Episode 18

Nick and Marc welcome Dr. Carol Burris, former New York State High School Principal of the Year and current Executive Director of the Network for Public Education Fund, as well as the co-director of the Schools of Opportunity Project at the National Policy Education Center. "Methods Lab" - The Observation Process What is a principal looking for? What makes for an effective post-observation conference? Listeners are welcome to ask a question, suggest a topic or share their thoughts: [email protected] Subscribe to us on iTunes Links from the show: NY Times article on the rollback of testing time by President Obama Dr. Burris takes on APPR www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/the-dangers-of-building-a-plane-in-the-air/2011/09/30/gIQAojqWAL_blog.html www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/forging-ahead-with-nutty-teacher-evaluation-plan/2011/12/29/gIQAkMiYQP_blog.html www.newyorkprincipals.org/appr-paper www.nepc.colorado.edu/blog/teacher-evaluation-going-bad www.nepc.colorado.edu/blog/what-thoughtless Dr. Burris tackles Common Core www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2013/03/04/principal-i-was-naive-about-common-core/ www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2014/09/17/four-common-core-flimflams/ www.nepc.colorado.edu/blog/why-young-kids-are-struggling