Video-Based Self-Observation as a Component of Developmental Teacher Evaluation

Authors

  • Leonardo A. Mercado Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (ICPNA) Lima, Peru
  • Laura Baecher Hunter College, City University of New York

Keywords:

Education, Self-Ovservation, Video Observation, Teacher training, English as a Foreign Language

Abstract

In this paper, we explore the benefits to teacher evaluation when video-based self-observation is done by teachers as a vehicle for individual, reflective practice. We explore how it was applied systematically at the ICPNA bi-national center among hundreds of EFL teachers within two institution-wide initiatives that have relied on self-observation through video for success in the implementation of professional development foci. In these cases, we will provide a descriptive framework for each initiative as well as information on what was ultimately achieved by teachers, supervisors and the institution as a whole. We conclude with recommendations for implementing video-based self evaluation.

Author Biographies

  • Leonardo A. Mercado, Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (ICPNA) Lima, Peru

    Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano (ICPNA)

    Lima, Peru

  • Laura Baecher, Hunter College, City University of New York
    Professor, 

    Department of Curriculum and Teaching

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Published

2014-09-01

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 3 (2014)

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