Basic Info
What is merit pay?
- when a teacher gets paid extra based on how their students perform
Can the public access the PVAAS website?
Yes
True or False: The Danielson Framework and PVAAS system are almost the same thing.
False
(A) 1700s
(B) 1800s
(C) 1900s
(D) 2000s
(C) 1900s
Merit pay is a rating of...
(A) teachers
(B) students
(C) both
(A) teachers
What is the purpose of PVAAS?
- shows how a school is performing
- shows how a student is performing or if they will be successful in the future
How many domains are in the Danielson Framework?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(D) 4
Why was merit pay introduced?
(A) as an incentive
(B) to save money
(C) to have a reason to fire bad teachers
(A) as an incentive
What are ways of determining whether a teacher deserves merit pay?
(A) how much a student participates
(B) student's creativity
(C) standardized testing scores
(D) both A and C
(E) both B and C
(D) both A and C
What specific examples is the PVAAS supposed to predict for a student?
- future tests
- college success
- etc.
Why was the Danielson Framework created?
-to show the responsibilities a teacher should live up to
-to improve student learning without all the pressure of receiving a good test score
What was used as the "guinea pig" for the first theory applied?
employee compensation
Why do some people want merit pay?
- holds teachers accountable
- gives teachers a reason to want students to succeed
- bad teachers will get nothing extra, and the better teachers will get rewarded
What does the PVAAS website show for schools?
(A) a grade on the teacher's performance
(B) standardized test scores from past years
(C) graduation rate
(D) all of the above
(B) standardized test scores from past years
Name three different examples of online tools that can be used in the classroom to achieve these domains.
Quizlet, Pinterest, Google, Chrome, Skyward, Flickr, Diigo, etc.
Where did the "guinea pig" experiment take place?
(A) Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania
(B) Newton, Massachusetts
(C) Houston, Texas
(D) Atlanta, Georgia
(B) Newton, Massachusetts
Other than a teacher, name at least one other factor that could limit a student's success.
- socioeconomic status
- school funding
- family issues
- etc.
What are the colors used in the PVAAS system and what do they mean relating to how the student is performing?
-RED (significantly falling behind)
-YELLOW (slightly falling behind)
-GREEN (maintaining)
-LIGHT BLUE (slightly gaining)
-DARK BLUE (significantly gaining)
Name the four different domains in the Danielson Framework.
1. Planning and Preparation
2. Learning Environments
3. Learning Experiences
4. Principled Teaching
Who proposed "performance contracting"?
Richard Nixon