Now is a great time to learn how to become an even better teacher next year!

Yes, yes, I know…it’s the end of the year and most of us teachers just want to get started with our summer. Yet, before you go on summer break, while you still have your current students, why not use them to help you become an even better teacher next year.

Don’t worry, this won’t take too much time away from your last week of school and it’s well worth it.

All you’re going to do is have your students evaluate you as a teacher. Just think…who better to tell you about your class and your teaching than the students who you just taught for the past 180 school days.

The teacher evaluation that I give my students is always anonymous. Even if the students want to write their names on it I tell them not to. I stress how important it is for them to be truthful with their answers and how I will use their comments to help me become a better teacher next year. The teacher evaluation has 20 statements with the students checking the box that best applies (always, usually, seldom, or never). The statements cover a wide variety of topics such as giving clear directions, providing enough time to complete classwork, discipline, even whether I am cheerful or not. At the end of the evaluation there is space for the students to add their own comments. I ask the students to be as specific as possible and comment on what they liked most and least about the class.

Of course, their will always be a few jokers who do not take it seriously, but that is a very small percentage. By reading through the evaluations and looking for overall patterns, I get a very good idea of what worked and didn’t work in my classroom from the perspective of the student. I am then able to use the information provided by my own students to make myself a better teacher next year!

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Do you need end of the year awards and certificates?

Every student deserves some form of recognition for good attitude, hard work, academic excellence and outstanding performance.

Classroom Awards, Certificates and Passes contains 73 colorful and visually attractive pages that make it possible for teachers of all levels to recognize and reward students, without having to design the pages from scratch.

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