Is it Time for a Change in the Way We Evaluate Teachers and Student Teachers?
Faculty Sponsor(s)
Kena Avila
Subject Area
Education
Description
It is said that we measure what we value (Porter, 2018). While using the same teacher evaluation for the last 2 decades, we have been measuring the success of teachers and student teachers by a set of values that does not center diversity or culture (Danielson, 1996). Current pedagogy, a complex political environment, mixed with a goal of increasing the diversity of teachers inspires us to take a step back and examine what we do and do not value in teaching, and develop a process for adopting a new evaluating framework that centers culturally responsive teaching practices (Salazar, 2019).
Recommended Citation
Martinez-Ponce, Monseratte and Hernandez, Gisselle, "Is it Time for a Change in the Way We Evaluate Teachers and Student Teachers?" (2023). Linfield University Student Symposium: A Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Achievement. Event. Submission 13.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/symposium/2023/all/13
Is it Time for a Change in the Way We Evaluate Teachers and Student Teachers?
It is said that we measure what we value (Porter, 2018). While using the same teacher evaluation for the last 2 decades, we have been measuring the success of teachers and student teachers by a set of values that does not center diversity or culture (Danielson, 1996). Current pedagogy, a complex political environment, mixed with a goal of increasing the diversity of teachers inspires us to take a step back and examine what we do and do not value in teaching, and develop a process for adopting a new evaluating framework that centers culturally responsive teaching practices (Salazar, 2019).
