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Date:         Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:05:12 -0500
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Subject:      EVALUATION INSTITUTE

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      The CREATE and PDK Second Annual Evaluation Institute

              Evaluation Keys to School Improvement

                        June 19-24, 1993
             Radisson Plaza Hotel--Kalamazoo Center
                       Kalamazoo, Michigan


CREATE invites teachers, administrators, evaluators, policymakers,
and researchers to review, analyze, adapt, and apply  new
developments for improving school and educational personnel
evaluation.


                        Keynote speakers

Dr. Michael Scriven - Consumer Report of Teacher Evaluation Models:
                      A Key to School Improvement

Dr. Barry Groves -    Managing the Incompetent Teacher:
                      A Key to School Improvement


The CREATE and PDK Annual Evaluation Institute provides a forum
     * for disseminating recent findings from CREATE
     * for exchange among practitioners and scholars regarding
       current issues and developments in evaluation
     * for networking related to improving evaluation practices

Participants can work with and gain direct input from nationally
known evaluators and educators, including Peter Airasian, Richard
Benjamin, Judith Burry, Arlen Gullickson, Virginia Helm, Richard
Jaeger,  Nancy Law, James Sanders, Michael Scriven, James Stronge,
Daniel Stufflebeam, and others.

The first four days of the Institute focus on teacher evaluation
models.  The remaining two days concentrate on issues faced by
school administrators in their evaluation efforts.  Participants
can register for
     * the first four days,Teacher Evaluation:  A Key to School
       Improvements  or
     * the entire six-day Institute, Evaluation Keys to School
       Improvement


Teacher Evaluation  program:  Explore new findings on
     * duties-based teacher evaluation
     * a grounded theory of teacher evaluation
     * teacher self-evaluation
     * science teacher evaluation
     * the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
       Models for teacher evaluation


Administrative Issues program:  Examine recent findings on
     * school report cards         * support personnel evaluations
     * administrator evaluation    * program evaluation standards


This year's Institute gives participants the opportunity to
actively
     * analyze existing evaluation models to identify major issues
       and concerns
     * adapt existing models to meet specific needs and challenges
     * apply adapted models to evaluation situations


The Center for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher
Evaluation (CREATE) and the Annual Evaluation Institute are
supported through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education,
Office of Educational Research and Improvement.  The Institute is
presented in association with Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) and the
National Education Association (NEA).

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Registration form--CREATE AND PDK Second Annual Evaluation
Institute

     Name _________________________________________________________
     Title ________________________________________________________
     Organization__________________________________________________
     Address_______________________________________________________
     ______________________________________________________________
     City___________________    State________    Zip ______________
     Work phone # (____)______________________

            Full payment must accompany registration
                Cost includes 2 evening banquets
         (Registration is fully refundable if cancelled
                     prior to April 1, 1993)

Check your Institute Option:

A) Teacher Evaluation: A Key to School Improvement-June 19-22, 1993
     ___  $300 (before April 1)
     ___  $375 (April 1 or later)

B) Evaluation Keys to School Improvement-June 19-24, 1993
     ___  $450 (before April 1)
     ___  $550 (April 1 or later)

                Registration is limited to 200

            Make checks payable to CREATE INSTITUTE
   Mail to WMU, The Evaluation Center, attention Kathy Hueser,
Kalamazoo, MI  49008-5178

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              Accommodations and Travel Information

WMU campus housing rates: Double Occupancy   $11 per person/day
                          Single Occupancy   $14 per day
WMU campus meal rates: Breakfast $3.80, Lunch $5.25, Dinner $7.45

Radisson Plaza Hotel--Kalamazoo Center: CREATE Institute rate $69
+ tax per person
For reservations call 616-343-3333.

Travel arrangements can be made through TRAVEL PROFESSIONALS
1-800-762-0907. Ask for CREATE Institute rates.

For additional information about the Institute, campus housing and
meal arrangements, or obtaining academic credit for attending,
contact Kathy Hueser at CREATE
                       Phone 616 387-5895
                        FAX 616 387-5923
        WMU, Evaluation Center, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5178
           E-mail - Internet CREATE_Info@GW.WMICH.EDU
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