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Content on this page developed by: Mark Jones, Brenda Maloonly, Brenda Schipper, Megan Thompson, NICL Student Teaching Center 2002, Nick Pace, Coordinator, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls IA.  Page content last modified November, 2002.


A Student Teacher's Guide to Completing the Teacher Work Sample


A Student Teacher's Guide to Completing the Teacher Work Sample

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 CONTEXUAL FACTORS LEARNING GOALS ASSESSMENT PLAN
DESIGN FOR INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTIONAL DECISION MAKING ANALYSIS OF STUDENT LEARNING REFLECTION AND SELF-EVALUATIONN


In Reflection, the focus of your writing is not what happened, but rather why it happened and how it will influence your instruction in the future. 

Reflection and Self-Evaluation

Based on your results over the course of your TWS, what will you do now? Create a professional plan that will foster your strengths and help you develop in the areas where your performance is weaker. Your response to this section should be written in past, present, and future tenses as they apply.

 GO DEEP!

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
  1. If I were to do this again, what would I do differently? 
  2. What worked well that I would do again? Why is this so? What did I learn from the experience that will help me be more successful next time?
  3. What did my students know before this teaching experience and what did my students learn because of this experience? 
  4. Which activities are most productive and useful? Which are least useful? Why is it so? 
  5. What in this experience makes me proud? What makes me embarrassed? 
  6. What changes are needed to improve this experience? Why? 

What is You Professional Plan?
  1. Visit Area Education Agency? 
  2. Read a book? 
  3. Enroll in a class? 
  4. Attend a conference? 
  5. Seek assistance from veteran/mentor teacher? 

Be specific so that your professional development plan is relevant, helpful, and linked to an impact on student learning. As a professional, you are ultimately responsible for your own growth, development, and improvement.

Reflective Writing...
...is characterized by answering the Big Three Questions: 

What did I do? (describe) 
Why? (analyze) 
So What? (reflect on what you’ve learned and what you might do differently.) 


Adapted from jack Newsome 
and Julie Birdsong 
Idaho State University 
June,2002

 

DO ... DON'T ...
  1. Start early.
  2. Read the RTWS prompt before planning and ask questions.
  3. Take pride in you work.
  1. Procrastinate...
  2. Write off the Work Sample as a worthless task.