Westminster Preservice Teacher Evaluation Form

Teacher Candidate: Laura Morgan

Methods or Student Teaching x Observation: Mid-Term: Final Evaluation: TWS: x Portfolio:

Date|Time: April 13, 2020 Grade|Subject: 9 th/Earth Science

School|Mentor: Granger High/Sandrock Completer: Dr. Edy McGee
Signature:
Performance Indicators: 0 – No Evidence 1 – Beginning 2 – Developing 3 – Preservice Standard (NA – Not Applicable)
Please see Utah Institutions of Higher Education Preservice Teacher Evaluation Rubric for description of each indicator
Standard 1: Learner Development
Rating
The teacher understands cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional and physical areas of student development.
The teacher: Comments and Suggestions:
3  Creates learning experiences Laura has an excellent understanding of student development. This
that demonstrate an understanding is reflected in her lesson development, her reflections on her
understanding of the practice, and her assessments.
developmental levels of
learners (i.e., cognitive,
linguistic, sociocultural,
emotional, and physical)
3  Collaborates with colleagues
and other professionals to
promote student growth and
development

Standard 2: Learning Differences

Rating
The teacher understands individual learner differences and cultural and linguistic diversity.
The teacher: Comments and Suggestions:
3  Applies understanding of Granger High has much diversity. Laura is aware of this diversity and has a
learner diversity to encourage genuine desire to make her students’ diversity assets. She incorporates
all learners to reach their full strategies in her lessons to help her students from diverse backgrounds be
potential successful.
3  Designs, adapts, and delivers
instruction to address
students’ diverse learning
strengths and needs
 Allows multiple ways to
3 demonstrate learning
Standard 3: Learning Environments
Rating The teacher works with learners to create environments that support individual and collaborative learning,
social interactions, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation.
The teacher: Comments and Suggestions:
3  Uses a variety of classroom Laura’s TWS discussed how she created a positive learning environment. During
management strategies to the five observations I conduced in Laura’s classroom, I found the learning
proactively gain and maintain environment to be positive, respectful and conducive to learning. There were
student attention, facilitate rarely any management issues. When there were, Laura handled them
smooth transitions, and to
professionally and with kindness.
support a positive and
respectful learning
environment
 Consistently identifies
3 potentially disruptive
situations and intervenes in
an appropriate and timely
04/22/2020Performance Indicators: 0 – No Evidence 1 – Not Yet 2 – Emerging 3 – Meets Standard (NA – Not Applicable)
 manner to maintain a positive
learning environment
 Encourages students to use
3 speaking, listening, reading,
writing, analysis, synthesis,
and decision-making skills in
collaborative learning
contexts

