Saint Mary's University of Minnesota School of Education Student Teacher Evaluation
Midterm Grade Form
Student Teacher Name Date
Evaluator School
Subject Area or Grade Level
Directions
This form asks that you score the student teacher's performance on our program standards. While preservice teachers are novices with little or no experience coordinating dimensions of the teaching process, they should bring a strong understanding about planning, instruction, and professional reflection to their practice. Consequently, evaluate the student teacher in the context of what a novice should know about teaching, how the novice initially translates his/her knowledge into practice, and how well he/she learns from experience to improve practice.
4 Highly proficient with the standard for a beginning teacher.
3 Proficient, capable and prepared to begin teaching using the standard.
2 Selected knowledge or skills relevant to the standard need some additional work.
1 No proficiency with knowledge or skills relevant to the standard has been demonstrated.
I/O Insufficient observational information to judge proficiency on the standard.
Foundational Knowledge: The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and foundational structures of education, along with the disciplines he or she teaches. The teacher creates learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students.
Learning & Development: The teacher understands how children and youth learn and develop and can provide learning opportunities that support their intellectual, social and personal development.
Learner Diversity: The teacher understands how learners differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to learners from diverse cultural backgrounds and with exceptionalities.
Promotes Thinking: The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage the students' development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
Learning Environment: The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.
Communication: The teacher uses knowledge of effective written, verbal, nonverbal, and media connunication techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.
Assessment: The teacher understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical devlopment of their learners.
Short and Long Range Planning: The teacher plans and manages instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, the community, and curriculum goals.
Professional Development and Reflective Practice: The teacher is a moral/reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his/her choices and actions on others (students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community) and who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.
Collaboration - Student Well-Being and Community Relationships: The teacher fosters relationships with school collegues, parents, and agencies in the larger community to support students' learning and well-being in the LaSallian spirit.
Optional - Overall Midterm Grade Recommendation: Please recommend the student teacher's performance by indicating one of the following grades. (A, A/B, B, B/C, C, C/D, D, F) ______________________
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