Robert Marzano’s Causal Teacher Evaluation Model • 4 Domains (60 elements)
• Emphasis on instruction The Goal: An expectation that all teachers can increase • 41 elements in Classroom Strategies and their expertise from year to year which produces gains in Behaviors (68%) student achievement from year to year with a powerful • Research indications of higher levels of cumulative effect. observer accuracy due to specificity • Greater clarity for a common language MARZANO CAUSAL MODEL: RESEARCH of instruction BASED STRATEGIES • Teachers are empowered • Transparent processes Effective teacher = student achievement • More formative feedback (Use of research-based strategies to achieve student • Continuous growth learning results)
Effective Principal = Effective Teachers
Student achievement learning results are lagging
indicators. Teacher and student behavior is a leading indicator (Effective use of research-based instructional strategies)
COMMON LANGUAGE/MODEL OF MARZANO – ELEMENT EVIDENCES
INSTRUCTION The teacher provides a clearly stated learning goal Why is a Common Language/Model of Instruction accompanied by scale or rubric that describes levels of Critical for Developing Effective Teachers? performance relative to the learning goal.
• Definition of Effective Teaching so every leader TEACHER EVIDENCE
and every teacher knows what effective teaching Teacher has a learning goal posted so that all looks and sounds like students can see it • Accuracy and inter-rater reliability for The learning goal is a clear statement of supervisors, teacher leaders, coaches, and knowledge or information as opposed to an teachers activity or assignment • Ability to provide professional development Teacher makes reference to the learning goal rigorously aligned to the Model of Instruction throughout the lesson and measure progress in improving teacher Teacher has a scale or rubric that relates to the practice learning goal posted so that all students can see • Consistency for data collection to measure it progress across classrooms, schools and districts Teacher makes reference to the scale or rubric throughout the lesson HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW!
• Student achievement will not improve unless teaching