Teacher Evaluations
There are a few different approaches for teacher evaluations for schools, but two ways are the most common; observations and formative assessment results. The IB school I taught at in Malaysia used the observation method. Once a semester, the HOD would observe one of my classes. The HOD would have a checklist that the school used for all classes tailored to IB classes that had about 17 different points on it. The observation would be done without warning, and after the lesson later that day we would sit down and talk about how it went and the HOD's comments/concerns. There are a few benefits to this type of assessment- it allows the HOD to have her finger on the pulse so to speak of the classroom environment- if students aren't usually organized or used to turn-taking or raising their hands, they won't be able to adapt on the fly, so often an observation can be a very accurate snapshot of the teachers rapport with students and progress in implementing classroom policies ...