Trina Deboree
Educator, Instructional Coach, Professional Learning Designer
Webinar Description
Teacher evaluation systems are intended to support growth, accountability, and instructional excellence, yet many teachers experience them as punitive, unclear, or disconnected from classroom realities. This disconnect can weaken professional culture and contribute to disengagement and turnover.
This webinar supports school and district leaders in reimagining evaluation as a growth-focused process by highlighting how small, intentional shifts in design, feedback, and communication can strengthen clarity, trust, and instructional support.
Participants will gain practical strategies to reframe evaluation conversations, differentiate support across career stages, and leverage existing tools and data to foster reflection, collaboration, and professional learning.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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Identify how gaps between evaluation intent and teacher experience impact trust and instructional culture.
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Recognize common sources of teacher anxiety in evaluation processes and strategies to address them.
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Apply feedback framing approaches that support growth-oriented coaching conversations.
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Distinguish evaluation needs across career stages and adapt support accordingly.
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Interpret evaluation data as a tool for reflection, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Presenter
Trina Deboree is an educator, instructional coach, and professional learning designer with over 27 years of experience supporting teachers and school leaders. She has served as a classroom teacher, media specialist, and Student Support Specialist, working closely with administrators to interpret evaluation systems, analyze instructional data, and design growth-centered professional learning.
With experience on both sides of the evaluation process, Trina brings a unique perspective on how schools can transform evaluations from compliance-driven routines into meaningful opportunities for coaching, trust-building, and teacher retention. She is the founder of Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning and host of the One Tired Teacher podcast, where she explores instructional practice, teacher development, and the lived experience of educators.
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