” educators have faced another challenging school year. COVID illnesses and quarantines, staff shortages,

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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