Reflection and Self-Evaluation Closing the Gap: Solving Verbal Word Problems in Mathematics

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Discuss what you learned while completing this PLU in reference to the impact your new knowledge could have on student learning. Briefly summarize the PLU in terms of the relevancy of the content for student learning. As the role of learner, discuss the successes and challenges you experienced during this PLU and the role your teaching skills (content knowledge, teaching strategies, etc.) played in completing it. Please provide specific examples. Given your experience, describe and discuss any general discoveries that you made that will make you a better teacher and improve student learning in your classroom Discuss what you discovered about yourself as a learner. Briefly describe what you learned about your learning style. What did you discover to be some of your strengths as a learner? Provide specific examples. What did you discover about yourself as a learner that you still need to work on to improve? Be sure to provide specific examples. How can understanding about the way that you learn help you become a more effective teacher? Reflect on your 21st century teaching skills. How can you best use your strengths as a teacher to maximize the positive impact you will have on 21st century student learning? Discuss what you intend to do to strengthen and cultivate the teaching skills that you find are inadequate for the 21st century. Be specific. In what ways do you plan to continue to improve as a 21st century teacher in an effort to positively impact student learning? Be specific.

Unacceptable (1)
Summarization of PLU Impact of teaching on student learning Summary of PLU is incomplete, inadequate, and/or missing. Discussion of the successes and challenges you experienced and the role of your teaching skills are limited, not relevant, and/or missing. Description and discussion of insights into the learning process is severely limited, irrelevant, and/or missing.

Acceptable (2)
Basic and complete summary of PLU is provided. Basic and relevant discussion of the successes and challenges you experienced and the role of your teaching skills are provided. Basic description and discussion of insights into the learning process is provided.

Target (3)
Detailed and thorough summary of PLU is provided. Detailed, insightful, and thorough discussion of the successes and challenges you experienced and the role of teaching are provided. Detailed, insightful, and thorough discussion of insights into the learning process is provided.

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Insight into learning

Knowledge of self as a teacher.

21 century teaching skills

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Discussion of teaching style, strengths, areas needing improvement, and commitment is severely limited, not relevant, and/or missing. Discussion of your strengths, needs, and plan for improvement is severely limited, irrelevant, and/or missing.

Basic and specific discussion of teaching style, strengths, areas needing improvement, and commitment is provided. Basic and specific discussion of your strengths, needs, and plan for improvement is provided.

Detailed, insightful, and thorough discussion of teaching style, strengths, areas needing improvement, and commitment is provided. Discussion of your strengths, needs and plan for improvement of professional development needs and plan for improvement is provided.

Reflection and SelfEvaluation Indicator

Summarization of unit taught. Task 7.1 Impact of teaching on student learning Task 7.1

TEACHING PROCESS 7 RUBRIC Unacceptable (1) Acceptable (2)

Target (3)

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Insight into the student learning/motivation process. Task 7.1 Knowledge of self as a teacher. Task 7.2

Professional development Task 7.3

Summary of unit is incomplete, inadequate, and/or missing. Discussion of the successes and challenges students experienced and the role of teaching skills in facilitating students learning is limited, not relevant, and/or missing. Description and discussion of insights into the student learning/motivation process is severely limited, irrelevant, and/or missing. Discussion of teaching/leadership, style, classroom management, strengths, areas needing improvement, and commitment is severely limited, not relevant, and/or missing. Discussion of professional development needs and plan for improvement is severely limited, irrelevant, and/or missing.

Basic and complete summary of unit taught is provided. Basic and relevant discussion of the successes and challenges students experienced and the role of teaching skills in facilitating students learning is provided. Basic description and discussion of insights into the student/motivation learning process is provided. Basic and specific discussion of teaching/leadership style, classroom management, strengths, areas needing improvement, and commitment is provided.

Detailed and thorough summary of unit taught is provided. Detailed, insightful, and thorough discussion of the successes and challenges students experienced and the role of teaching skills in facilitating students learning is provided. Detailed, insightful, and thorough discussion of insights into the student learning/motivation process is provided. Detailed, insightful, and thorough discussion of teaching/leadership style, classroom management, strengths, areas needing improvement, and commitment is provided. Detailed, insightful, and thorough discussion of professional development needs and plan for improvement is provided.

Basic and specific discussion of professional development needs and plan for improvement is provided.