Reframing Conversations About Teacher Evaluation

Areli Schermerhorn is a peer evaluator in New York's Syracuse City School District. In this interview clip, she shares how the peer evaluation program in Syracuse, NY is reframing the conversation around teacher evaluation.

What do peer evaluators do?

Areli Schermerhorn is a peer evaluator in New York's Syracuse City School District for English as a New Language (ENL) and bilingual education.

What I Remember About Being an English Learner

Areli Schermerhorn is a peer evaluator for the Syracuse City School District. In this interview, she remembers coming to Seneca County, New York from Puerto Rico and her experiences as an English learner.

Photographs of children from around the world
By: Sonia Manzano

Sonia Manzano, Sesame Street's beloved character Maria, brings warmth and wit to this timely picture book that looks across cultures and generations to celebrate what unites us, wherever we come from.

Parents holding a baby
By: Sandra Lamouche
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Nikosis grew up going to powwows with his family, happily immersed in music, dance and the sounds of the drum. But when he starts going to daycare, he doesn’t feel like he belongs.

Young girl in front of other girls who are playing
By: Sandra Niebuhr-Siebert
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At Mina's kindergarten she listens to stories, songs and chatter in an unfamiliar language. She tries out sounds that roar in her throat and tickle her tongue until the new words feel like her own.

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