Title: How Teachers Use Reflection and Evaluation in Education
Headings: How Teachers Use Self-Reflection and Evaluation in Education
How Teachers Use Self-Reflection and Evaluation in Education
Understanding Self-Reflection and Evaluation in Teaching
Why You Should Reflect and Evaluate Your Work
The Process of Self-Reflection in Teaching
How to Effectively Plan Your Self-Evaluation
Define the Context of What You Will Teach
Identify the Stakeholders
Establish Central Questions
Mention How You Intend to Use the Assessment Results
Create an Assessment Plan
The Bottom Line to Advancing Your Career

Content: Here is an article from the University of Washington on self-reflection on teaching. Self-reflection is one of the most efficient ways to acknowledge that your teaching strategies can be improved. However, instead of having others make snap judgments about your method without having the context to support it, it is you who collects and analyzes all data to ensure that your teaching strategies improve if necessary. “We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.” ― John Dewey
There is truth to the trending topic of teachers teaching the value of failing intelligently, which is one of the top 10 education career trends for teachers in 2016
As for self-evaluation, this process allows you to step successfully into your students’ role, their parents and your superiors entrusted you to take care of with expertise. If you don’t take the time to evaluate whether or not your students understand what you impart, your effort and time will go to waste. This process is fundamental if you have ‘at risk’ students who need more attention. Another reason to evaluate yourself is to enhance your skills as an educator. As an expert on a subject, you understand what you’re trying to say. Your students are another story, though.