Attendance: I would give myself a 3, because I am never late, but I needed to reschedule.
Attitude: I deserve definitely a 4. I have always a positive attitude and always demonstrate interest in the material. Moreover, I am always emphasizing the importance of the subject and why we all need it.
Approachability: Here, I would give me a 3 again. After all we are all humans and sometimes I had students, where it was not possible to stay relaxed.
I definitely foster independence. I always encourage students to make mistakes, because that is the only way we really learn. It is so important to risk being wrong. Many times we experience that students already know the material, but are too shy to answer. Often they would be right.
I only praise student when I think they deserve it. I don’t make the mistake and praise them for things they did not accomplish. If I would do that, they will be so confident and hence not able to criticize themselves. I think that is also a cultural matter. In the US many people say to fast “good job”, even though it wasn’t. I think that is soooo wrong. I do certainly support them and say that they should risk trying, because trying is always the first step.
Ok, processing time would be a 3. I occasionally interrupt students in their thoughts when I feel that they are not getting anywhere. This is just intuition and sometimes it helps, when I just interrupt and give them another hint.
Active learning: 4.
Verifying Knowledge: 4
Modeling: 4
Learning Skills: 4
Scaffolding: 4
