SMHC

Weingarten to Head Up Teacher-Evaluation Task Force

Posted on June 24th, 2009 by jkelly

In an interview with Education Week last week, Randi Weingarten, president of American Federation of Teachers and SMHC Task Force member, revealed she will head up a teacher-evaluation task force with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The task force is believed to be part of the Foundation’s new strategy as revealed in early 2009, which focuses on the development of effective teachers. According to Weingarten, the task force had some “great discussions,” and she thinks everyone will be “surprised” by its results. The task force will aim to address disparities in teacher effectiveness, and identify ways for teachers to implement successful practices in the classroom to improve student achievement.