There are many ways in which this is done. Teachers' evaluation of students Formative evaluation occurs daily. Each teacher has a well defined set of goals and objectives for each class. Teachers individually and collectively evaluate how well students are meeting the curriculum goals. The formative stage of evaluation includes classroom discussions, checklists, informal personal interviews, and observations.
Teachers provide corrective feedback to students daily.
Administrator's evaluation of teachers Teachers and administrators consult continually about the progress of individual students as well as group progress. Administrators are in classrooms on a daily basis for observation of teacher and student interactions, classroom climate, patterns of behavior, presentation of concepts and content, use of active learning, and methods of assessment. Teachers evaluation of class progress and subject level progress Teams of teachers work together to evaluate the progress of the class, determine new strategies, and plan implementation. To insure appropriate layering of learning, teachers from various grade levels meet, such as all the Kumon teachers, the language arts teachers, or the social studies teachers. Teachers' and administrators' professional memberships Professional memberships provide books and journals with the most current thinking in the field of education.