Hello!
I like to use a running record/anecdotal format for teacher evaluations. It isn't a checkbox system and won't give you list of skills a particular teacher can successfully use in the classroom. Instead, it's a learning story about the teacher. Evaluations are a means to understand what and why you are doing in the classroom and how to look at it through an observer's eyes. First, I observe a teacher in a classroom for 20 minutes using a running record and taking pictures to demonstrate what is happening in class. After the observation, I review what was observed then ask the teacher questions about what I saw and how they would explain their actions. The third part is sending the documentation to the teacher for her feedback--adding her background and answering the questions posed. Once the document is complete with all three parts--the running record of the observation, the questions asked to understand the why of what happened, and the feedback from the teacher upon receiving this learning story--I sit down with the teacher to have a discussion about their evaluation and to clarify anything that may seem out of context or character.
Learning stories are great ways to document what a teacher is doing in the classroom and allows the teacher a chance to respond to what you see through an observer's eyes.
Whatever evaluation you choose, remember that is only a snapshot of what the teacher did on that given day and does not accurately asses everything of which the teacher is capable.
Hope this helps!
I can send you an example if you'd like.
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Denise C. Swanson
GSRP Director/Lead Teacher
The New Standard Academy--GSRP
Flint MI
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-01-2023 02:02 PM
From: Tera Weber
Subject: Teacher/Staff Evaluations
Hello everyone. I am looking for teacher/staff evaluation forms. What do all of you use? Do you have your teachers/staff do a self-assessment as well?
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Tera Weber
Director
Bosco Catholic School System
Gilbertville IA
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