Harvey F. Silver, EdD
Founder and President of Silver Strong & Associates and the Thoughtful Classroom
When you think about your school or district’s approach to teacher evaluation, what comes to mind? Does it sometimes feel like the goal is to check the box, clear the hoop, meet the mandate? Get it done, so you can go back to the real work of leading or teaching?
It doesn’t have to be this way. Dr. Harvey Silver, developer of the Thoughtful Classroom Teacher Effectiveness Framework and today’s leading expert on instruction, has helped districts across the country reframe their approach to teacher evaluation with a simple goal in mind: deep learning for all.
Learn how you can refine your work in teacher evaluation so that it fires up your team’s passion for collaborative growth and provides practical support for what matters most: Helping every teacher raise the quality of teaching and learning in the classroom.
Learning Objectives
In this webinar, you will learn:
- How a rallying cry can strengthen your team’s commitment to learning and growing together.
- How to make the feedback process “simple and deep”—easy to provide, while also focused on meaningful improvement.
- How to identify and address problems of practice as a team.
- Practical strategies to increase teacher and student engagement.
Presenters
Harvey F. Silver, EdD, is the founder and president of Silver Strong & Associates and the Thoughtful Classroom. A dynamic speaker and a leading expert on the use of practical, research-based techniques for improving classroom instruction, Harvey presents regularly at national and regional education conferences. Harvey works directly with schools, districts, and education organizations around the world, leading workshops on a wide range of topics including student engagement, deeper learning, teacher effectiveness and evaluation, organizational leadership, and instructional design.
Harvey is the author of many education best-sellers, including ASCD’s The Core Six and The Strategic Teacher. With Jay McTighe, Harvey co-authored Teaching for Deeper Learning, one of BookAuthority’s “Best Education Books of All Time.” Harvey’s expertise in instructional strategies is the driving force behind Tools for Today’s Educators, an award-winning book series focused on easy-to-implement tools for enhancing teaching and learning. Harvey is also the lead developer of the Thoughtful Classroom Teacher Effectiveness Framework, a comprehensive system for observing, evaluating, and refining classroom practice that is being implemented in school districts across the country.
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