UNIT 5: Self-Evaluation
Return to: Co-Teaching Mini-Course
Unit Objective: By the completion of this mini-course, participants will contribute personal feedback on self and colleague’s co-teaching, given a graphic organizer.
As in Unit 4, please note that this unit is a shorter unit and the activities in this unit should be revisited throughout your school year and beyond.
Reflecting on your Practice:
As it has been stated multiple times throughout this mini-course, reflection is a critical element for success. For that reason, this unit is dedicated solely to reflection.
Activity 1: Start this unit by reading through the provided sources. When reading through these sources, get a feel for items or techniques you think would be beneficial when reflecting on your personal practice. Take notes as needed.
https://wvde.state.wv.us/federal-programs/resources/documents/Co-TeachingChecklist.pdf
http://sde.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/Coteaching%20Reflection%20Tools.pdf
http://laspdg.org/files/teacherselfeval.pdf
https://tooloftheweek.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Survival-Guide.pdf
Activity 2: Create your own reflection tool.
After reading through the sources and taking notes as you needed, your task is to create your own reflection tool that is tailored to your own personal needs and preferences. You can use any format you choose and include as few or as many items as you so choose. You want this tool to be useful for you and your own classroom, so keep in mind your personal practices and beliefs. You may want to create this tool on Google Classroom so that it is easily accessible, shareable, and editable.
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Start by opening up a new Google Doc. You can title this Google Doc "Reflection Tool" If you are looking for instructions on how to create a new google doc, please visit the attached link. You will need to be signed into your Google Account for this.
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/.
Activity 3: Choose a lesson to reflect on and try out your reflection tool:
Now it is time to finally use your reflection tool! Choose a lesson that you wish to reflect upon and just go for it! Be sure to bring your reflection to your next co-planning session to review your perceptions with your co-teacher. This should be an ongoing process, done periodically with the goal to continually improve the tool and your own teaching practices. Encourage your co-teacher to work through the same tasks.