Observation of Scott McCandless Reflection #5
When I first started this ten hour practicum project I had very little information, outside of participating in observations, about what it takes to evaluate a teacher. There are so many steps to the evaluation process that it can become over whelming if you are not well versed in; The Danielson framework, scripting, and communication. These are the three areas that I have grown the most in during this project.
When I first started this project I already had some background knowledge of the Danielson Framework. During first two years of teaching I went through a two year mentor program and during that time we broke down each domain, sub domain and their components. This gave me a deeper understanding of each domain and their components. During this project I had the opportunbity to delve deeper into two specific components 2d: managing student behavior and 3b: using questioning and discussion techniques. In order to gain a better understanding of these components I unpacked them piece by piece. I then provided strategies which were aligned with the components to my co-teacher. One example of how I did this is with component 2d. Part of component 2d says “teacher monitoring of student behavior is subtle and preventative” (Danielson pg. 47, …show more content…
Before I started this project I knew nothing about scripting and thought that it was just note taking. At the beginning of this project scripting was really hard for me to do because I am a slow typist and this causes me to miss writing everything that is said or done. As I progressed through this project I improved on my scripting skills. Instead of typing I scripted using a pencil and paper and I also used short hand to quicken my writing ability. By recognizing my flaws with scripting I was able to make changes in order to make scripting meaningful and unique to me as an
When I first started this ten hour practicum project I had very little information, outside of participating in observations, about what it takes to evaluate a teacher. There are so many steps to the evaluation process that it can become over whelming if you are not well versed in; The Danielson framework, scripting, and communication. These are the three areas that I have grown the most in during this project.
When I first started this project I already had some background knowledge of the Danielson Framework. During first two years of teaching I went through a two year mentor program and during that time we broke down each domain, sub domain and their components. This gave me a deeper understanding of each domain and their components. During this project I had the opportunbity to delve deeper into two specific components 2d: managing student behavior and 3b: using questioning and discussion techniques. In order to gain a better understanding of these components I unpacked them piece by piece. I then provided strategies which were aligned with the components to my co-teacher. One example of how I did this is with component 2d. Part of component 2d says “teacher monitoring of student behavior is subtle and preventative” (Danielson pg. 47, …show more content…
Before I started this project I knew nothing about scripting and thought that it was just note taking. At the beginning of this project scripting was really hard for me to do because I am a slow typist and this causes me to miss writing everything that is said or done. As I progressed through this project I improved on my scripting skills. Instead of typing I scripted using a pencil and paper and I also used short hand to quicken my writing ability. By recognizing my flaws with scripting I was able to make changes in order to make scripting meaningful and unique to me as an