Research shows that teacher evaluation is professional responsibility that often causes stress, confusion, and leads to cognitive dissonances between teaching philosophies and practice (Potter, 2024; Robinson, 2019). This session will explore common criteria and methods of teacher evaluation frameworks to build greater understanding of how educators are assessed for effectiveness. By gaining a more clear understanding of what goes into evaluations, teachers, particularly in their early career, can build a healthy relationship with these processes and shift their mindset from one of compliance to working toward professional growth. In this session participants will look at how their teaching content and practices connect to these evaluation frameworks, and how the feedback they receive can be turned into professional goals as a means to improve practice and student achievement. Particular attention will be placed on non-tested subjects such as music, art, physical education, and career and technical education, but these ideas can be used in any setting.
