The Teaching Effectiveness series seeks to bolster the teaching practice of all UAB instructors through workshops that inspire continuous improvement in teaching skills. Participation in each workshop ...

converted the scores to percentile rankings and divided them into five equal categories, from "least effective" to "most effective." Later this month, The Times will post this data on its website.

There’s been so much talk recently about “the effective teacher” that those of us out here in the schools are a head-spinning mess of contemplation and reflection. Am I this kind of teacher or that?

Teachers in high-poverty schools in Florida and North Carolina are on average only slightly less effective than those in low-poverty schools. However, within schools, there’s a broader talent spread ...

A look at the multiple measures and multiple methods used in new teacher evaluation systems, including the weighting of these measures, to determine a composite score of teacher effectiveness.

A new LA Times analysis of teacher effectiveness in the Los Angeles Unified School District is causing a stir. The study is based on 7 years of standardized test scores in math and English – comparing ...

Adult learning in the United States continues to evolve as colleges, universities, and professional programs adapt to the ...

Teacher effectiveness is widely recognised as a critical determinant of student achievement, influencing both short‐term academic performance and long‐term socioeconomic outcomes. Extensive research ...

When I returned from my National Guard deployment in 2007, I met my future wife. I told her about my experience in Iraq, to which she replied, “Thank God there are people like you.” When I asked her ...

School boards across the state have their work cut out for them. Leading a school district is hard enough, and now they must prepare to bargain with teachers' unions over subjects that have been off ...

WILL enough Democratic lawmakers stand up to the powerful state teachers union to ensure teacher-effectiveness bills survive Thursday’s deadline for moving out of House committees? A similar deadline ...

Teachers play a crucial role in fostering children’s success in school. Policymakers must consider ways to support and prepare high-quality teachers while aligning expectation and opportunities for ...