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Name: Hess, Peter Date: 11/18/10 faculty id: FAC64 record id 274
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I feel Peter is a very supportive 'leader' 'supervisor' and feel he has helped me grow professionally during my time here at Brewster. Even in BSI, I feel I learned the Jigsaw from his modeling and have always tried to remember him each time I use a jigsaw in my classes. He is approachable and helpful when I have questions. He is open to my opinions and ideas. I like working with him very much. For example, even though I 'learned' about improvement points in BSI, I feel it finally 'came to me' this year as a way to 'level the playing field' for the weaker students, when going over an observation with Peter. It is a good feeling to grow professionally, as a teacher, and Peter has always seemed open to mentor and help. Some things you just don't 'see' until you have been out there in the classroom. Thank you very much for being a positive and helpful person to work with here at Brewster, Peter.
Always 1. Has thorough knowledge of teaching approaches and methodologies employed in the Brewster Program
Always 2. Responsibility is taken for attainment of school wide goals
Always 3. Ensures direct, frequent measurement of student performance
Always 4. Responsibility is taken for faculty performance
Always 5. Provides both positive and corrective feedback in a collegial and professional manner
Always 6. Makes expectations clear for people being supervised
Always 7. Encourages and supports faculty in professional development in the Brewster program.
Always 8. Provides support for faculty in setting and achieving professional growth goals
Always 9. Provides informative feedback in a timely fashion
Always 10. Is readily accessible for consultation
Always 11. Ensures evaluation of new materials, methods, or program changes based on research
Always 12. Uses objective data and program tenets to assess program performance
Always 13. Demonstrates understanding of, and respect for, the problem solving model in professional interactions with me, my team or my department
Always 14. Takes responsibility for the quality and effective implementation of action plans
Always 15. Demonstrates expert knowledge of student problem solving strategies
Always 16. Communicates effectively in team and/or department meetings
Always 17. Performance indicates a thorough working knowledge of Brewster policy and program tenets in interactions with me.
Always 18. Makes decisions which include input from appropriate constituencies
Always 19. Demonstrates expert knowledge of the collaborative problem solving process in interactions with the team /department
Always 20. Anticipates problems and provides direction in order to avoid difficulties
Always 21. Manages time effectively; meets deadlines and is punctual
Always 22. Deals directly and openly with disagreements or differences of opinion
Always 23. Solves problems effectively
Always 24. Takes responsibility for assisting each member of the team or department to make the best possible contribution
Always 25. Demonstrates expert knowledge of direct teaching approaches in interactions with me
Always 26. Demonstrates expert knowledge of cooperative learning techniques in interactions with me
Always 27. Demonstrates expert knowledge of peer tutoring in interactions with me
Always 28. Demonstrates expert knowledge of class management techniques in interactions with me
Always 29. Demonstrates expert knowledge of student assessment practices (i.e. test design, authentic assessment, and CBMs) in interactions with me
Always 30. Feedback reports are of a uniformly high quality
Always 31. Technology is used effectively to manage implementation of evaluation
Always 32. Supports me in my professional development
Always 34. Provides me with useful feedback on how I translate professional development into practice