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YES Prep Hires and Supports Great Teachers

In a school where students and staff alike give 100 percent every day, teacher support and a strong community are key. More to this story.

By Amy Erin Borovoy (aka VideoAmy)
10/28/09
In a school where students and staff alike give 100 percent every day, teacher support and a strong community are key. More to this story.
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Video Credits

Produced, Written, and Directed by

  • Ken Ellis

Editor

  • Karen Sutherland

Coordinating Producer

  • Amy Erin Borovoy

Production Assistant

  • Doug Keely

Camera Crew

  • Thomas Waldron
  • Mark Angelo

Narrator

  • Kris Welch

Original Music

  • Ed Bogas
  • © 2009
  • The George Lucas Educational Foundation
  • All rights reserved.

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Teacher Development

PDF Teacher Traits 75K
Seven characteristics of the most effective YES Prep teachers, determined by an independent study of YES teachers and used in recruitment and hiring

PDF Teacher Summative Evaluation Rubric (Blank) 620K
Form for teachers, completed at year's end

PDF Teacher Summative Evaluation Rubric (Example) 656K
Form for teachers, completed at year's end

PDF Walk-Through Observation Form 1.4MB
Short-form classroom evaluation

PDF Full Observation Evaluation Form 664K
Long-form classroom evaluation

PDF Focused Observation (Example) 1.3MB
Evaluation form for a particular area for teacher improvement

PDF Postobservation Conference Plan 93K
Conversation guide

PDF Professional-Development Calendar 1.4MB
YES Prep North Central, 2008-09

PDF Rounds Program Overview 113K
Overview of YES Prep North Central's medical-school-style rounds program

More at How YOU Can Do It: YES Prep Resources and Downloads


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