Teach Middle East Magazine June 2014 Issue 2 Vol. 1

Vox Pop P E R S P E EDUCATORS How can Teacher Evaluations be improved? Prabha Sinha, Kenneth Snoalgrass, Majida Abdul-Karim, Teachers should be evaluated on the basis of skills that they are imparting to students. Evaluations can be improved by adapting to new skills and new technology. Once teachers understand and use technology effectively in their lessons, it should improve the outcome of their appraisals. It also adequately prepares the students for today’s world.” The thing I find most useful is peer evaluation. This is something that we do in my department. We are able to observe each other’s lessons and offer up constructive criticism on how the lesson can be improved. We can also get ideas to use in our own lessons after observing what works for our peers. Teacher evaluations help to enhance the teaching and learning process in the school by providing timely and concrete feedback, equipping and supporting teachers. Evaluations allow teachers to benefit from a consistent cyclical method for monitoring and assessing the progress that each teacher makes. Cliff Paulton, Frincy Francis, Christina Gonzalez, One way to improve teacher evaluations is to utilize technology during the observation process. Technology will allow for constructive criticism as both the administrators and the teacher can observe real time evidence of the lesson. This also makes the process more transparent for all those who are involved. Teacher evaluations can be improved by observing the classroom activities frequently and using the frequent staff appraisal policy. It can also be improved by setting a target for evaluating the teachers. History Teacher English and Media Studies English Teacher 10 June 2014 Head of ICT Department Class Time Deputy Principal ADEC Teacher Teacher evaluations could be improved by allowing teachers to have input on what is actually evaluated and by having someone evaluate them who has been in the classroom and truly understands the struggles of teaching.

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