Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 18, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnora for Sorn brr 2000 education a13 no tests planned for teachers evaluation the Domain of each school division by Nick Martin Manitoba teachers wont be writing standards tests any time the province has no plans to use the controversial teacher testing that Ontario will launch in the fall of education minister Drew Caldwell said this Manitoba will continue a hands of f attitude toward teacher leaving it up to the local school division to decide How and when teachers and principals will be Caldwell Ontario education minister Janet Ecker will unveil details on Ontario program this it Calls for Recer Tifi cation every five an annual evaluation that will include parents evaluating their childrens and stringent testing for teachers whose first language int English or that so off the said Jan Speel president of the Manitoba teach ers How in the world do you test when their workload is so different Caldwell the history has been that evaluation takes place at the local there is no plan to change its been working Well for Over 100 the minister local evaluation that takes place among the Princi superintendent and is working education officials say Manitoba Public school teachers generally meet with their principals to discuss individuals goals and and what professional or other help they its has no complaints about the cur rent said we have 53 different school they have s3 different we would encourage teachers associations to assist their boards in developing a system that despite the acrimony often found in contract the Manitoba association of school trustees Doest see any need to More stringently evaluate said executive director Carolyn teacher evaluation tends to be a matter of internal that tends to vary quite a Speelman said its has repeatedly proposed a body for self governing the profession similar to the Manitoba Law or College of physicians and surgeons of neither the nip government nor the former tory government considered it a Priori we dont have any Way of governing our we cant say who qual evaluations focus on personal growth by Nick Martin theres nothing like a principal sitting at the Back of the room to spook a acknowledged Donna principal of the Winnipeg adult Educa Tion Centre in Winnipeg school they can be she said with a its hard to eliminate and reflect their True if something Doest go As invite me in and Well scrap the first if students Are quieter than usual when they know the principal is evaluating the Wilson Wilson evaluates her teachers once every four we negotiate what were going to focus on in the Efalua she such As classroom Man interpersonal command of the i really stress personal i like people to try new the vast majority Are Wilson said she makes at least three formal classroom visits during a teachers but also regularly drops in an evaluation May highlight areas of growth or and Lead to i service working with a division consultant specializing in subject or even arranging substitutes so a teacher can visit another classroom to see other teachers she the focus is on teachers growth and lifelong Wilson Ive seen substantial change Over the its much More i can remember As a teacher being and the principal was never in the Winnipeg one and its teachers association Are establishing a committee to overhaul the divisions system of performance unsatisfactory evaluations can ultimately Lead to but a spokeswoman said no teacher has been fired after a regular evaluation in the past 20 there have been teachers let go whose deficiencies have been caught Early in their careers and could not be corrected though numbers Arent Ifield and who said Jame Assiniboia is starting the second year of an intensive Pilot project that sees new teachers evaluated right and on third of the divisions vet eran teachers evaluated each a thick policy Book lays out 61 separate elements of a teachers performance and defines what constitutes proficient and distinguished performance in each we tried to bring it More into the next modelling the James Assini Boia system on one in North and on some explained assistant superintendent Dorothy weve modified them to suit our own the key is defining each she said Job performance in areas such As communication with Oral and written lesson and unit Struc Ture and learning a teacher can actually look at the Rubric and where would i rate myself Young what weve done is to define the components so people can see How you move from one level to the Veteran teachers can expect up to 10 formal observations in their classroom in a school a Rookie teacher As Many As while the process can Lead to a Veteran teachers being placed on or even Young said the emphasis is on working together to improve knowledge and teaching Jame Assiniboia puts teachers to the test Jame Assiniboia school division evaluates on third of its Veteran teachers and All of its new teachers annually in 61 areas of of teachers Are rated Satis proficient or distinguished in each heres a Sample of the High and Low ends of the scale response to students unsatisfactory the teacher ignores or brushes aside students questions or con distinguished the teacher seizes a major Opportunity to enhance student utilizing current events and top Structure and pacing unsatisfactory the lesson has no defined or the pacing is too slow or or distinguished the lessons Structure is allowing for reflection and clo sure As pacing is response to student Misbehaviour unsatisfactory the teacher does not respond to or the response is extremely or does not respect the students distinguished teacher response to mis behaviour is highly effective and sensitive to individual student behaviour is completely knowledge of characteristics of age group taught unsatisfactory the teacher displays minimal knowledge of the developmental characteristics of the age group being distinguished the teacher displays knowledge of typical developmental characteristics 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