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By BN

Hi, We always have a pre and post interview with our evals. At the pre eval we would discuss what would be evaluated.If we did not have a meeting or interview before hand the principal would put pre eval sheets in out mailbox
noting the subject and items that she would be looking for during the evaluation.I always liked these sheets. It gave you a brief overview of what was expected during your evaluation. I think you would find it helpful if your principal did something like this. So, I would ask him/her about the certain things he/she will be looking for during the evaluation. Go to him/her and ask. I

would say that I am preparing for my eval and I would like to know if there were any specific teaching or management techniques he/she will be looking for. Is there any thing in particular he/she will expect to observe with the fifth grade.(Different grades have different expectations so it would be helpful to know for your particular grade level.)
Sometimes there is more of a comfort level in numbers so maybe another teacher could go with you.Ask other teachers if they any concerns about being evaluated. Then you could tell him/her that there a few teachers that have questions and you are asking for yourself and the others and could he/she please address your concerns. I also would suggest he/she might want to address this at a faculty meeting or in a memo.Believe me you are not the only one that has a concern about the eval.Check it out with other teachers.

To repeat the only way to find out is to ask exactly what will be evaluated. It will take a load off your mind and it will help you in preparing. It is the unknown that leads to the jitters. Good luck.