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EDUC28601 Clinical Experience Final Evaluation for Marissa Cole

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Teacher Candidate Assessment Tool Final Results
 
PLACEMENT INFORMATION
Teacher Candidate: Marissa Cole Mentor Teacher: Becky Calvert
City, State: Allegan, Michigan School/Organization 1: (154) L. E. White Middle School
School/Organization 2: School/Organization 3:
Subject Area: English Language Arts, Grade or Age Level: 7th, 8th 
Other: Computer Science
Exploration
Course: EDUC28601 College Professor: Deborah Van Duinen
Course Semester: Fall 2022 Evaluation Level: 2A
 
PLACEMENT DESCRIPTION
Description of student teaching setting (i.e. cultural/ethnic Allegan is a rural district with a high rate of students living at or
diversity, disabled/exceptional populations, community, below the federal poverty level. However, our population is
etc.): quite diverse with some students living in mansions on our
local lake, to others that are homeless. Students in the
classroom are primarily Caucasian with some diverse
populations. The classroom also consisted of a few disabled
students; however, Marissa primarily observed the exceptional
honors class.
Racially/Ethnically Diverse Experience (defined as 20% or
No
more racial/ethnic diversity in this classroom, not the school)
Socio-economically Diverse Experience (defined as 20% or
more low socio-economic diversity in this classroom, not the Yes
school)
Classroom includes students with exceptional
Yes
needs (defined as students with a disability or gifted students)
 
RATING SCALE
4 3 2 1 0
Developing Does not Meet
Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Not Observable
Expectations Expectations
 
PROFESSIONAL ABILITY 1: ETHICAL EDUCATOR
Ability Rating Exceeds Expectations Comments

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Demonstrates responsibility and maturity 4 Marissa demonstrates exceptional maturity and

professionalism beyond her years. Marissa was on-time
every, was eager to take on professional responsibilities
from grading to lesson planning and working with students
from the first day. Her professional demeanor was
observed by other staff in the building and they were very
impressed by Ms. Cole's ability to quickly adapt to the
school policies and classroom expectations.
Demonstrates respect 4 Marissa's interactions with students and staff are with the
utmost respect. She is incredibly dignified and treats every
individual with respect and appreciation. At no time did she
demonstrate anything less that the utmost respect for the
individual and the learning environment.
Displays a positive attitude when interacting with students 4 From the very first day when introducing herself to
students, Ms. Cole had a huge smile on her face (even
though she may have been a bit nervous- students could
only see her positivity). She goes above and beyond to
make students feel welcomed and greeted them with a
smile every day. She gave positive reinforcement and
encouraged students to do and be their best.
Demonstrates a commitment to reach all students 4 Marissa spent weeks perfecting her lesson to ensure that
she was meeting the needs of individual learners and
sparking a love for learning in all students. Throughout her
time in the placement, she worked with students with
severe learning disabilities, struggling learners, and
incredibly gifted and talented students. No matter the
students, they were treated with respect and engaged in
the learning.
Demonstrates personal integrity which shows in truth and 4 Marissa's personal and professional integrity exceeds all
honesty expectations. She is incredibly trustworthy, honest, and
respectful. She abides by all confidentiality requirements,
as well as IEP and 504 accommodations.
Demonstrates equity 4 Marissa took care in every interaction and lesson to ensure
that all student's individual needs were treated with equity
and fairness. Her lesson planning included differentiated
instruction to meet the needs and interest in all learners.
Demonstrates passion for teaching 4 Marissa is very enthusiastic to be teaching. In a time
where some may fear the field, Marissa's passion is fierce!
She is an expert in the content area! She is excited every
day to be here and to try new things. She is eager to see
different strategies in action and to put them to practice.
Her passion is contagious and inspiring. The field of
education is lucky to have Marissa Cole!
Demonstrates perseverance 4 Marissa's perseverance was demonstrated when creating
her own original lesson. Her original plan was exceptional;
however, after a coaching session she realized that it was
going to produce the results she was looking for and she
revised her lesson and the end result was pure perfection.
 
PROFESSIONAL ABILITY 2: SKILLED COMMUNICATOR
Ability Rating Exceeds Expectations Comments
Communicates high expectations for students' learning 4 Marissa held high expectations for student learning,
engagement, and behavior. Students gladly meet and
exceeded her expectations resulting in a positive learning
experience for all.

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Gives clear directions 4 Marissa's directions were very clear and repeated so that
all learners understood the expectations of the
assignment. Not a single student was confused, all
students understood the expectations of the assignment;
all while the assignment promoted very high levels of
thinking.
Explains content accurately 4 Marissa is already an expert in her content area. She was
able to clearly and accurately explain and the concepts
and skills she was teaching and as a result, students were
able to accurately apply their learning.
Speaks articulately and with expression 4 Marissa's presentations to the class were phenomenal.
She has excellent articulation and enunciation. When
reading aloud to the class, her emphasis was so engaging
students immediately wanted to check out the book she
modeling. In her lesson, her tone and inflection were
contagious and sparked excitement for learning.
Communicates at a professional level 4 Marissa's written and verbal communication and incredibly
professional- similar to that of a doctoral student. However,
she is able to break down complex terms to student
friendly language. Her emails and conversations were
always very professional.
Communicates in a culturally appropriate way 4 Ms. Cole was very understanding of each individual's
cultural norms and communicated clearly and respectfully
at all times.
 
