title: Evaluating and Supporting Early Childhood Teachers
author:  Ang&egrave;le Sancho Passe 
description: <div><BR>"As a new director in an early childhood program, I avidly hunted for a book that could help me manage the many duties of the position. I wanted to not only manage the work, but excel at it. Resources for directors were limited and were certainly not comprehensive. Angele&#8217;s book presents exactly what every new director needs to know in order to shine. As a very seasoned Director, I found many helpful hints, especially in the section on professional behaviors! <B>Evaluating and Supporting Early Childhood Teachers</B> is so comprehensive, that all those charged with leading, guiding, supervising, and/or assessing teachers in an early childhood classroom will benefit from its wealth of guidance and encouragement. As more public school personnel get into the practice of managing early childhood classrooms, this book will acclimate them to the nuances of this very special field of work. I highly recommend it to those new in their careers and to those, like me, who have been around for a while!"&#151;Lorraine Cooke, Egenolf Early Childhood Center<BR><BR>"Angele Passe provides a comprehensive roadmap for improving teacher practices across the range of early care and education programs. Her thoughtful insights and practical checklists will revolutionize the evaluation of teachers and will directly impact children's progress."&#151;Sandra Simar, Child Care Resource & Referral, Inc<BR><BR>"Angele Passe clearly explains why evaluating and supporting early childhood teachers is key to providing high quality early care and education. In the current culture of accountability, this book is a timely, and necessary. Ms. Passe advances best practices in the field, putting recommendations to evaluate and support teachers into practice by offering a set of principles, outlining a process, describing the steps to be taken, and providing tools to use at each step. I particularly appreciate the respectful and ethical perspective she promotes. This book will be incredibly useful to education leaders as they confront the challenges inherent in evaluating and supporting early childhood teachers. I am confident that the information in this book can increase the sense of competence and efficacy of education leaders as they cultivate a culture of quality improvement in early childhood classrooms."&#151;Amy Susman-Stillman, Center for Early Education and Development (CEED)<BR><BR>"This book is an extremely helpful resource illustrating that the evaluation of teachers must be coupled with the support for positive change as well as the encouragement of educational leaders. It has many empowering surveys and forms which lead to an organized approach for the evaluator and teacher, with ways to strengthen a teacher&#8217;s con dence and skill in the classroom. With the use of these well-presented ideas and strategies, the evaluation skills of the supervisor will also improve.<BR>Using the ideas presented in this book would encourage communication and create an atmosphere of cooperation between leaders and teachers. This can only translate to more student growth in a positive classroom setting.<BR>All of the evaluation techniques for educational leaders are put forth in a no-nonsense format; they are concise and clearly thought out.This would be an excellent resource for all educational leaders, those just starting their careers and veterans alike."&#151;Diana Leibbrandt, Retired Elementary Educator, <I>The Christian Librarian</I><BR></div><br /><br /><DIV><BR>"As a new director in an early childhood program, I avidly hunted for a book that could help me manage the many duties of the position. I wanted to not only manage the work, but excel at it. Resources for directors were limited and were certainly not comprehensive. Angeles book presents exactly what every new director needs to know in order to shine. As a very seasoned Director, I found many helpful hints, especially in the section on professional behaviors! <STRONG>Evaluating and Supporting Early Childhood Teachers</STRONG> is so comprehensive, that all those charged with leading, guiding, supervising, and/or assessing teachers in an early childhood classroom will benefit from its wealth of guidance and encouragement. As more public school personnel get into the practice of managing early childhood classrooms, this book will acclimate them to the nuances of this very special field of work. I highly recommend it to those new in their careers and to those, like me, who have been around for a while!"Lorraine Cooke, Egenolf Early Childhood Center<BR><BR>"Angele Passe provides a comprehensive roadmap for improving teacher practices across the range of early care and education programs. Her thoughtful insights and practical checklists will revolutionize the evaluation of teachers and will directly impact children's progress."Sandra Simar, Child Care Resource & Referral, Inc<BR><BR>"Angele Passe clearly explains why evaluating and supporting early childhood teachers is key to providing high quality early care and education. In the current culture of accountability, this book is a timely, and necessary. Ms. Passe advances best practices in the field, putting recommendations to evaluate and support teachers into practice by offering a set of principles, outlining a process, describing the steps to be taken, and providing tools to use at each step. I particularly appreciate the respectful and ethical perspective she promotes. This book will be incredibly useful to education leaders as they confront the challenges inherent in evaluating and supporting early childhood teachers. I am confident that the information in this book can increase the sense of competence and efficacy of education leaders as they cultivate a culture of quality improvement in early childhood classrooms."Amy Susman-Stillman, Center for Early Education and Development (CEED)<BR><BR>"This book is an extremely helpful resource illustrating that the evaluation of teachers must be coupled with the support for positive change as well as the encouragement of educational leaders. It has many empowering surveys and forms which lead to an organized approach for the evaluator and teacher, with ways to strengthen a teachers con dence and skill in the classroom. With the use of these well-presented ideas and strategies, the evaluation skills of the supervisor will also improve.<BR>Using the ideas presented in this book would encourage communication and create an atmosphere of cooperation between leaders and teachers. This can only translate to more student growth in a positive classroom setting.<BR>All of the evaluation techniques for educational leaders are put forth in a no-nonsense format; they are concise and clearly thought out.This would be an excellent resource for all educational leaders, those just starting their careers and veterans alike."Diana Leibbrandt, Retired Elementary Educator, <EM>The Christian Librarian</EM><BR></DIV>
zlib_text: No.5/2019
  
  EDITORIAL BOARD
   
  Editor-in-Chief: 
  Comm. Prof. George Cassar 
  Editorial members:  
  Marco Bonnici, Christopher Giordano
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  A publication of the Malta Union of Teachers
  © Malta Union of Teachers, 2019. 
  ISSN: 2311-0058
  
  CONTENTS
  	
  ARTICLES
  A message from the President of the Malta Union of Teachers 
  1
  A national research platform for Education	
  Marco Bonnici
  A union for all seasons – the first century  
  3
  of the Malta Union of Teachers (1919-2019)
  George Cassar
  Is it time to introduce a Quality Rating and Improvement System        39 
  (QRIS) for childcare settings in Malta to achieve and ensure high 
  quality Early Childhood Education and Care experiences (ECEC)?
  Stephanie Curmi
  Social Studies Education in Malta:  
  61
  A historical outline 
  Philip E. Said
  How the Economy and Social Status 
  87 
  influence children’s attainment
  Victoria Mallia & Christabel Micallef
  Understanding the past with visual 