US schools have traditionally been characterized by teacher privacy and independence, yet theory and empirical work suggest that peer observation and support – or “de-privatized instruction” – can help improve pedagogical practice. In this randomized...
This toolkit provides practical guidance for education practitioners on using video observations to help teachers accelerate their development. Inside, you will find four sections to help you start video observations in your school community. Each section...
A simple rubric for teachers to assess whether they’ve filtered out noisy or distracting details to focus on what matters and make the most of self analysis, from the Best Foot Forward Video Observation Toolkit
The Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University today releases a new report examining how reliably a portfolio system can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of early-career teachers. The report, “Are Practice-Based Teacher...
Tom Tomberlin, an SDP Fellow Alum, discusses how he uses data to help school districts improve and why he decided to continue his work with SDP in the following article by the Harvard Graduate School of Education. First as a Strategic Data Project fellow...