EvalScribe vs Teach Primary

EvalScribe drafts teacher evaluations for school administrators and instructional leaders, mapping observation notes to evaluation standards and suggesting competency levels with evidence citations. Administrators can enter notes by typing, dictation, or scanning handwritten pages; the app can also draft post-conference coaching scripts. EvalScribe says it supports frameworks across every U.S. state and Washington, D.C., including Danielson, Marzano, Stronge, CEL 5D+, NIET, and Kim Marshall. Users can review and edit a draft before finalizing it, then export a PDF or copy the text into their existing system. It does not integrate with SIS or evaluation platforms. The app runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with no Android or web version listed. Each plan starts with three free evaluations and does not require a card. Paid plans include $14.99 a month for Individual monthly, $100 a year for Individual annual, $90 a year per administrator for a School license, and $80 a year per administrator for a District license. EvalScribe says notes and generated evaluations are stored on the user’s device; notes are sent to Azure for generation and are not stored on EvalScribe’s servers. It also says submitted observation data is not used to train AI models.

Teach Primary is a free classroom-observation tool for collecting evidence about teaching in grades 1–6 and supporting efforts to improve teaching quality. It records time spent learning, teaching practices linked to cognitive and socioemotional skills, and aspects of the learning environment. Observers use three brief snapshots of 1–10 seconds for time on task, followed by two 15-minute lesson observations for teaching-practice scores. The framework covers Classroom Culture, Instruction, and Socioemotional Skills through nine elements and 28 behaviors. Inclusive, responsive teaching and whole-child development are cross-cutting concerns. Users can add locally relevant elements or remove unsuitable ones, and local video can contextualize observer training. Suggested uses include system diagnostics, policy or program monitoring and evaluation, and identifying teacher strengths and support needs. Resources cover consultation, training, field collection, analysis, and reporting. Data collection can use SurveyCTO on phones, tablets, or computers, or paper with later Excel entry. Stata programs support cleaning and analysis. A five-day training manual and reliability exam are included. The tool is not intended for high-stakes teacher evaluation.