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In Syracuse, a unique peer evaluator program is changing the conversation around teacher evaluation and shifting the focus to professional growth.
In this video from Syracuse, NY, learn more about "accountable talk," a strategy that fosters discussion, building upon others' responses, and developing academic language.
Areli Schermerhorn, a peer evaluator for ELL and bilingual teachers in Syracuse, NY, explains what teacher evaluation rubrics are and why it is challenging for educators and their evaluators to get on the same page when criteria for special populations
Peer evaluator Areli Schermerhorn talks about why it's important to provide teachers with an opportunity to discuss parts of the lesson that didn't go as well as the teacher had hoped.
In this video from Syracuse, NY, bilingual teacher Jesus Ortiz talks about the ways that educators can celebrate their students' cultures and why he makes spotlighting the Puerto Rican and Caribbean heritage that he shares with many of his students a p
In this video from Syracuse, NY, Areli Schermerhorn, a peer evaluator for ELL and bilingual educators, share how she encourages colleagues to support students' home languages.
ELL expert Areli Schermerhorn shares her top piece of advice for new ELL educators: network and learn from your colleagues!
In this special Colorín Colorado video project, learn how the educators of English language learners (ELLs) and th
Areli Schermerhorn is a peer evaluator in New York's Syracuse City School District. In this interview clip, she shares how the peer evaluation program in Syracuse, NY is reframing the conversation around teacher evaluation.
Areli Schermerhorn is a peer evaluator in New York's Syracuse City School District for English as a New Language (ENL) and bilingual education.