Standard 4: Content Knowledge

Rating
The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline.
The teacher: Comments and Suggestions:
3  Understands and conveys Laura has exceptional content knowledge. She used the new standard for
accurate content and process science as the foundation for all her lessons. She used appropriate academic
knowledge of the discipline knowledge and expected her students to do the same. Within each lesson,
3  Connects content to Utah Laura used multiple strategies to make learning accessible and meaningful to
State Core Standards, her students. Her lessons include many hands-on activities thus helping
personal schemas, and real students understand the nature of science.
world contexts
 Supports students in learning
3
and using academic language
accurately and meaningfully
 Uses multiple representations
3 of concepts that capture key
ideas and makes content
comprehensible
3  Engages students in methods
of inquiry and standards of
evidence used in a specific
discipline
Standard 5: Assessment
The teacher uses multiple methods of assessment to engage learners in their own growth, monitor learner
Rating
progress, guide planning and instruction, and determine whether the outcomes described in content standards
have been met.
The teacher: Comments and Suggestions
3  Uses multiple methods of The pre- and post-assessments that Laura included in her TWS were excellent.
formal and informal She used the information from the pre-assessment to guide and adjust her
assessments to guide lesson design. Her analysis demonstrated deep reflection on how her lesson
planning and adapt could be improved to increase student learning. She included a rubric that
instruction
3 provided a method for students to understand how their work would be
 Designs or selects appropriate
assessed but also gave them the ability to self-monitor and reflect on their own
assessments in a variety of
formats to determine whether progress.
learning objectives described
in state standards have been
3 met
 Provides ways for learners to
monitor and reflect upon their
3 own progress
 Identifies the elements of
quality work and provides
timely feedback
3
 Documents student progress
and provides descriptive
feedback to students and
04/22/2020Performance Indicators: 0 – No Evidence 1 – Not Yet 2 – Emerging 3 – Meets Standard (NA – Not Applicable)
 3 other stakeholders
 Adjusts assessment methods
and makes appropriate
accommodations for students
with special learning needs
Standard 6: Instructional Planning
Rating The teacher plans instruction to support students in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon
knowledge of content areas, Utah Core Standards, instructional best practices, and the community context.
The teacher: Comments and Suggestions
3  Prepares workable, All the lesson plans that Laura provided in her TWS and for her observations
meaningful and were based on the new Utah State Science standards. Laura planned the
developmentally appropriate lessons so that all of her students could benefit from them; she included
written lesson plans aligned strategies to help students with diverse backgrounds. She also included an
to state standards authentic assignment to have students create a brochure. She used cross
3  Applies learners’ sociocultural curricular connections to art and language arts in many of her lessons.
backgrounds in the design of
instruction to encourage all
learners to reach their full
potential
 Adapts pre-determined plans,
3 materials, and time frames to
create learning experiences
that are relevant to learners
and based on effective
instruction
3  Differentiates, as needed, to
meet individual learner needs
3  Plans authentic learning
experiences for students to
use thinking skills and create
original work
 Plans varied group
3 configurations that support
objectives and provide
opportunities for learners to
develop communication skills
Standard 7: Instructional Strategies
Rating The teacher uses various instructional strategies to ensure that all learners develop a deep understanding of
content areas and their connections, and build skills to apply and extend knowledge in meaningful ways.
The teacher: Comments and Suggestions
 Practices a range of The lessons in Laura’s TWS included a variety of appropriate learning strategies.
3 developmentally, culturally, I saw many of these strategies during my observations. She pushed the
and linguistically appropriate students into higher order skills and metacognition. Every lesson included
instructional strategies to connections to communication. Her authentic assignment encouraged students
meet the needs of students’ to use information to a solve real life issue.
diverse cognitive levels and
learning styles (i.e,
differentiation)
 Provides multiple
3 opportunities for students to
develop higher order and
metacognitive skills (e. g.,
problem solving, predicting,
organizing, summarizing,
categorizing, evaluating,
04/22/2020Performance Indicators: 0 – No Evidence 1 – Not Yet 2 – Emerging 3 – Meets Standard (NA – Not Applicable)
 questioning, self-monitoring).
 Supports and expands
learners’ communication skills
3  Uses a variety of effective
technology and resources to
3 support learning
 Develops learners’ abilities to
find and use information to
solve real world problems
3
 Uses a variety of questioning
strategies to promote
engagement and learning
3
Standard 8: Reflection and Continuous Growth
Rating The teacher is a reflective practitioner who uses evidence to continually evaluate and adapt practice to meet
the needs of each learner.
The teacher: Comments and Suggestions
 Participates in a meaningful Each time I observed Laura, I spoke with her mentor teacher. He indicated that
3 lesson reflection with Laura was very receptive to ideas and feedback. I found the same to be true.
supervisor Each suggest I made was incorporated into the next lesson. She is highly
3  Accepts suggestions and reflective so she can identify how her own background and experiences impact
constructive criticism to adapt her teaching and relationship building.
and improve practice over
time
 Identifies own background
3 and experiences that have an
impact on teaching and
learning relationships
Standard 9: Leadership and Collaboration
Rating The teacher is a leader who engages collaboratively with learners, families, colleagues, and community
members to build a shared vision and supportive professional culture focused on student growth and success.
The teacher: Comments and Suggestions
3  Collaborates to develop Laura collaborated with her mentor and other science teachers at the school
cordial professional and
family relationships to fulfill
required duties and promote
student learning
Standard 10: Professional and Ethical Behavior
Rating The teacher demonstrates the highest standard of legal, moral, and ethical conduct in compliance with federal
and state rules and laws.
The teacher: Comments and Suggestions
3  Demonstrates professionalism Laura had professional integrity.
including: professional
appearance, punctuality,
attendance, flexibility,
compliance with federal and
state rules and laws
Goals: During the course of her student teaching, Laura demonstrated great professional learning. She has gained many
professional skills. She need to continue honing these skills and gaining more. This will happen over time and with more
experience.

General Comments: Laura is a great teacher. It was such a privilege to work with her. Good luck!

04/22/2020Performance Indicators: 0 – No Evidence 1 – Not Yet 2 – Emerging 3 – Meets Standard (NA – Not Applicable)
04/22/2020Performance Indicators: 0 – No Evidence 1 – Not Yet 2 – Emerging 3 – Meets Standard (NA – Not Applicable)