Episode Details

In this episode, we are continuing our coaching conversations with Eric. Please check in our previous episodes 510, 506, and 501

• trying to make it a focus to be aware of people
• What’s on your mind? What’s the challenge you’re facing today.

Today we focus on teacher evaluations.

• 5 informal observations
• 2 formal observations
• 2 formal observation post-conferences
• 2 summative conferences
• start, mid, and end of year with goals
• 14 touchpoints per teacher.

• 3 informal
• 1 formal
• start, mid, and end of year with goals
• 8 total touch points.

Evaluation system is homemade. Current concerns: - Hard to make them meaningful - Less confident writing up evaluations because it’s my first year seeing everyone. - Feedback: is it accurate and in alignment with what is really happening? - What value does Eric see? - Good to give teachers feedback on a regular basis. - Good to give formal feedback - Post observation conferences are good to go over feedback. - From a teacher’s perspective - Some staff aren’t used to having observations and evaluations. - Picked one area on the rubric and only scored and gave feedback on that one thing. - Try chunking it, and then get some feedback.

• Johari Window
• The only feedback that matters is what people can’t see
• Purpose is to make them meaningful - finding blind spots.
• 1. Jump through the hoops.
• 1. Is the vision for the school actually happening.
• Self-evaluations at the beginning of the year.

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