FYI: (I checked with the PAGE legal team)
The TKES evaluation system CAN be used for your evaluation - even if you are being (completely) evaluated in an out-of-field area. So, if you're a chorus teacher and you have to teach drama, but don't have the ELA certificate yet, your annual TKES evaluation can be in your drama class; they don't have to visit your chorus classes at all. Same if you're a band director teaching a writing class. Essentially, GA law requires that teachers be evaluated through TKES no matter what they're teaching, even if they're required, and don't have a choice, to teach out of field.
Immediately I think about Standard 1: Professional Knowledge. That could be a real problem if mishandled by an administrator. I had an assistant principal say once about TKES, "You could bludgeon someone with this thing if you wanted to..." I agree more now than I did then.
TKES resources, advice, suggestions, and ideas for teachers going through the new Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards, Teacher Keys Effectiveness System; commonly known as TKES. Lesson plan ideas, how to pass all 10 standards and 72 elements, TLE organization, evaluation, observation, mentoring, etc.
Additional Publications, Ideas, & Strategies
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- 75 Instructional Strategies-list
- Instructional Strategies
- TKES-Specific Ideas and Essays
- Learning is a process, not an event.
- Some Ideas for New Teachers....
- 75 Instructional Strategies
- Links for Teachers
- Handbooks and Other Resources
- Surviving a Doctorate: Year 1
- School Law
- Advice and Teaching Methods
- Dr. Cason's short bio
- Disclaimer
- Links for teachers and parents with special needs ...
- TKES Student Survey Questions