EHOS Visiting Teacher/Group Coordinator Evaluation

EHOS VISITING TEACHER/PROGRAM COORDINATOR EVALUATION

Thank you for taking a few minutes to complete this Evaluation.

Attending School Name

First Name

Last Name

Date School Attended EHOS

Name of Teacher Evaluator

First Name

Last Name

CLASSES

1. Please comment on how your students are academically prepared for classes at Echo Hill (i.e. Do your lessons prepare students for specific vocabulary and concepts? Do Echo Hill classes relate to lessons students learn in the classroom?)

2. Please comment on the curriculum your students received. Was the schedule and combination of classes effective? Were classes taught at a level appropriate for your students? If not, what changes do you recommend?

3. Please describe any follow-up lessons or activities that relate to Echo Hill’s curriculum (i.e. writing, art, math or science activities; use of information from passports or field journals, projects that study the local or school environment).

4. Please comment on our www.ehos.org website. Are there materials that could be provided to enhance your students’ experience with us?

5. Please describe any changes in your students’ knowledge and understanding of science and social studies concepts in the classroom. Have you noticed changes in your students’ interest in or attitude toward learning science or social studies?

6. What classes were you most pleased with? Why? Do you have suggestions that may improve the classes you observed?

SOCIAL

1. How did the Outdoor School experience affect your rapport with your students?

2. What aspects of the program had the greatest effect on your students’ self esteem?

3. Describe any visible changes in your students’ group dynamics that correspond to the Echo Hill experience.

4. Have you noticed any positive changes in your school community or environment that correspond to the Echo Hill experience? Please describe any changes in your students’ leadership or stewardship attitudes or behaviors.

RESIDENTIAL LIFE

1. Please comment on the amount of supervision your students received in the tent or dorm area. Were there any instances where supervision could be improved? If so, when? What type of structured activities do you recommend during supervised “free time”?

2. Were your students adequately prepared for the weather? Are there items we should add to our suggested clothing list?

3. How did your students respond to mealtime at Echo Hill?

STAFF

1. Please comment on the professionalism of the Outdoor School staff. Were there any Echo Hill staff members who particularly stood out on class or residentially? If so, how?

Any additional comments?