PROFESSIONAL ABILITY 3: ENGAGED PROFESSIONAL
Ability Rating Exceeds Expectations Comments
Complies with district/school/placement site policies 4 On the first day, Marissa asked about school policies and
immediately adhered to the expectations of the building.
She even participated on some of the staff and student
dress up days!
Respects confidentiality of the classroom 4 There were times wherein we needed to discuss student
work and/or behavior. At all times, Ms. Cole respected the
student's confidentiality.
Establishes and maintains professional relationships with 4 Marrisa was incredibly professional and collaborative as a
colleagues colleague. Other staff in the building were even very
impressed by her professionalism.
 
PROFESSIONAL ABILITY 4: CURRICULUM DEVELOPER
Ability Rating Exceeds Expectations Comments
Demonstrates knowledge of the subject area 4 Marissa is an expert in the content area. As a veteran
teacher, I feel that Ms. Cole was even more of an expert in
the content than I! She was able to adequately plan,
explain, and implement complex and high level concepts
successfully.
 
PROFESSIONAL ABILITY 5: EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTOR
Ability Rating Exceeds Expectations Comments
Assesses student learning 4 Marissa was able to assess an assignment/activity that I
taught to seek where students needed further
clarification/practice. Then, when Ms. Cole implemented
her lesson, she worked diligently to be able to determine
student success and mastery of the concept.
Maximizes instructional time 4 Marissa did not just teach a mini-lesson. Instead, Ms. Cole
taught from bell-to-bell and the entire hour was incredibly
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engaging. Students were on task, engaged in conversation
and collaboration, and excited about learning difficult
concepts.
Creates a learning environment 4 The environment that Ms. Cole created sparked very high
level thinking, deep and meaningful conversations,
interests that sparked students inspiration to research and
learn more about the topic, and so much more. I am so
excited for Ms. Cole to have her own classroom and for the
incredible love of learning that she will ignite in so many
students!
Demonstrates enthusiasm for the content 4 Marissa is so enthusiastic about what she is teaching that
she goes above and beyond. I am excited to see Ms. Cole
share her passion in her presentation at the Hope College
Ted Talk!
Facilitates classroom discussions 4 Ms. Cole created an environment wherein students not
only felt comfortable engaging in whole class discussions,
but were excited to participate. Students felt safe and
encourage to share their thoughts!
Encourages students to explain their thinking 4 Asking questions to deeper student thinking is something
that most new teachers struggle with. However, Ms. Cole
is a natural. She easily provides students with questions
and prompts that promote students to explain their
thinking, engage in conversations, and think critically.
Monitors student learning 4 Through the use of on-the-spot formative assessment,
Marissa was able to quickly determine if further
explanation was needed and how to drive instruction
moving forward.
 
PROFESSIONAL ABILITY 6: DECISION MAKER
Ability Rating Exceeds Expectations Comments
Creates a safe environment 4 Ms. Cole encouraged students to promote positivity and
kindness to each other when discussing sensitive topics.
All students felt safe and eager to to participate.
Addresses student behavior 4 When noticing students not meeting expectations, Marissa
used proximity and non-verbal reminders to respectfully re-
direct student behaviors. Marissa also used a movement
code word, and attention cue (count down) to ensure all
students received the instructions prior to the task.
 
PROFESSIONAL ABILITY 7: REFLECTIVE PRACTITIONER
Ability Rating Exceeds Expectations Comments
Applies knowledge of human growth, development and 4 Marissa used growth and development learning theories in
learning theories her lesson. She also reflected on the lesson for her own
self-growth.
Engages in meaningful reflection of lessons 4 Ms. Cole participated in a Cognitive Coaching session with
me prior to her lesson plan. In her coaching session, she
identified specific and measurable goals that she was
hoping to achieve in her lesson. After her lesson, we
participated in a reflective coaching conversation wherein
she was able to accurately and appropriate reflect and
asses the success of her lesson as well as how she might
work to improve future lessons.
Utilizes feedback to inform teaching 4 In our initial conversations, I provided some strategies that
she might consider using, and asked guided questions in
the planning stage. Her lesson not only included the
strategies, but also went far above and beyond any of the
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suggestions I had mentioned. She sought input from not
only her mentor teacher (me), but her college peers,
friends and family- and truly ensure a successful lesson.
 
STRENGTHS IN WORK:
Marissa Cole is a natural teacher. She has strengths in every category. I am a veteran teacher and have been mentoring new
teachers, field placements, and student teachers for over a decade. In all of my time mentoring, I have never met a teacher (let
alone a student teacher) so completely capable. Marissa is a natural and an expert not only in the content area, but in literacy
and educational strategies. I am so honored to have had the opportunity to work with Marissa as her passion and excitement for
education is so refreshing. However, I am absolutely floored by her natural and professional demeanor, willingness to take and
apply suggestions, and her knowledge of the content, theories, and strategies. The school district wherein she lands her student
internship as well as the district that offers her a job- are incredibly lucky!
 
SUGGESTIONS FOR GROWTH:
The only suggestion that I can offer is to work on building confidence, as Marissa is a natural and among the brightest I have
ever had the opportunity to work with, but might not yet recognize that in herself.
 
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
I am so incredibly impressed by Marissa Cole. This is the ONE and only time I have ever given any placement a perfect score;
however, Ms. Cole is the utmost deserving of this perfect evaluation as she has demonstrated nothing less than perfection in her
placement. I hope to keep in touch as I am excited to see how far she will go and the countless lives she will positively impact
along the way. Wishing you all the best, Marissa!
 
RECOMMENDATION TO CONTINUE IN THE Highly Recommend: consistently outstanding quality work
TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM:
  
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE: Becky Calvert

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