How Teachers Use Self-Reflection and Self-Evaluation in Education

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• How Teachers Use Self-Reflection and
  Self-Evaluation in Education

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• Learning and understanding how teachers use
  self-reflection and self-evaluation in education
  will help move your career forward if completed
  effectively.
• Improved class performance, small thank
  you notes from students and their parents, and
  the appreciation of your peers and supervisors
  these are just some of the things that testify to
  you being a good teacher. However, to become an
  exceptional educator, you need to go the extra
  mile. You need to embrace and model two tools for
  your students reflection and self-assessment.
  This process does coincide with the growth
  mindset concept that is very important in
  education and anyones life.

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• Understanding Reflection and Self-Evaluation
• As a teacher, you know that reflect means
  to contemplate to think seriously. However,
  reflection goes far beyond this meaning in an
  educational setting. Its a critical
  self-regulation factor that motivates teachers to
  monitor their performance and evaluates their
  progress against specific criteria.
• Through the self-evaluation stage that
  follows, they can recognize their strengths and
  identify weaknesses, which, in turn, allows them
  to formulate strategies for challenging
  situations. As this is an iterative procedure,
  teachers will soon begin to recognize
  improvement. Analyzing this further will enable
  them to choose more appropriate goals as well as
  develop reasonable plans.
• Why You Should Reflect and Evaluate Your Work
• Its easy to become the victim of your ego
  when someone proposes that you reflect on your
  current process and evaluate it. After all, you
  are a capable instructor whom the school chose
  because of their capabilities, knowledge, and
  experience.

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• However, proposing self-reflection and
  self-evaluation isnt to undermine your skills or
  demean you. Its an invitation to reap numerous
  benefits that will transport you to the ranks of
  a rocking with the times teacher.
• Self-reflection is one of the most
  efficient ways to acknowledge that your teaching
  strategies can be improved. However, instead of
  having others make snap judgments about your
  method without having the context to support it,
  it is you who collects and analyzes all data to
  ensure that your teaching strategies improve if
  necessary.
• There is truth to the trending topic of
  teachers teaching the value of failing
  intelligently, which is one of the top 10
  education career trends for teachers in 2016
• The Process of Self-Reflection
• Once you decide whether you plan to reflect
  on a specific feature of your teaching or a
  particular problem in your classroom, you can
  begin collecting information on the feature or
  problem. From this information, you can get a
  clearer idea of what youre up against and take
  necessary steps, such as the following.

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• A Journal  Having a self-reflective journal is
  probably the easiest way to keep track of what
  happened during your lesson. After class, jot
  down a few notes detailing your reactions,
  feelings, and any observations you made about
  your students.
• Video Recording  A valuable method to facilitate
  self-reflection, video recording is probably the
  best as it gives you an unbiased view of how
  effective your lesson was from both a teacher and
  student perspective.
• Student Observation Students love giving
  feedback, so provide them with the opportunity to
  share their opinions. Hand out a survey or
  questionnaire that allows them to express what
  they feel about your lesson. Remember to write
  the questions in a way that enables them to
  express their thoughts thoroughly.
• Peer Observation  Have a colleague observe your
  teaching. As the observation is more casual in
  nature, youll be able to teach naturally, and
  your observer will be able to provide insight on
  your instruction. Since your colleague is as busy
  as you are, create a questionnaire using
  questions like those below so they can fill it
  out as they observe.

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• Your Colleagues   Peers will offer valuable
  advice, especially since they too may have faced
  the same issue. Even if they didnt, theyd
  provide you with a list of tips on how to do
  things differently.
• The Web  You can use the Internet (capitalized,
  I think its a proper noun) to locate resources
  explaining and solving the problems youre
  facing. You can also use the World Wide Web to
  find other teachers on blogs and social networks.
  By interacting with them, youll be able to ask
  questions and discover interesting answers.
• How to Effectively Plan Your Self-Evaluation
  Merely subjecting yourself, teaching strategies,
  and instructional techniques for your critical
  evaluation isnt enough. After all, youll only
  come up with a checklist that allows you to focus
  ideas instead of formal structure. For the
  latter, you need self-evaluation. This more
  precise method requires more planning since it
  can help you improve the educational experiences
  you provide while highlighting the education
  youll need to develop your capabilities and
  teach well.
• To plan for your self-evaluation, use the
  following five steps.

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• Define the Context of What You Will Teach 
  Describe the objectives of the lesson or course,
  detailing information about the purpose of the
  assessment and intended uses.
• Identify the Stakeholders  Mention those
  involved (e.g. students, department, instructors,
  etc.) and list their needs. Recognizing this will
  allow the assessment process to grow more
  focused, maximizing the benefits of this
  procedure.
• Establish Central Questions  Determine the
  purpose of the evaluation by devising central
  questions. These questions will help you
  determine how the assessment should be conducted.
• Mention How You Intend to Use the Assessment
  Results  Determine how you will use the results
  for each of your central questions. Remember to
  ensure that users relate directly to the
  assessments purpose.
• Create an Assessment Plan  In this step, youll
  create a plan which includes an overview of how
  the research will be implemented to reach the
  objective.

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• The Bottom Line to Advancing Your Career 
  Self-reflection and self-evaluation are a
  necessity for any teacher who wants to become a
  capable educator and efficiently advance her
  career. They are also necessary tools if you
  value your students and want to share your
  knowledge effectively with them. However, you can
  only enjoy their benefits by practicing them
  regularly and acting on their outcomes. So start
  assessing your teaching skills before your next
  class so that you can join the ranks of great
  all-star educators.
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