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Teacher Inquiry in Action Forum 2012

July 30, 2012

In June over 175 people attended the Mills Teacher Scholars Inquiry in Action Forum where 40 teacher scholars presented their work. Please check out our video clip of the event. Here’s the link to the video:...

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Alternative Teacher Evaluation: Do We Dare?

May 20, 2012

Written by Daniela Mantilla, Program Associate  (more about Daniela) The national debate on teacher quality has put a spotlight on teacher evaluation—on its importance and the poor state of the status quo in reflecting an evaluation system...

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Understanding teacher quality: a look into the classroom

May 4, 2012

Written by Claire Bove, Former Associate Director at Mills Teacher Scholars In the national conversation about education, many voices are asking questions about teacher quality: how do we quantify it? How should we report it? But shouldn’t...

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The Complex Work of Figuring Out What Students Know

April 24, 2012

Written by Carrie Wilson, Former Executive Director at Mills Teacher Scholars After more than a decade of placing far too much emphasis on standardized test results, there is (finally) growing acknowledgement that standardized tests...