Professional Self Assessment Form 5

Professional Self-Assessment Form
Teacher Candidates Name: Kristen Myers Date: October 24, 2014

Mentor Teachers Name: Lasonya Stewart School: Sandel Elementary
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Grade Level (s)/Subject Area(s) 2 grade/ self-contained

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Instructions to the teacher candidate: Please reflect on your professional performance, and
respond to each of the following prompts.
1.
In terms of the ADEPT Performance Standards, what are your professional strengths?
How have you built on these strengths so far, and how do you plan to do so in the future?
My professional strengths in terms of ADEPT Performance Standards are my use

of instructional strategies, creating an environment that promotes learning, setting high
expectations and my short range of instruction. My class this year was made of a large
range of learning styles and abilities. Creating an environment that promoted learning and
using a large variety of instructional strategies was very important when it came to
providing equal opportunity learning to all students. Many students came from different
schools and backgrounds which made setting high expectations a very important dynamic
to student learning. Doing this was one of my strong areas. Developing my short range of
instruction helped me to build on my strengths. I have built on these strengths by teaching
lessons and adjusting to the needs of my students through observation. I used my
observations to plan in a way the catered to the needs of all students to promote learning
for all. In the future I plan to continue these practices by keeping up with the latest
strategies in education and incorporating more written assessments and formal
assessments for students so that I can accurately and consistently monitor students
progress.
2.
In terms of the ADEPT Performance Standards, what are your professional challenges?
How do you plan to meet these challenges?
My professional challenges this semester have been with ADEPT standard 9, Managing
the classroom. While I do maximize the use of instructional time I have been having
challenges managing non instructional time and student behavior. I tend to continuously give
students warnings rather than a consequence for poor behavior. During non-instructional time
I failed to set a clear routine or expectations for students during this time. I have also been
challenged when it comes to ADEPT standard 3, Planning assessments and using data. I
administered a variety of assessments but I have trouble when it comes to using assessment
data to assign grades. With many of the students I informally assess knowledge but I know
that I need to administer more assessments that will give an accurate determination of each
students performance. I plan on meeting these challenges by making students accountable
for their own actions by setting clear consequences and consistently making students deal
with them. I will also set clear expectations for non-instructional time and consequences for
not following the rules which will help me manage student behavior. I plan on meeting the
challenge of planning assessments and using data by creating or finding my assessments first
and teaching my students to the test. Monitoring progress through assessments between this
time will help me better assign grades for students that will give an accurate interpretation of
student progress and knowledge of unit objectives.
3.
Describe your students overall progress and achievement. What insights have you
gained into ways to improve student progress and achievement?
Overall my students have grown as critical thinkers and good citizens. Through
the use of read aloud activities followed by discussion and working in small groups for
activities my students have grown. I have learned that all students want to be interested
and included in all activities. There are many types of learners with many different skill
levels in my class. I have learned that rather than independent work students preferred to
work with peers. I used this knowledge to group students in groups with an array of
ability levels so that students could use each other as a support group to complete
assignments and gain clearer understanding of content without being addressed in front of
the whole class. This insight helped me to group students in a manner that would be most
conducive to their learning and promote an environment for maximum learning.
4.
How will you use the knowledge you have gained through this professional selfassessment to promote your continuous professional growth and collaboration?
The knowledge that I have gained through this professional self-assessment has
made me more aware of myself as an educator. Being aware of my strengths and weaknesses
helps me when planning and teaching lessons. Some things come naturally as an educator other
things have to be worked towards. I will continue to strive for excellence for my students by
reflecting on my teaching practices and developing them further to promote higher learning and
understanding. Collaborating with other teachers and staff that are stronger in my weaker areas
has helped me with my continuous professional growth. Where I am weak in an area there are
other teachers and staff that are strong and can provide me with the tools and knowledge that I
need to help my students and grow academically and myself grow as an educator.

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Teacher Candidates Name: Kristen Myers Date: October 24, 2014

Grade Level (s)/Subject Area(s) 2 grade/ self-contained

My professional strengths in terms of ADEPT Performance Standards are my use

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