Master Educators

What is a Master Educator?
A Master Educator is an expert practitioner who serves as an impartial observer of a teacher’s practice. The Master Educators are not school-based. Instead, they travel from school to school, conducting their observations without any knowledge of the Teaching and Learning Framework scores that teachers receive from their administrators. The Master Educators have been rigorously trained on the Teaching and Learning Framework rubric and they only observe teachers in their particular area of expertise.

Where did the idea for the Master Educators come from?
The Master Educator role was born out of the focus groups we held last school year with DCPS educators on the new assessment system. In over 50 focus groups, DCPS teachers consistently said they wanted an objective, expert teacher to be a part of the assessment process.

Will the Master Educators only perform observations?
No. They also provide targeted professional development to help teachers improve their practice.

Learn more about the Master Educators.

• Bilingual-ESL
• Early Childhood Education
• Electives
• Elementary
• Secondary
• Special Education