Reflection Questions for Self-Evaluation of Student Teaching

Constructive feedback is a crucial component of a successful student teaching experience. The following questions may be used while reflecting on a lesson and provide a basis for discussion with your cooperating teacher during the feedback conference. Your cooperating teacher has a companion list of questions to use when analyzing your teaching performance.

  1. Was my level of enthusiasm/involvement high or low? Explain why.
  2. Did I challenge the students? How?
  3. Was my lesson appropriately adapted for all learners?
  4. Was my lesson developmentally appropriate? If not, what was inappropriate? What would I do to change it?
  5. How did my lesson address auditory, tactile and visual learning styles?
  6. How did the students demonstrate understanding of the materials presented?
  7. Were concepts presented too abstractly? Too concretely? How would I change my presentation?
  8. What were some of the ways that the students demonstrated that they were actively engaged in the learning process?
  9. How did the students perform in relation to the stated learning objectives?
  10. Did I set clear expectations so that students knew what was expected of them? If not, how can I make them clearer?
  11. What content areas did I integrate within the lesson? Was this integration appropriate and successful?
  12. Did I find it necessary to make adjustments while teaching the lesson? If so, what adjustments, and were these adjustments effective?
  13. What worked with classroom behavior management? What didn’t work? How would I change what didn’t work?
  14. How did I integrate and use technology effectively in instruction and assessment, if appropriate?

Outstanding Students

Erica Haase

Erica Haase

 
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Why did you choose to come to Plymouth State?

“I chose Plymouth State because the University is close to my hometown and I love the look and feel the campus. Plymouth is the perfect size, it has a great business program, which is my major, and I love the surroundings around the campus, the skiing and hiking.”

What do you like best about your major/academic program?

“The thing that I like best about the business department and classes that I take is that a lot of the teachers are very friendly and approachable. Even if I am taking a class in a lecture hall the teachers still get to know you and will recognize you when they see you outside the classroom.”

What activities are you involved in outside of class?

“Outside of class I am a member and the vice president of Women’s rugby, I am a member of MAPS (which stands for Marketing Association of Plymouth State) I am an admission rep (so I give tours of campus) and I work on the Rec. Programs marketing team. At work I work with other students to maintain Rec. Programs Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and we take pictures and videos of all the events and intramural sports that Rec. Programs run.”

How have you changed since you first arrived at PSU?

“I have changed a lot since I started attending PSU. In high school I was very quiet when talking to people and not very outgoing. Since then I have become very outgoing and gained self confidence. Everything that I have done while at Plymouth State has helped to build my self confidence.”

~Erica
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