TEACHER'S SELF-EVALUATION GUIDE Every teacher …

1 teacher ' "areasofteacherresponsibility" ,conciseinstrumentwhichyoumayuse .INSTRUCTIONSFORCOMPLETIONOFTHEGUIDEANDT HESUMMARY(1) Eachof thesix"areasofresponsibility"has ;veryeffectivein ; ;needsmyattention; ;dissatisfiedwiththispartofmywork; isprobablethatyouwillgiveyourselfarangeo fratingsfrom1'sto5' "face-the-facts"appraisalwillhelpyoucomp let,avalidsummary.(2) Havingcompletedalltheratings, "profile"ofyourwork.(3) Lastandmostimportant,completetheactionsu mmaryonpage9, ; , ,ateacherwill praise,askquestions,givedirections, "theact of teaching"1(A) , ,commendationandconstructivecriticism. 1A1(B) (C) Iavoidexcessive" teacher -talk". 1C1(D) toencouragefurtherstudentparticipation.

2 1D1(E) IUSETECHNIQUESTHATMAKECLEARTHEPURPOSEAND CONTENTOF , ; ; ;needsmyattention; ;dissatisfiedwiththispartofmywork;rpustt akeimmediatestepstoimprovein ,Teachers,independentoftheirindividualsk illsandpersonalities, (A) IUSEVARIEDANDEFFECIIVEMETHODSOF PRESENTATIONAPPROPRIATETO ,considerationisgiventorelatingmystrateg yto ,groupdiscussions,laboratorytechniques,p anels,demonstrations,lectures,roleplayin g,teamteaching,independentstudy, 2AF~2(B) ,applytheseideas,analyze,synthesizeandev aluateinformationratherthansimplymemoriz eandreproducefacts. 2132(C) IEVALUATEEFFECTIVELY, , ,Igivestudentsanopportunitytoevaluatethe programbymeansofconstructivecriticism.

3 2CF-12(D) ; ; ;needsmyattention; ;dissatisfiedwiththispartofmywork;mustta keimmediatestepstoimpruvein ,asguestsoftheschool, ,alwaysensuringthattheobjectivesofeachfi eldtriphavebeenclearlyformulatedandareun derstood. ;Theeffectiveteacherdevclc;; (A) ,ridiculeand sarcasmandminimizetheuseoffearas (B) , givefullconsiderationto ; ~-goad;,~n;:;-cup~ab:elevelofperformzim; ;needsmyattention;mustupdatemyperformanc ein -poor;dissatisfiedwiththispartofmywork; ; (A) ,suchasadditionaluniversitycourses,subje ctcouncils,workshop, ,research,reading,writing,travel,andtryt oenrichmyteachingthroughtheexperiencegai ned. 4AF]4(B) IMAKEUSEOFAVAILABLEMEANSOFEVALUATIONTO 4B F-14(C) thecoursesofstudythatIteachwithasensitiv ityforstudentinterestandrelevancetothemo dernscene.

4 4CF~4(D) ,proceduresandmaterialsemployedintermsof theirvalueinachievingtheobjectivesofthep rogram. 4D5-excellent4-verycoed; ;ar, ;needsmyattention;mustupdatemyperformanc ein ;dissatisfiedwiththispartofmywork; ,staff&otheradultsDefinition;Throughhisd ailyinterpersonairelationshipstheteacher has , (A) ' , 5A5(13) IRECOGNIZEMYRESPONSIBILITIESINHELPINGSTU DENTSTOMATURESOCIALLYANDTO (C) , "APPROACHABLE":apersonwhoisavailablewith asympatheticearwhenneeded. 5B FIshareschoolequipment, , ,suchasdetainingstudentsatthe conclusionofaclassandgivinginadequatenot iceoffieldtrips. 5C F5(D) , ,evenif ithurts! 5DF-15(E) ,andensurethatparentsareinformedof (, :od; ~acceptablelevelofperformance2-fair:;~_, ,dsmyattention;mustupdatemyperformancein ;dissatisfiedwiththispartofmywork; ;Ithasbeensaidthatthe"tone"ofaschoolisaf fectedbythe attitudesandactionofeachteacher"aboveand beyondthecallofduty".)

5 (A) , classroomhelpingstudentsthroughextraacad emicassistance,coachingormanagingofteams ,clubsorotheractivities. 6AF16(B) takeactiontoimprovetheschoolenvironment, torespectthe ,ontheplaying-fieldorwherever, 6B6(C) IACCEPTADMINISTRATIVEDECISIONSINGOODFAIT HANDMAKEUSEOF ; ;,,n a:!:centable! ;needsmyattention; ;dissatisfiedwiththispartofmywork;mustta keimmediatestepstoimprovein theattentionoftheadministra-tion,andsugg estmodificationwhereapplicable. ;theproceduresbelowaredesignedtohelpyoum akeavaluablesummarywhichwillhelpyoutofoc usonareasofstrengthandareasneedingimprov ement.(1) Enteryourself-ratingsintheappropriatespa cesinthechartbelow.(2) Addupthetotalandaveragescoresforeacharea asindicated.

6 (3) Compareyouraveragescoreforthesixareas, "ActionSummary" ' ,as aprofessional, ,2,3and4below.(1) Aspectsofmyworkbeingcarriedoutwel!.(2) Thoseaspectsbeingconductedonalessdesirab lelevel.(3) Specificareasinneedofimprovement.(4) Mygoalsforself-improvementforthecomingye ar.(Outlineindetailwhatyouintendto do,howyouwillgoaboutit,whathelpyouwillse ektodoit,etc.)Wehopethatbyreviewingthema nyfactorsthatwebelievecontributetogoodte aching, ,wewouldencourageyoutoparticipateinaneva luationoftheprograminyoursubjectareausin gthesecondpartofthiskit.