The EvalScribe Teacher Evaluation Blog — AI, Frameworks, & Observation Tips
AI in Teacher Evaluations: The Line Between Watching and Writing
by: Anthony D. Neely, Ph.D.Published on: 22/07/2026AI can halve the evaluation write-up without touching the observation. Here's the line to draw — and why a purpose-built tool, EvalScribe, beats a chatbot for it.
AI for Arizona Teacher Evaluations: No Single Framework, Which Danielson, and Where AI Helps
by: Anthony D. Neely, Ph.D.Published on: 20/07/2026How Arizona teacher evaluation works: local control (no single state framework), what the state still requires, and which Danielson edition and scale your district uses, plus where AI helps with the write-up and where judgment stays human.
How can AI help West Virginia evaluators write teacher observations under Policy 5310?
by: Anthony D. Neely, Ph.D.Published on: 17/07/2026West Virginia's Distinguished is not Danielson's Distinguished. The seven standards, the sixteen elements, why Accomplished is the expected norm, and the honest scope of where AI, such as EvalScribe, helps a WV evaluator's write-up.
How can AI help Alabama evaluators write teacher observations on the ATOT?
by: Anthony D. Neely, Ph.D.Published on: 17/07/2026How Alabama's teacher observation works: the ATOT (Alabama Teacher Observation Tool), its five dimensions, 23 indicators, the four evident-levels, and its formative design, plus where AI helps with the write-up and where judgment stays human.
