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Self Assessment

Name: Carzetta Allen

Institution: Capella University

Self Assessment

Self-Assessment Table

Item	Learner Self-Assessment of Level of Proficiency	Narrative Explanation of Selection of Proficiency Level
I know how to create inclusive learning environments for all students.	0	1	2	3	I always acknowledge the fact that the provision of a hospitable experience for all learners is of the essence. While I have been able to differentiate the learning needs of various students, I am yet to master all the teaching strategies that are vital for catering to the needs of different learners.
My educational setting is an environment in which respect and value for diversity is demonstrated.	0	1	2	3	Today’s classrooms are filled with students that are diverse in in terms of ethnicity, race, gender, religion, sexuality, and much more. As such, I have placed a great deal of emphasis on diversity matters to ensure that all learners are provided with a positive environment in which they can thrive academically.
I am aware of multicultural issues that impact students.	0	1	2	3	Teaching students from diverse cultural backgrounds comes with myriad challenges. More precisely, I am yet to gain an enhanced comprehension of all the multicultural issues that affect learners from diverse cultural backgrounds.
I am well-informed about how cultural issues impact curriculum, instruction, and assessment in educational settings.	0	1	2	3	As previously noted, cultural issues tend to be multifaceted. It is for this reason that I am yet to attain an exhaustive understanding of the manner in which they affect curriculum, instruction, and assessment in educational settings.
I am able to self-assess my knowledge and skills accurately.	0	1	2	3	Being able to assess oneself is vital for ascertaining areas of improvement. Even though I may not be able to perfectly evaluate myself on all fronts, I always strive to accurately assess my knowledge and skills without bias.
I am able to think critically by interpreting, analyzing, evaluating, and making inferences about information through the use of evidence.	0	1	2	3	I always attempt to arrive at conclusions based on the evidence at hand. However, my judgment is occasionally swayed by personal opinions, which results in biased conclusions.
I am able to locate and review scholarly references to use as academic support for my work.	0	1	2	3	The use of scholarly information is essential for any academic work. While I always attempt to find the most appropriate scholarly references to that end, my searching skills have not been perfect.
I am able to communicate professionally with stakeholders in my educational setting.	0	1	2	3	Effective communication is of the utmost imperative in the educational setting. As a result, I always make an effort to employ the most appropriate communication skills when communicating with various stakeholders.
I am able to communicate in a scholarly way, including writing at a standard expected of a graduate learner, in the courseroom and in assignments	0	1	2	3	Scholarly communication is a continuous process of improvement. Even though I am certainly on the right track, I am yet to attain perfection.
I am able to reflect on my own learning and my professional practice in a way that allows for future goal setting.	0	1	2	3	Effectively reflecting on my own learning and my professional practice has undoubtedly been an important area of focus for me. However, I still feel that there are certain areas that I may miss out during my reflections.

Learning Goals Proposal

Introduction

I am a daycare worker working with infants ages birth through 18 months. Having been in this profession for quite some time, I have gathered the skills that are essential for providing effective care of children whose parents (or other members of the family) are not available to take care of them. I take care of the children with respect to feeding, bathing, supervision and monitoring of safety, organization of activities, as well as watching for indications of the children’s development and emotional issues.

Strengths

The areas of strength that emerged from the self-assessment include my ability to communicate professionally with stakeholders in my educational setting and my respect and value of diversity in my educational setting. My strengths in this area have been drawn from the course’s emphasis on effective communication and respect for diversity if one is to attain success in their endeavors.

Growth Opportunities

The opportunities for growth that emerged from my assignment include my relative lack of awareness regarding multicultural issues that impact students and my relative lack of information as regards the manner in which cultural issues impact curriculum, instruction, and assessment in educational settings. My weakness in these areas is due to the fact that cultural and multicultural issues tend to be quite complicated. As such, I have always experienced challenges in my bid to attain a thorough understanding of the vast range of issues that are typically involved in culture.

Goal Statements

1. Improve my Location and Review of Scholarly Sources

2. Improve my Teaching Strategies to Create an Inclusive Learning Environment for all Students

3. Attain Greater Awareness of Multicultural Issues that Impact Students

Planning for Improvement

Actions to Address Goal 1

The use of scholarly sources is important for constructing a comprehensive academic work. As such, it is imperative that one demonstrate the ability to locate and review such sources. To that end, I will restrict my database search solely to sources that are peer-reviewed, examine the publication (for instance the use of scholarly terminology, the date of publication, and the presence of additional pages), and locate the official website on the internet with the intention of ascertaining whether or not it affirms that the source is peer-reviewed.

Actions to Address Goal 2

Without a doubt, being a good teacher entails having a vast array of skills. In this way, one can see to it that an inclusive learning environment for all students is created. To that end, I look forward to improving my teaching strategies by encouraging questioning, connecting concepts, teaching problem-solving strategies, encouraging creative thinking, encouraging learners to elaborate their answers, and using graphic organizers. Certainly, these strategies have the potential to make students more involved in the learning process, hence ensuring that no one is left behind or excluded.

Actions to Address Goal 3

Cultural diversity is certainly an indispensable facet of the education system. Thus, I intend to attain greater awareness of multicultural issues that impact students by expressing an interest in my students’ ethnic backgrounds, maintaining a stringent degree of sensitivity to language issues, incorporating strategies for self-testing, as well as maintaining an inclusive curriculum that respects diversities.

Conclusion

Self-assessment is of the essence to understanding one’s strengths and weaknesses on various fronts. More importantly, the assessment enables one to come up with ways through which they can ascertain strategies for improving their shortcomings and strong points. Thus, I have managed to find out the areas in which I need to improve so that I can attain success in this course.

References

Banks, J. A. (2015). Cultural diversity and education. Routledge.

Bohannon, J. (2013). Who’s afraid of peer review. Science, 342(6154).

Ford, D. Y. (2010). Multicultural Issues: Culturally Responsive Classrooms: Affirming Culturally Different Gifted Students. Gifted Child Today, 33(1), 50-53.

Mastropieri, M. A., & Scruggs, T. E. (2017). The inclusive classroom: Strategies for effective differentiated instruction. Pearson.