Be able to evaluate own performance
In this tutorial you will learn:
- That it is important to know your skills and weaknesses
- That you should be able to identify good practice
- About evaluating your own knowledge, performance and understanding of good practice
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Giving and receiving feedback’ from the Skills you Need website
- ‘How to evaluate yourself’ from Learn That
- ‘Professional standards for teaching assistants’ published by The National Education Trust , Unison, NAHT and RTSA
- 'Nurturing reflective relationships in your classrooms' on The Tech Edvocate website.
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read ‘What are your strengths as a teacher assistant? – 7 sample answers to this TA interview question’ from the TA Tips website. Read the questions and evaluate how you would respond to them.
- Think about some of the areas you’ve identified that you need to work on: perhaps your body language, understanding of children’s nutrition, creative activities, etc. Find some resources at your local library, on the internet, or in a bookshop that will improve your knowledge in this area.
- Click on the link below to visit the Belbin Associates website, the company of Dr. Meredith Belbin who defined and described the typical roles that people take when working in teams. What role do you take when you work in a team?
- Read ‘Roles and responsibilities of the teaching assistant’ from ‘Classroom support staff handbook’ by Teaching Personnel and evaluate your performance in these tasks.
- Click to read 'How to Set SMART Goals as a Teaching Assistant – With 6 Examples' from the Think Teaching website.
- Click to read 'Seven ways mindfulness can help teachers' on the Greater Good Magazine website.
- Think And Challenge
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