Faculty Self-Evaluation 2011-2012 Shelia Sargent-Martin Faculty will complete this form by Nov.

1 for the preceding academic year and submit the original copy to the Personnel Office, a copy to the appropriate program director or chair, and retain a personal copy. The program director or chair will meet individually with each faculty member to discuss this form. A record of the comments will be written by the program director or chair and forwarded to the faculty member and the personnel office. Any faculty response and the directors or chairs report will be filed in the division office annually. Directions: Under each item listed below, please write a brief narrative which gives the description, evaluation, and goals for each item. Select those items under each category which apply to you and respond as indicated. For those items which do not apply to you, please use the designation NA. Please word process this document or use this form and a separate sheet of paper if necessary. Description: identify and explain how you accomplish the item. Evaluation: determine how well or to what degree you feel that you meet the item. Goal: state a goal to meet this item during the coming year. I. Teaching and Advising A. Course revision or improvement projects, including classroom research a. Description: i. In cooperation with EDUC 330, Dr. B. Steenken, students will create multicultural digital stories. ii. Develop and teach EDUC 333, Teaching Science and Social Studies, a new course to teacher education. b. Evaluation: i. Students will complete the projects using an instructor designed rubric. ii. Student evaluations c. Goals i. Digital story assigned will be adjusted according to results and student feedback for the following year. ii. The class outline and meeting sessions will be revamped according to instructor and students feedback. B. Conferences, workshops, or work experience directly related to your BSC assignment and tell whether conferences and workshops are national, regional, or state. a. Description:
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i. Vision to Practice Conference (July 12 &13, Williamsburg, Virginia, Virginia Department of Education state level conference) ii. Virginia ASCD 2011 Annual Conference (November 30-December 2, 2011, Virginia ASCD state level conference) iii. 2012 West Virginia PDS State Conference (February 28-March 2, 2012, Flatwoods, WV) iv. Virginia State Reading Association Conference (March 15-17, 2012, Richmond, VA state level conference) b. Evaluation: To attend conferences relevant to education. To become more familiar with the PDS grant and expectations. c. Goals: To become actively involved in the PDS collaborative. C. Graduate study or activities directly related to improving academic qualifications NA a. Description: b. Evaluation: c. Goals: D. Faculty advising activities (include number of advisees and their majors) a. Description: I currently have 70 advisees. b. Evaluation: To assist students with schedules and advisement on course loads. c. Goals: To assist students as needed in preparing class schedules. E. Teaching effectiveness (review your student evaluation survey results for previous semesters since last self-evaluation and provide an interpretation) a. Description: READ 371 Teaching Reading and Language Arts, READ 270 and EDUC 321 b. Evaluation: I reviewed the student evaluations and was pleased by the overall comments. In READ 270 comments were positive indicating students would take additional classes from me as an instructor. READ 371 contained positive comments as well with the exception of one student. The student commented that I did not address questions. Although I thought I made a point of asking if there were questions I will incorporate a time for questions throughout class periods. c. Goals: Review evaluations to determine areas I can build upon and improve. II. Scholarly and Creative Activities A. Publications in referred journals a. Description: I will submit an article for publication. b. Evaluation: I co-authored an article, Yes, Virginia: Reading First Did Work, with a former colleague and it was published in the spring in the Virginia State Reading Associations journal Reading in Virginia.
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c. Goals: To submit an article for publication in the field of education. B. Research currently in progress NA a. Description: b. Evaluation: c. Goals: C. Other publications, presentations or performances a. Description: i. Vision to Practice Conference, presenter (July 12 &13, Williamsburg, Virginia, Virginia Department of Education state level conference) ii. Virginia ASCD 2011 Annual Conference, presenter (November 30December 2, 2011, Virginia ASCD state level conference) iii. 2012 West Virginia PDS State Conference, presentation (February 28March 2, 2012, Flatwoods, WV) iv. Virginia State Reading Association Conference, presenter (March 1517, 2012, Richmond, VA state level conference) b. Evaluation: i. Materials and presentations completed and presented. c. Goals: i. To work as needed to prepare for the various scheduled presentations and to make as interactive/engaging as possible depending on the setting. D. Active participation in professional or scholarly organizations (list organizations in which you are a member; identify offices held this year and years of continuous membership). a. Description: International Reading Association (1998), Virginia State Reading Association (1998), Southwest Virginia Reading Council (1990), Phi Beta Kappa (2007) and Delta Kappa Gamma (2002). b. Evaluation: I read monthly periodicals and/or newsletters published by each of the organizations. c. Goals: To be an active member in organizations to which I belong. E. Description of grant proposals whether funded or not a. Description: b. Evaluation: c. Goals: III. College Service Activities NA

A. Service on division committees a. Description: i. Faculty Senate ii. Assessment committee iii. Tenure and Promotion Committee (Ad Hoc) iv. EPPAC Committee Member b. Evaluation: I attended meetings of committees and participated in discussions and decision making. c. Goals: To be a participating member of each committee. B. Curriculum revision or review projects a. Description: CAR team member- Elementary Education b. Evaluation: I successfully participated in an Elementary Education CAR review for Charleston University. c. Goals: To better understand the CAR process C. Faculty standing, college-wide, and ad-hoc committees a. Description: i. Tenure and promotion committee member. ii. Continuing Education Planning Committee b. Evaluation: Attend meetings and provided input and feedback. c. Goals: To actively participate in committee meetings. D. Participation in Institutional Projects a. Description: b. Evaluation: c. Goals: NA

E. Student organizations which you sponsor or assist other campus activities a. Description: i. Assist Dr. Steenken with student organization of West Virginia Education Association (WVEA) b. Evaluation: i. To be in attendance at meetings and participate in activities as needed. c. Goals: i. To attend meetings and activities. F. Other institutional service projects or activities a. Description: b. Evaluation:
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c. Goals: IV. Contribution to the Community A. Describe ways in which you positively and directly represent the college to the community. a. Description: i. Supervised student teachers in Mercer and Tazewell Counties ii. Participate in literacy night at Whitethorn Elementary iii. Head Start/Early Head Start Advisory Board Member iv. The Childrens Reading Foundation of the Appalachian Board Member v. Youth and local school basketball coach b. Evaluation: I have actively participated in youth activities and committees that have a direct impact on the youth of our area, especially in exposure to literacy. c. Goals: To become more involved in how we can increase the literacy exposure of the children in our area. B. List data you consider pertinent to the citizens role in the community. a. Description: b. Evaluation: NA

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