Learning from Ohio's best teachers

A report from Policy Matters Ohio, written by staffer, Piet van Lier, evaluates the Ohio pioneered peer assistance and review program (PAR) and its current state in Ohio. Proven to be an effective approach to teacher retention, van Lier summarizes the variety of implementations the progam has taken, lists effective practices, and makes suggestions about developing and explanding the program with in the state. For undergraduate students the report can provide an excellent background to professional practice, collaboration, union/district relations, and the domains of practice evaluated in Praxis III. As a librarian, I am always interested in Domain 1d, Demonstrating Knowledge of Resources: for teachers and students, and how it has been evolving in form, content and use since the nineteenth century.