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[oldfatfarang]

Sorry for the long post. Here's the new criteria for all EPIK teachers. The grades awarded by your co-teachers, VP, principal, parents, and get this, your students, are to be used in re-signing, transferring or applying to another POE. I especially liked the criterias on fun teaching and curing Foreigner Phobia.

Guest English Teacher Evaluation Summary

Evaluation Criteria Lesson preparation Learner characteristics and curriculum analysis Evaluation of whether the GET(Guest English Teacher) sincerely analyzes the assessment of students' diverse characteristics (for example, age, learning level, attitude, enthusiasm, learning pace, etc), lesson plans and teaching materials.
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Lesson preparation Classroom Preparation and Support Evaluation of whether the GET supports the co-teacher(Korean English teacher) to establish lesson objectives, lesson methods, and evaluation plans well.

Lesson progress Teacher's speech Evaluation of whether the GET delivers logical, divergent, and open-minded questions efficiently using clear tone and pronunciation.

Lesson progress Teacher's attitude Evaluation of whether the GET consistently maintains a passionate and confident attitude and an atmosphere where students can freely express one's creative mind.

Lesson progress Teacher-student interaction Evaluation of whether the GET properly copes with the students' behavior and effectively induces positive participation and interaction
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Lesson progress Utilization of teaching materials Evaluation of whether the GET uses appropriate materials and media adequately and skillfully.

Lesson progress Classroom execution and Support Evaluation of whether the GET conducts classes smoothly and helps the co-teacher properly.

Evaluation
he others Evaluation support Evaluation of whether the GET helps the co-teacher assess the students efficiently.

Evaluation
the others Other Activities and Effect Evaluation of whether the GET participates passionately and actively in school and whether the GET has a positive effect on other activities (after school activities, English camp, etc.) related to school English education.

the guiding of life
Individual the guiding of creativity and character Evaluation of whether the GET tries to teach the students to build their creativity and character.

Individual the guiding of specialty and aptitude Evaluation of whether the GET understands the students' specialty and aptitude for learning English and supports this specialty and aptitude.

Society the guiding of the world's citizenship Evaluation of whether the GET teaches the virtue of global citizenship to the students.

GETs will be evaluated on the understanding and performance of each of the criteria on a scale of 1-5.
Scale Evaluation Standards

Very High
(5 points) ○ Evaluation indicates outstanding ability and knowledge. The performance level is very high and stands as an exemplary model.
○ Perforer fulfills 80% or higher of the evaluation.

High
(4 points) ○ Evaluation indicates a high level of confidence and performance.
○ Performer fulfills 60~79% of the evaluation.
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Average
(3 points) ○ Evaluation indicates an average ability, knowledge, and performance.
○ Performer fulfills 40~59% of the evaluation.

Low
(2 points) ○ Evaluation indicates an insufficient confidence or an inadequate performance.
○ Performer fulfills 20~39% of the evaluation.

Very Low
(1 point) ○ Evaluation indicates intensely low level of confidence and performance.
○ Performer fulfills 0~19% of the evaluation.


Co-Teacher's Evaluation (Curriculum Guidance)

Evaluation Categories Evaluation Question
Very good
Good
Fair
Poor
Very poor

Learner characteristics and curriculum analysis Does the GET understand Korean students' characteristics?
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Learner characteristics and curriculum analysis Does the GET sincerely prepare lesson plans and teaching materials?
2 Classroom Preparation and Suppor Does the GET actively support the co-teacher in preparing for class?
3 Teacher's speech Does the GET use proper classroom language for the students' levels?
3
Teacher's speech Does the Is the GET's speed of speech, intonation, accent, and tone appropriate?
4 Teacher's attitude Does the GET have a passionate and active attitude?
5 Teacher-student interaction
Does the GET give students compliments and rewards properly?
5 Teacher-student interaction
Does the GET properly respond to students' behavior?
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Utilization of teaching materials
Does the GET use teaching materials and other medium adequately?
7 Classroom execution and Support ? Does the GET conduct classes smoothly and appropriately?
8 Evaluation support Does the GET help the co-teacher in assessing the students effectively?
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Other Activities and Effect Does the GET participate actively in other activities(after school activities, English camp. etc.)?
9
Other Activities and Effect ? Have the students' English levels improved because of the GET?


Co-Teacher's Evaluation (Character Guidance)

Evaluation Questions
우수
Very good 우수
Good 보통
Fair 미흡
Poor 매우
Very poor
1 the guiding of creativity and character Does the GET continuously teach the students to build an upright character?
2 the guiding of specialty and aptitude ? Does the GET provide career guiding materials and information considering students' aptitude and specialty?
3 the guiding of the world's citizenship Does the GET implement global citizenship education such as global etiquette education, etc?
Write any other comments below.


