Teachscape-Journal Article Teacher Observations | News Teacher Observation App Goes Native on iPad By Dian Schaffhauser03/21/12 An educational technology company that specializes in creating products for improving educator practices has launched a version of its teacher observation application for the Apple iPad. Teachscape's Reflect Live app lets observers collect classroom evidence and works even when there's no Wi-Fi connection available in the room. The non-iPad version of the product works on a laptop or another type of tablet device. According to the company, the app has a simple interface for recording details during an observation. The iPad edition can work with the dictation feature included in the new iPad, introduced by Apple earlier this month. Performing a teacher observation with Reflect Live follows a five-part process. The iPad version of the app is free in the iTunes store. About the Author Dian Schaffhauser is a writer who covers technology and business for a number of publications.
HMS Advisory Advisory Mission Statement: To foster a positive, confidential place that allows students to express their views openly and receive guidance and support. Relationships are the center of advisory, developing a connection between students, teachers, and staff. What to Expect in Advisory: Organization: Each week, students will either clean and organize their lockers OR check grades and organize their school supplies and assignment notebooks. 40 Developmental Assets/Study Skills: Each month, students will participate in several activities to develop social skills, social awareness, community development, positive outlook, and academic achievement. Team Building: Each week, students will take part in activities geared toward creating a cohesive classroom community, promoting school spirit, and building positive relationships with peers. SSR (Sustained, Silent Reading): One day each week will be devoted to all students and staff building-wide celebrating reading.
Comment Khan Academy Easy Assessment Comment Pennsylvania Published: Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 School administrators gave 99.4 percent of all Pennsylvania teachers "satisfactory" ratings during the 2009-10 school year, the latest data available from the state Department of Education show. But, said Sandi Jacobs, vice president of the National Council on Teacher Quality: "That kind of teacher evaluation system tells you almost nothing." The state's teacher evaluations "give no consideration to teacher effectiveness and include no objective measures of student performance," Jacobs said. The nonprofit, nonpartisan council, partly funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, recently gave Pennsylvania an overall grade of D+ for progress on policies to support and measure teacher effectiveness and an F for efforts to rid schools of ineffective teachers. That could change. "Teacher evaluation should not be based on a single test score," said Wythe Keever, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania State Education Association, the state's largest teachers union.
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