Supporting Effective Teaching in Tennessee:
Listening and Gathering Feedback on Tennessee’s Teacher Evaluations
7) Please select the subject area that best represents your current role:*
( ) State-tested subject area (e.g., Third through eighth grade English-Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies)
( ) Non-state-tested subject area (e.g., PreK-2nd grades, Physical Education)
8) Please select the teacher evaluation model your school is using this year:*
( ) COACH
( ) TEAM
( ) TEM
( ) TIGER
( ) Don’t know
Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements:
9) Overall, I think the new teacher evaluation system we are using will have a positive impact on my own teaching practice:*
( ) Strongly agree
( ) Agree
( ) Disagree
( ) Strongly Disagree
( ) Don’t know
10) Overall, I think the new teacher evaluation system we are using will have a positive impact on student achievement in my school:*
( ) Strongly agree
( ) Agree
( ) Disagree
( ) Strongly Disagree
( ) Don’t know
11) he new teacher evaluation system we are using in my school this year represents an improvement over past teacher
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evaluation practices in my school:*
( ) Strongly agree
( ) Agree
( ) Disagree
( ) Strongly Disagree
( ) Don’t know
12) I received the information and training I needed this year on the new teacher evaluation system we are using in my school:*
( ) Strongly agree
( ) Agree
( ) Disagree
( ) Strongly Disagree
( ) Don’t know
13) believe there were sufficient opportunities for educator input into the design and implementation of the new teacher
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evaluation system we are using in my school:*
( ) Strongly agree
( ) Agree
( ) Disagree
( ) Strongly Disagree
( ) Don’t know
Below we have listed potential benefits and potential challenges that could be associated with the implementation
of a new teacher evaluation system.
14) Please select up to three things you like best about the new teacher evaluation system you are using this year:*
[ ] It gives me a much clearer understanding of what constitutes effective teaching
[ ] It gives me a much clearer idea of my individual strengths and areas for growth
[ ] It gives me a much clearer understanding of my school’s expectations for effective teaching
[ ] It helps me improve my instruction and grow as a professional
[ ] It highlights student learning and achievement as a primary determinant of my effectiveness
[ ] It connects my students’ learning results to my teaching and instruction
[ ] It helps me feel a part of a professional learning community
[ ] It has resulted in my school administrator taking a greater interest in my work
[ ] It allows me to see how my students are improving on formative and other assessments
[ ] Other ___________________________________
[ ] Other ___________________________________
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