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Bergenfield administrators in suits and heels stared at a video of an energetic young teacher straining to get fifth-graders to understand a math problem about the average number of people in a house.
The 18 principals and supervisors scrutinized the film like football coaches dissecting a game tape. On the up side, some noted, the teacher engaged the kids by using blocks and having one boy explain answers to his peers. On the down side, others said, she jumped to new questions before everyone understood. She spent too much time with two children. And she ignored a boy rocking in a corner.See the full content of this document
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Learning How to Grade Teachers
"I've heard everything from 'She stinks' and 'When will she be fired?' to 'Can I have her number so I can hire her?' " said Max Silverman, a consultant from the Center for Educational Leadership in Seattle, who shows the clip as he trains school leaders across the country to do more reliable...
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