Presentations From the Field
TQ Center staff have worked with states around the country on various teacher quality issues. This section provides users with access to the PowerPoint presentations shared with those states.
Measuring teachers' contributions to student learning in the non-tested subjects and grades 
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Feb 26, 2012
In this presentation, Dr. Laura Goe highlights the challenge of measuringteachers' contributions to student learning in non-tested grades andsubjects. Dr. Goe provides descriptions of possible measures to addressthis challenge including projects, portfolios, performance products, andstudent learning objectives and gives real-life examples from Tennessee,Washington D.C., and Rhode Island.
Presentation to Central SIG Conference , May 24, 2011
This presentation by Dr. Laura Goe provides guidance on how to construct teacher evaluations as an additional tool for professional development to improve teaching and learning and includes a special focus on the challenges faced by rural schools.
Presentation to Learning First Alliance Annual Leadership Council , May 12, 2011
In her presentation "Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness: Where do we go from here," Dr. Laura Goe provides a comprehensive look at the various measures and models to evaluate teacher effectiveness.
Joint Presentation (via webinar) with Assessment and Accountability Comprehensive Center on Measuring Teacher Effectiveness with Student Learning Growth for Nontested Subjects and Grades , May 10, 2011
This webinar explores the challenges of measuring student learning growth in non-tested subjects and grades and provides factors to consider when developing such measures.
Presentation to California Labor Management Conference , May 5, 2011
In this presentation, Dr. Laura Goe provides questions to consider about multiple measures and teacher evaluation models and provides examples used by districts and states.
Presentation to CCCSO SCEE National Summit on Educator Effectiveness , April 29, 2011
This presentation supplies questions to consider when asking about student growth measures and provides examples utilized by districts and states.
Presentation to Great Teachers for Our City Schools 4th Annual National Summit , April 27, 2011
"A (Very) Brief Overview of Trends in Teacher Evaluations," succinctly describes the developments in teacher evaluations such as multiple measures and models.
Presentation (via webinar) to Alaska (Mat-Su SIG) , April 22, 2011
This webinar takes an in-depth look at the various measures and models for evaluating teacher effectiveness including observations, student growth models, value-added models, and examples of various teacher evaluation models utilized by districts and states.
Presentation (via webinar) to Washington Teacher-Principal Evaluation Project , April 21, 2011
Providing currently used examples of teacher and leader evaluation systems, Dr. Laura Goe presents the challenges of validity, weights and measures, and considerations in setting cut scores.
Presentation (via webinar) to Oregon School Coaches , April 20, 2011
This webinar examines the strengths and weaknesses of measures of teacher and leader effectiveness such as observations, growth models, and specifically value-added models and provides examples of currently used evaluation systems.
Presentation (Aligned Teacher Evaluation System) at Southwest Comprehensive Center Workshop , April 14, 2011
"Using Results from Teacher Evaluation to Improve Teaching and Student Learning" explores how results from teacher evaluations should be used to inform professional growth opportunities, teacher prep programs, evaluations of school leaders, district/state improvement plans, and utilized to evaluate evaluation systems.
Presentation (Comprehensive Evaluation Models) at Eastern Regional SIG Conference , April 13, 2011
With examples of various teacher and leader evaluations models being used, this presentation describes the various options for teacher and leader evaluations and provides guiding questions to consider for measures of teacher effectiveness and teacher evaluation models.
Presentation (Teacher recruitment and retention) to Western Regional SIG Conference , April 6, 2011
This presentation provides tips and strategies for recruitment and retention of effective teachers with the goal of improving student learning and educational opportunities.
Presentation (Gen Y Teachers) to Western Regional SIG Conference , April 6, 2011
Gen Y Teachers bring unique benefits and interests in the workplace and this presentation gives guidance on the best strategies to recruit, retain, and develop these teachers.
Presentation to CCSSO Legislative Conference , March 29, 2011
Gives a comprehensive look at various measure and models used to evaluate teacher and leader effectiveness and explores how districts/states are using student achievement in teacher evaluation models.
Presentation (via webinar) to Alaska SIG districts, hosted by Alaska Comprehensive Center , March 25, 2011
This webinar explores the pros and cons of various measures and models of teacher and leader effectiveness and examines various evaluation instruments currently in use.
Presentation (via webinar) to Maine participants (Part 2), hosted by REL-NEI March 3, 2011
In this webinar, the strengths and weakness of different evaluation system models are explored and then presented in a local context to participants in Maine.
Presentation (via webinar) to National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) February 15, 2011
In this presentation, Dr. Laura Goe provides examples of various evaluations system models for non-tested subjects and gives questions to consider about the measures and the models incorporate in the different evaluation systems.
Presentation to Maryland Educator Effectiveness Council February 14, 2011
Various measures of student learning and evaluation system models are explored for measuring teacher effectiveness in untested subjects and grades with a special focus on "caseload teachers," special education and ELL teachers.
Presentation (via webinar) to CCSSO State Consortium on Educator Effectiveness (SCEE) February 8, 2011
This presentation explores several examples of measures and models currently used to measure teacher effectiveness in untested subjects and grades.
Presentation (via webinar) to Maine participants, hosted by REL-NEI February 3, 2011
In this webinar, an overview of the background and research on measuring educator effectiveness is provided as well as look at the value and challenges of value-added and the locked room mystery.
Presentation (part 2) to an Ohio Task Force January 26, 2011
This presentation provides an overview of various teacher evaluation models currently used to measure teacher effectiveness.
Presentation (part 1) to an Ohio Task Force January 26, 2011
Examines Race to the Top’s definition of student growth and explores the strengths and weaknesses of various examples of student growth models.
Presentation to Ohio Education Association January 25, 2011
"Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness" takes a comprehensive look at multiple measures of teacher effectiveness and student learning and the challenges of vertical and horizontal attribution.
Presentation (via webinar) to CCSSO State Consortium on Educator Effectiveness (SCEE) January 11, 2011
This webinar with SCEE explores the variety of measures of teacher effectiveness and the role of teaching standards in evaluation systems.
Presentation (via webinar) to the 60% Task Force (New York state)
In this webinar, measures of teacher effectiveness are defined and guidance on what constitutes for evidence of those measures.
