The content learned from this course
may impact my work in early childhood in multiple ways. One way is that I will
learn the ways that evaluating program quality is a necessary step when it
comes to education. As a teacher, I am constantly looking for ways to improve
my teaching and programs I may be utilizing in my classroom. For my children to
grow using these programs, I need to ensure that the programs providing my
students with the necessary growth opportunities. Knowing how these programs
are evaluated, and by which standards they’re evaluated, can only help my
students and me in the long run.
Some
questions that arise regarding program evaluation are:
When
program evaluations take place and results are received, what is the typical
turnaround for the program to be revamped?
How
do program evaluators work with the program leaders to inform and improve the
quality of the program?
Are
all programs given some kind of evaluation, and if not, what causes some to be
over others?
I may be impacted by program
evaluation because of the different programs that my students are involved in
at school. I will begin to ask questions regarding the effectiveness of these
programs once I learn more information about how evaluations are performed. I
do not want my students spending time on online programs that do not benefit
the quality of their education. I will question the programs and look into the
research showing the quality of the implemented programs. Another way it could
impact me is through the programs that I am associated with in my work. If I know
ways in which to evaluate programs, then I will be better able to lead the
programs at school, or at least help them to be more quality programs.
Hi Emily,
ReplyDeleteAs you mentioned in your post we as educators will use evaluation in many different ways. We either are the one's using the evaluation tool or someone is using it on us. My question to you is, what would you do if you found that the evaluation tool you are using is not working for your students? Would you find another tool or would you just do the evaluation? I have discovered that some of the evaluation tools that I have used on my students did not met them where they were. I felt like the assessment did not do them justice. My student had scored way above the assessment tool. If I could have went to another age level I would have but I could not. I felt this was unfair to the child.
Emily,
ReplyDeleteI agree that we as teachers can learn from the programs that will ultimately help our students in the long run. How will you include your students in the process?