As a principal, you will be responsible for observing and evaluating special education teachers. This process will include pre-conferences, observations, and feedback. To maximize effectiveness, this process must be collaborative, clear, and complete.
Allocate at least 1 hour in the field to support this field experience.
In collaboration with your principal mentor, attend a pre-conference and formal observation of a special education teacher. With your principal mentor, collaboratively reflect upon the teacher’s performance including agreed upon ideas for enhancing instructional delivery and student learning outcomes. Discuss how feedback would be delivered in a post-observation conference. In addition, examine the formal Assessment tool, policies regarding how the tool is administered, how ratings are assigned, how and with whom results are shared, and what happens with the results? Are any of these different for a special education teacher compared to the general educator?
Use any time remaining from this field experience assignment to Help the principal mentor and, provided permission, seek opportunities to observe and/or Help the principal mentor.
Summarize your experience collaborating with your mentor to provide post-observation feedback in a 250-500 word reflection. Include an examination of the formal Assessment tool, policies regarding the tool, ratings, and results. Incorporate PSEL Standard 5 into your reflection and describe how you will apply what you have learned to your future professional practice.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for Helpance.
Document the locations and hours you spend in the field on your Clinical Field Experience Verification Form.
Submit the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form to the LMS in the last topic. Directions for submitting can be found on the College of Education site in the Student Success Center.
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You will be in charge of watching and evaluating special education instructors as a principal. Pre-conferences, observations, and feedback will all be part of this process. This method must be collaborative, explicit, and comprehensive in order to be effective.
To support this field experience, set aside at least 1 hour in the field.
Attend a pre-conference and formal observation of a special education teacher with your principal mentor. Collaboratively reflect on the teacher’s performance with your principal mentor, including agreed-upon solutions for improving instructional delivery and student learning results. In a post-observation conference, talk about how you’d provide feedback. Examine the formal assessment tool, as well as the procedures that govern how it is used, how ratings are assigned, how and with whom results are shared, and what happens with the results.
