Conversations around changes to music teacher evaluation have publicly played out for the last decade. These discussions largely have focused on discrete aspects of the new accountability systems, including the particulars of observations, measuring student growth in non-tested grades and subjects, the motivation for changes to teacher evaluation,…

There is increasing interest in the field of leadership preparation about the opportunities that robust performance assessments may provide to capture and evaluate the complexity of school administrators' work. Heretofore, the conversation about administrator performance assessment in leadership preparation has mainly centered on the development…

One of the most important relationships a principal has is with his or her instructional coach (or coaches). The strength of this partnership directly impacts student outcomes because it builds collective teacher efficacy. In this article, Student-Centered Coaching experts Diana Sweeney and Ann Mausbach share three practices to elevate the work of…

Higher education institutions task their faculty with student learning and expect them to undergo an extensive faculty evaluation process. One component of the evaluation process is to gather data on faculty teaching effectiveness through student course evaluations. Universities use course evaluation data in conjunction with other gathered data to…

"InsideTrack© Coaching" provides proactive, personalized coaching to help students identify and overcome both academic and nonacademic barriers to college persistence and graduation. This What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) report, part of the WWC's Supporting Postsecondary Success topic area, explores the effects of "InsideTrack©…

This dissertation explored elementary teachers' interpretations, understandings and beliefs about the performance-based evaluation model implemented in a southeastern state in the United States. This qualitative case study explored the following research questions: How do elementary school teachers "interpret" the performance-based…

The primary purpose of this longitudinal, quasi-experimental study was to investigate the effects of a bipartite, standardized case conceptualization training among participants in comparison to those who were exposed to both the training and deliberate practice coaching. The secondary purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of the…

Applied music faculty are expected to have the skills necessary to oversee the development of young musicians upon employment. New professors, however, likely spent the majority of their musical life on the receiving end of the teaching dynamic and may find it difficult to adjust to their new position as purveyors of information. This document…

The purpose of this collective case study was to examine teachers' perceptions of peer coaching for technology integration and its influences on teachers' knowledge and effectiveness. Although there are numerous types of mixed-method designs, the researcher selected the Sequential Explanatory Design due to its use of qualitative research to…

The purpose of this descriptive case study was to explore the roles and patterns that literacy coaches and teachers use during coaching conversations. Participants included for six coaching dyads (two, district-level literacy coaches and three of the teachers they each coached) in a primarily upper-middle class Midwest community. Data included…

This quantitative correlational study examined to what extend personality traits predict organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) among full-time public community college employees. Public community colleges are facing significant challenges in managing ongoing decreases in state appropriations. The construction of human capital theory, the…

It is well-established that having a high-quality teacher can lead to long-lasting, significant effects on students' achievement. We know that teacher effectiveness reliably has an impact on student outcomes, but what impacts teacher effectiveness? One regularly recommended and prominent method for improving teacher effectiveness is through…

Ten years ago, many policymakers viewed the reform of teacher evaluation as a highly promising mechanism to improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement. Recently, that enthusiasm has dimmed as the available evidence suggests the subsequent reforms had a mixed record of implementation and efficacy. Even in districts where there was…

This critical ethnographic case study explores the impact of Performance-Based Assessment Tasks (PBATs) on high school dynamics and instructional practices, particularly in schools serving immigrant communities. PBATs, considered alternatives to standardized testing, have shown promise in enhancing student engagement, critical thinking, and…

Previous research has provided limited exploration into the antecedents and mechanisms of academic expectations. Combining the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions, this paper presents two investigations to examine the relationship between adolescents' academic emotions and academic expectations, as well as their underlying mechanisms. In…