Consider this scenario: A principal pops into a classroom a couple of times a year and uses a checklist to evaluate a teacher’s performance, gaining little understanding of her style or effectiveness.

As teachers, we are constantly looking for ways to improve our practice. Pouring over Pinterest, scouring Teachers Pay Teachers, finding professional development to help us understand a topic better.

Different observation tools are available to suit various needs. Policy makers in states from coast to coast are demanding more rigorous teacher evaluations that lead to real improvements in ...

On the scale of most anxiety-producing moments in teaching, few things top the dreaded peer observation. True, there are plenty of other sources of teaching angst, but none of them quite match the ...