Narrative Self-Assignment:
Beginning of Semester
Name:____________________ County: __________ School: __________ SSN (Last 4 digits): _____
Hand in a typed 1-page (or 2 pages at most) Beginning Of Semester
Self-Assessment. What are your strengths as a teacher, and what are
some areas you'd like to improve as a teacher (of algebra, or more
generally, of math)? In addition, briefly address: (i) Your attitudes
about math (ii) How comfortable/capable you as a teacher with
non-lecture methods (iii) Your level of confidence with mathematics
(iv) What are your expectations of yourself in this course
(what would you like to challenge yourself to have achieved, by the
end of the course)?
Note: please keep a copy of this assignment's
instructions, since you will be asked to answer these questions
again at the end of the course.