Student Teaching final evaluation of compan Student Teacher: Meggie Bernina Semester Fall Year: 2014 Subject(s) Taught: Social Studies (Civios and Wisconsin History) Grade(s) Taught: 11-12 7 Please check each of the following competencies in the space that best D Pass U NO represents your judgmant of the studont xingushee __Proclont Bale Unsatsactory Not Observed | teacher's performance. _ I Her I I i _DOWAIN: PLANNING AND PREPAR: Demonstrates Knowledge of Content and | Pedagon [Demonstrates Knowledge of Sludents Selects Instructional Goals [Demonstrates Knowledge of Resources [Designs Coherent instruction [Assesses Student Learning a [DOMAIN 2: THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMEN: (Creates an Environment of Respect and Rapport (Establishes a Culture for Learning i [Manages Classroom Procedures. [Manages Student Behavior Organizes Physical Space [DOMAIN 3: INSTRUCTION [Communicates Clearly and Accurate ‘Uses Questioning and Discussion Techniques Engages Students in Learning Provides Feedback to Students “Demonstrates Flexibility and Responsiveness DOMAIN 4: PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES stessase| Reflects on Teaching x Maintains Accurate Records x Communicates with Families sto the School and District and Develops Professionally A Student Teacher Initials FINAL EVALUATION OF COMPETENCIES Student Teacher me EXPLANATIONS AND COMMENTS: Please type; This form will be reproduced as it is submitted! (Please use ‘space below for additional observations of performance or to clarify the competency ratings. Limit comments to space provided) One of the greatest assets Meggie brings to the teaching profession is her contagious love of learning history. Her knowledge of historical resources and — more broadly — her knowledge of historical content is impressive, She has a greater understanding of both specific historical content and overarching concepts of history than her peers at the university, This knowledge base is well known to her students and she uses her overt love of history to motivate and engage learners. Her curriculum design and lesson planning are also well above average. Despite the fact that she had no background in Wisconsin history, she was able to effectively organize and execute three curriculum units based on her overarching goals for each unit. Her lessons were well connected to enduring understandings and prepared students for the summative assessments well. Her lessons progress in a logical manner andshe paces the unit appropriately. Meggie demonstrates flexibility in her instruction so she can address group or individual student needs as they arise, and she works to differentiate both instruction and assessment to ensure all students have a solid opportunity to succeed. Meggie's love of learning history and her abilty to build individual relationships with her students provide a foundation for her classroom management style. She gets to know students’ interests both within the curriculum and outside the classroom to develop a relationship on which she can build. Her expectations for students are clear, and when students do not meet behavioral expectations she is consistent with discipline. Her historical approach is engaging — she gets students working directly with the sources regularly, so she has very few issues with student behavior. Ms. Berning’s instruction is varied; she chooses the strategy that best fits the topic at hand and will help students gain a deeper understanding. She moves between direct instruction, individual work time, discussion, ‘and group work with ease. She always tries to meet students where they are at; she tells personal anecdotes, makes pop-culture references, and points out similarities to other historical events to spark student interest and engagement, Students are very comfortable with her teaching style. Meggie clearly has the professionalism and reflective qualities required of any good teacher. She follows developments in the social studies education profession. Meggie contributes not only in the classroom, but to the school community at-large. This semester, she participated in a faculty skit for homecoming and attended several athletic events. Students look up to her and appreciate her involvement. Meggie's work with students, other teachers, and school administrators show her ability to manage the many differing and often competing demands of being a classroom teacher. Lo acct Mistress Platectle AD vertmbsoe G dof ' ‘Schoo! District Date ‘Student Teachers: Please sign below to indicate that you have read the evaluation, not that you agree with it. = (Student has read evaluation) Student Teacher Signa ovises 72014