Mentor Teacher Reflection

Over the course of twelve weeks I was able to observe many methods that were implemented by my mentor teacher. For assessment, her main method was unit test, but she did incorporate projects into her methods for assessment. During my time at the school I was able to see two different projects and the beginning of another one. It was easy for me to tell that my mentor teacher was trying to change some aspects of her assessment style, but when you have ben teacher for twenty plus years it’s hard to come up with different techniques. When I asked her about her different styles of assessment she stated that this year she wanted to try different things, thing that she haven’t really done in the past just to see what will work in the future and what …show more content…
I will have to say that I am impressed because first off, she as the teacher sees a need for change and she is working really hard to give the students what they need to help them become more successful. Secondly the assessment style that she is currently implementing seem to be working well for both her and the students. I believe that by what I have seen within the class that her most effective methods are the projects over the written exam. I am not say that the written exams are ineffective, but it just seems that the students enjoy the project assignments that they have had so far. And when a student enjoys what he/she is doing then the teacher will get the purest and best quality of work from the student. As far as written exams there are a lot of complications that can occur that will skew the pureness and the accuracy of the test which can lead to an ill assessment of student …show more content…
My future plans maybe the results of my own preference as a student. I believe that you will learn more about you student and what they have learned through project assessment assignments. Through projects you let your students have control of the product that is produce but with guidelines. As the teacher, you can see if the student was able to understand and retain the content was taught and you will also see how the student interpreted the content as well. I personally want to stay away from written exams because I don’t want to see how well my student can study or how well they can cram, I want know their thoughts, their beliefs, and their feelings. I know that projects are a lot of work for both the student and myself as the teacher but that is not a problem. I am not going to say that I will never give a written exam as a part of my curriculum but I know that there will not be a test after every unit. Overall my plan is to use a combination of different assessment methods to assess my