It’s a year or two into the state’s new evaluation system, and districts are identifying practices and tools that smooth the  process.

One such tool is the Educator Evaluation Tour Guide, developed by curriculum directors and the Collaborative for Educational Services here in the Pioneer Valley. Sales of the Tour Guide, which presents the standards and indicators in a colorful flipbook format, have topped 2,300 copies.

For each of 33 elements, the Tour Guide includes the language of proficiency, what proficient practice might look like, and suggestions for artifacts.