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Title: How Teachers Use Self-Reflection and Self-Evaluation in Education (1)


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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.
  • Let' Candace Alstad - Davies help you - she has
    help thousands of people over the last 16 years
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