Teacher and Student Evaluations

Teacher Evaluations
Rubric for Classroom Observations:  
 * Intercultura Methodology (10%): catchy warmer, effective listening & speaking activities with clear pedagogical purpose, use of scaffolding, HW correction, etc..
 * Clarity of Explanations (10%): uses whiteboard, elicits S responses/knowledge/info, uses appropriate language (vocab, speed, clarity), checks for S understanding.
 * Maximizes student speaking time (15%): plans activities for spontaneous production and spends at least 50% of class-time engaging students in conversation (preferably student-led).
 * Classroom Management (15%): student-centered class, discipline, lesson designed to prevent management issues (dynamic, interesting, varied, student movement every 40 minutes), class arrangement, effective communication from T to S.
 * Time management (10%): maximizes class time, class pace (changes activities at least every 20 minutes), flexibility to S needs, lesson flow, meets S needs.
 * Correction (15%): employs a variety of methods—writes errors, instant correction (self, peer, teacher), reviewing errors, effectively explaining errors and/or eliciting explanation from S, encouraging S to correct each other.
 * Teacher persona (10%): friendly, approachable, caring, strong rapport with S, professional, organized, with-it, knowledgeable, prepared, fun, appropriately dressed.
 * Overall assessment of class effectiveness (15%)

Student Evaluations

 * 1) The presentation of the course material is interesting, dynamic, and effective.
 * 2) The teacher informs students of school events and encourages them to participate (Rock Star, Coffee Hour, Intercambios, special events).
 * 3) The presentation of the grammar is effective and appropriate (grammar does not dominate the class).
 * 4) The teacher gives sufficient homework and encourages students to practice English outside of class.
 * 5) There is a lot of conversation and speaking practice in every class.
 * 6) The teacher maximizes class time by planning a variety of activities—speaking, listening, audio-visual, including movement—to keep the class interesting.
 * 7) The teacher is flexible to student needs and helps them when they need it.
 * 8) The teacher is energetic, professional, knowledgeable, well-prepared, organized, punctual, and fun.
 * 9) The teacher develops positive relationships in class and cares about the students.
 * 10) The teacher helps students correct their spoken errors in class.
 * 11) The teacher manages the class well and deals effectively with discipline issues, such as Spanish being spoken or students distracting others or not participating.
 * 12) The teacher communicates my progress (especially oral) with me in an honest but gentle way.