Evaluation Self - Reflection

Video Transcription

Hi. My name is Ashley, and today's lesson is titled Evaluation Self-Reflection. In today's lesson, we'll look at the purpose of reflection and evaluation. We'll take a look at the steps a teacher should take prior to beginning the evaluation process, and we'll also consider how feedback should be used. Lastly, we'll go through the steps of making an improvement plan using a PDSA cycle.

What is the purpose of reflection and evaluation? The teacher evaluation process is most effective when teachers take ownership of their improvement. It's also a good strategy for teachers to have regular self-reflection during the evaluation process to consider areas where improvements are needed.

What should be done prior to the evaluation process? The evaluation process begins at the beginning of each year. Before the process begins, teachers should be engaged in reflection using an appropriate rubric associated with the district's chosen teacher evaluation model. Write your strengths and needs in each category to determine your area of focus. Ask yourself, are these areas that can be incorporate into the professional development plan for the year?

Also, using reflection tools will be helpful before beginning the evaluation process to get a feel for what is expected from you as a teacher. You may also want to elicit the help of a coach to share your self-reflection with to get a jump start on your goals and plans for the upcoming year. After the two of you share your thoughts and ideas, the coach may adjust your focus area based off of their own findings.

How should feedback be used? After an observation, you receive feedback. When reviewing your feedback, use a rubric that's associated with the teacher evaluation model. Do you agree with the feedback? Identify areas you would like the evaluator to revisit or clarify. Maybe that was something you didn't quite understand. It is appropriate to ask for additional help.

Using your feedback, develop an improvement plan. You may use the PDSA, the Plan, Do, Study, and Act process. Decide what you will focus on, and set a time frame of when you want to have your goal completed. Decide along the way if you're making improvements or still struggling, and meet with your evaluator or coach to gain insight on how to revise your plan. Use your feedback and reflection to continuously make improvements for the benefit of your students.

The process of self-evaluation and reflection is for both new teachers and seasoned teachers. Let's take a look at how the PDSA cycle can be used as an improvement plan.

The PDSA cycle can be used to make improvements. After meeting with my evaluator, the feedback that I've received is that I need to make improvements with behavior management. In the plan category, this is where I will make known my goal, and my goal is to improve my behavior management strategies.

Do-- here's where I will decide the actions that I need to take in order to meet my goal. For example, I might choose a new management strategy, where I give students points. I may set up a reward system for the students and even a new way of communicating to parents on how students are behaving in the classroom.

Study-- this is where, after some time, I will see how much change has impacted my students and my instruction. I can see, after using the point system for a week, students are more conscientiousness about making the best decisions in order for them to gain more points. Classroom disruptions have decreased, and the instruction has increased.

In the last category, act, I will make adjustments to my plan. If I feel like my goal is not being met, then I will make adjustments. For example, maybe the giving of points is working for most of the students, but not one or two. In that case, I would need to revisit my goal and come up with other strategies that I can use. And I might find out that I need to come up with an individual behavior plan for those specific students. So this is how a PDSA would work when coming up with an improvement plan and reviewing your results.

Let's recap what we have discussed in today's lesson. In this lesson, we identified the purpose of reflection and evaluation and how this process is more effective when teachers take ownership and have regular self-reflection. We look at the steps that should be taken prior to the evaluation process. Teachers should engage in reflection and consider their strengths and weaknesses in order to choose a goal for the upcoming school year. Feedback should be used for continuous reflection and improvements. Lastly, we walked through a PDSA cycle, showing how it can be used for setting a goal for improvements.

As you reflect on the content of this lesson, consider how you can use this information when preparing for the evaluation process. For more information on how to apply what you've learned in this video, please view the Additional Resources section that accompanies this video presentation. The Additional Resources section includes hyperlinks useful for applications of the course material, including a brief description of each resource.