Students Evaluation (Elementary 4 - High 3)

Student's Evaluation Satisfaction
Student's Evaluation
strongly agree
agree
somewhat agree

disagree
strongly disagree
1 I actively participate in class.
2 My teacher prepares a lot for class.
3 My teacher tries to use easy English that we will understand.
4 My teacher teaches with passion and confidence.
5 My teacher offers a lot of praise and encouragement during class.
6 My teacher responds kindly to our questions.
7 My teachers uses a lot of exciting materials.
8 My teacher's lessons are fun and easy to understand.
9 My English skills have improved because of my teacher's classes.
10 My fear of foreigners has decreased because of my teacher's classes.
11 My teacher often has conversations with us.
12 . My teacher gives us chances to demonstrate our talent in English.
13 . My teacher teaches us about the world's diverse cultures.

Parents Evaluation
Parents Evaluation Satisfaction
strongly agree
agree
somewhat agree
disagree strongly disagree not sure
1 Do you think that the GET tries to prepare for interesting classes geared to the level of the students?
2 What do you think of the GET's speed of speech, intonation, accent, and tone?
3 ? Do you think that the GET has a passionate and active attitude?
4 ? Do you think that the GET tries to teach the class in an interesting and fun way?
Do you think that the GET often gives compliments and encouragement to the students?
6 Do you think that the GET effectively induces positive participation from the students?
7 Do you think that the GET teaches the class in an interesting and simple way?
8 Do you think that the students' English abilities have improved because the students studied with the GET?
9 Do you think that the students' fear of foreigners has been reduced because the student studied with the GET?
10 Do you think the GET considers the students' character when teaching?
11 Do you think that the GET introduces the students to different cultures from around the world? Result Analysis and Plan for Performance Improvement

[winterfall]

I never knew how one sided these evaluations were. I always thought my school was weird but, apparently the KETS are encouraged to scapegoat us.

[oldfatfarang]

Yes, I think it's important that all GET's get to see how many ways they can be discarded - if their school doesn't like them.

[Ukon]

[Fishead soup]

Fun and interesting Code= Mr. Bean video's, Games Games and more games Youtube football Bloopers

Fear of foreigners= Don't teach like a Korean teacher, don't punish or get angry just clown around like Isaac from Arirang TV.

The Funny thing is I've heard so many Korean teachers complain we are not strict enough or kill too much time with youtube video.

What is missing in their feedback is consistancy

[Who's Your Daddy?]

"Does the GET provide career guiding materials"?
"Does the GET implement global citizenship education such as global etiquette education, etc?"

What am I their father now?

What's next cooking dinner?

[daveweave2]

[quote="oldfatfarang"]Yes, I think it's important that all GET's get to see how many ways they can be discarded - [i]if their school doesn't like them[/i].[/quote]

I totally agree with that, been in Korea three and a half years, second year at this public school. I also worked part time in two others, most people like me, only one head English teacher doesn't, she has had no impact. They asked me to resign, but I just need a break, give EPIK time and they will put the program over a cliff, maybe its just a way to get someone new every year to keep the price down.

[oldfatfarang]

Here's one of my pet peves, and one that I will fail on 100%.

Evaluation support:
Does the GET help the co-teacher in assessing the students effectively?

I don't believe that, as a GET, I am qualified to assess my students (on anything that will have a major effect on their futures).

I am not a teacher. I don't hold a teaching qualification (just a language teaching certificate), therefore, I am not qualified, nor have I been trained to access students. The Korean govt, teachers, students, and parents don't consider me a 'real' teacher (I'm an assistant), so why am I being assessed on whether I've assessed students? This is soley the job of the qualified and certified Korean teachers.

[buildbyflying]

Assessment sounds more daunting than it is.
If you're teaching then you're already assessing Ss, albeit implicitly. Give yourself some kudos.

[Fishead soup]

I find the whole fear of foreigners disturbingly" Xenophobic". Which in reality is absolute BS. I don't see any fear or foreigners in reality I see the opposite I see a fear of the Gym teacher and his oppressive stick.
The whole form is racist crap.

[Kaypea]

[TheUrbanMyth]

In the end these evaluations are so much busy paper work and nothing more.

If your school likes you you will be rehired.

If your school doesn't you won't.

And this was true BEFORE these evaluations were in place and it will be true afterwards.

Nothing has changed.


And Korean teachers are evaluated also by parents and students as well as the principal.

[shcforward]

[nomad-ish]

[oldfatfarang]