Measuring effective teachers: more on who's doing the work

The Measuring Effective Teachers Project involves teachers from Charlotte-Mecklenberg, Dallas, Denver, Hillsborough County (which includes Tampa), Memphis, and New York City, and the work is directed by Thomas Kane and Steven Cantrell of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The MET report issued last Friday identifies a wide array of other experts contributing to the effort.  I'm not familiar with every name, but I do see very nearly all the organizations and individuals I've heard Kentucky educators mention as insightful scholars and effective organizations working in this field.

As "lead research partners," the report lists:

• Mark Atkinson, Teachscape
• Nancy Caldwell, Westat
• Ron Ferguson, Harvard University
• Drew Gitomer, Educational Testing Service
• Eric Hirsch, New Teacher Center
• Dan McCaffrey, RAND
• Roy Pea, Stanford University
• Geoffrey Phelps, Educational Testing Service
• Rob Ramsdell, Cambridge Education
• Doug Staiger, Dartmouth College

 As "key contributors," the report identifies:

• Joan Auchter, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
• Charlotte Danielson, The Danielson Group
• Dan Goldhaber, University of Washington
• Pam Grossman, Stanford University
• Bridget Hamre, University of Virginia
• Heather Hill, Harvard University
• Sabrina Laine, American Institutes for Research
• Catherine McClellan, Educational Testing Service
• Denis Newman, Empirical Education
• Raymond Pecheone, Stanford University
• Robert Pianta, University of Virginia
• Morgan Polikoff, University of Southern California
• Steve Raudenbush, University of Chicago
• John Winn, National Math and Science Initiative