Teacher Evaluations and Feedback Strategies

Kathleen Jasper discusses teacher evaluations, sharing insights from her experience as both a teacher and an assistant principal. She emphasizes the importance of avoiding unison responses and giving students wait time to think. Kathleen also highlights the significance of using learning objectives effectively, not just writing them on the board but integrating them into the lesson. She encourages teachers to be open to feedback and continuously improve their teaching practices.

What is the primary focus of teacher evaluations discussed in the video?

• Improving student grades

• Enhancing classroom management

• Increasing evaluation scores

• Developing new teaching methods

What was Kathleen's initial reaction to her students' Unison responses?

• She believed it hindered learning

• She was concerned about classroom noise

• She thought it was a sign of good engagement

• She felt it was a distraction

Why are Unison responses considered problematic?

• They are difficult to manage

• They lead to classroom chaos

• They prevent individual thinking time

• They encourage too much competition

What strategy did Kathleen implement to reduce Unison responses?

• Assigning questions to specific students

• Requiring hand-raising before answering

• Using a timer for responses

• Encouraging group discussions

How can learning objectives be made effective in the classroom?

• By letting students create their own objectives

• By using them only for evaluations

• By discussing them before, during, and after lessons

• By writing them on the board and ignoring them

What is the benefit of referring to learning objectives during lessons?

• It satisfies district requirements

• It helps students meet learning targets

• It reduces teaching workload

• It makes lessons more entertaining

What should teachers do when students struggle with a complex objective?

• Move on to the next topic

• Review the objective the next day

• Ignore the objective

• Simplify the objective

Why is it important for teachers to be open to feedback?

• It reduces their workload

• It makes them more popular with students

• It allows them to improve their teaching

• It helps them get promotions

What attitude should teachers have towards criticism?

• Defensive

• Dismissive

• Open-minded

• Indifferent

What is a key takeaway from Kathleen's experience with evaluations?

• Avoiding all feedback

• Focusing solely on student grades

• Using feedback to become a better teacher

• Relying on Unison responses