3. Measures of Effective Teaching project Report
2013 by Bill and Melinda Gates foundation
Link: http://www.metproject.org/downloads/
MET_Ensuring_Fair_and_Reliable_Measures_Practitioner_Brief.pdf
• Effective teaching is
measureable(by
classroom observation,
students test score,
students survey)
• Through the
measurement, students
achievement is
predictable.
6. • We think few would dispute that good teachers matter in
students’ learning.
• What is the most efficient way “to produce” high quality
teachers?
• Where does the production take place? Teacher Preparation,
Teacher Induction, Teacher Professional Development.
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TEACHER
TEACHER TEACHER
PROFESSIONAL
PREPARATION INDUCTION
DEVELOPMENT
8. • How much does it cost to prepare
teachers?
• Do teacher preparation programs make a
difference?
• Can higher salaries attract higher quality
teacher candidates?
9. Can teacher salaries attract high
qualified teacher candidates?
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/opinion/ Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/opinion/
01eggers.html?_r=0 l08teach.html
10. • “We found that the average weekly pay of teachers
in 2003 was nearly 14% below that of workers
with similar education and work experience, a gap
only minimally offset by the better nonwage
benefits in teaching. Teacher earnings have fallen
below that of the average college graduate in
recent decades, losing considerable ground during
the late 1990s, as earnings of college graduates
grew 11% relative to the much lower 0.8% growth
in teacher earnings.”
Link: http://www.epi.org/page/-/old/issuebriefs/IssueBrief298.pdf
16. • How much does it cost to facilitate teacher
induction?
• Do teacher induction programs make a
difference?
17. The high cost of
teacher turnover
Link: http://nctaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/NCTAF-
Cost-of-Teacher-Turnover-2007-policy-brief.pdf
• Annual cost of
teacher turnover in
the US is $7.3 billion
• Teacher attrition
rate in the past 15
year has grown
more than 50%.
• US Teacher turnover
rate: 16.8% (urban
more than 20%).
25. The Learning Curve
(Pearson 2012 Report)
• Strong relationships are few between
education inputs and outputs.
• Income matters, but culture may
matter more.
• There is no substitute
for GOOD TEACHERS.
• There is no single path to better LINK:
labour market outcomes. http://thelearningcurve.pearson.com/
the-report/executive-summary
• An educational index can help
highlight educational strength and
weaknesses.
26. THE LINE GAME
AGREE ? ------------- or ----------- DISAGREE ?
Lessons Learned from High Performing Countries
• High-quality teacher education to all candidates, completely at
government expense, including at least a year of practice teaching in a
clinical school connected to the university;
• Mentoring from expert teachers for all beginners in their first years of
teaching, coupled with other supports like a reduced teaching load and
shared planning;
• Equitable salaries (often with additional stipends for hard-to-staff
locations) which are competitive with other professions, such as
engineering;
• Ongoing professional learning embedded in 15 to 25 hours a week
of planning and professional development time.
Source: The Forum for Education and Democracy.
Link: http://www.forumforeducation.org/sites/default/files/u48/Teaching_Brief_1009_v1.pdf
27. Summary of Resources
Good Teaching Matters!
The MET project: http://www.metproject.org/downloads/MET_Ensuring_Fair_and_Reliable_Measures_Practitioner_Brief.pdf
The Value-Added study: http://obs.rc.fas.harvard.edu/chetty/ value_added.html
The Learning Curve (Pearson Report 2012): http://thelearningcurve.pearson.com/the-report/executive-summary
Effective Teachers, Higher Achievers (The Forum for Education and Democracy): http://www.forumforeducation.org/sites/default/files/
u48/Teaching_Brief_1009_v1.pdf
Teacher Preparation
Teacher Salaries
The high cost of low teacher salaries (NYT article) : http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/opinion/01eggers.html?_r=0
The Teaching Penalty: http://www.epi.org/page/-/old/issuebriefs/IssueBrief298.pdf
Myths and Facts about Educator Pay NEA): http://www.nea.org/home/12661.htm
Teacher Induction
The high cost of teacher turnover (NCTAF): http://nctaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/NCTAF-Cost-of-Teacher-Turnover-2007-policy-
brief.pdf
Teacher Professional Development
