Domain 1: Planning and Preparation
Teacher Z creates a "Challenging Activities Menu" such that students choose the activity that best suits their approach to learning.
What is Highly Effective in 1e Designing Coherent Instruction?
When teacher pushes into small groups, the teacher says "What were you thinking when you put that answer down, Chris. Go sit next to Marie so you could complete your work and I'll get back to you later this week."
What is Developing in 2a Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport?
Learning Target: I can fold a US dollar bill into a 1x2 rectangle so it fits in the palm of my hand.
Learning Activity: Students engage in a Gallery Walk that shows the different currency including coins and students have to choose their favorite one.
Assessment: Complete these sentences: Knowing how to fold a US Dollar into a 1x2" rectangle is important because...
What is Ineffective in 3c Engaging Students in Learning?
The teacher is working on a particular instructional strategy and asks his colleagues to observe his classroom in order to provide objective feedback on his progress.
What is Highly Effective in 4e Growing and Developing Professionally?
At least one opportunity to write in every lesson.
What is Effective in 3d Using Assessments in Instruction
Teacher Q knows that some of their students have IEPs and thinks that planning is really just for the Special Education Teacher. There is no section in the LP for Special Education Accommodations or differentiation.
What is 1e Ineffective in Designing Coherent Instruction?
2-3 Students are off task and talking about tiktoks, but when the teacher starts to move towards them, they immediately stop talking and get back to work for the remainder of the class.
What is Highly Effective in 2d Managing Student Behavior.
The teacher requires students to create and answer Higher Order Thinking Questions and students invite comments from their classmates during a discussion and challenge one another’s thinking.
What is Highly Effective in 3b Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques?
The teacher resists discussing performance with supervisors or colleagues.
What is Ineffective in 4e Growing and Developing Professionally?
Multiple opportunities for students to discuss and interact with one another.
What is Effective in 3c Engaging Students in Learning?
After a mini-lesson, the teacher plans to have the whole class play a game for the rest of the period to reinforce the skill she taught.
What is Developing in 1e Designing Coherent Instruction.
12 out of 30 students are on Google Chats for over 10 minutes and the teacher doesn't notice.
What is Ineffective in 2d Managing Student Behavior?
The Learning Target requires metacognition to master. 23/25 students are discussing and engaged in completing the task. 2/25 are helping other students complete the task. The teacher is working with a small group.
What is Highly Effective in 3c Engaging Students in Learning?
The teacher actively participates in organizations that connect to some of the school's CTE program.
What is Effective in 4e Growing and Developing Professionally?
What is Effective in 3d Using Assessment in Instruction?
Before beginning each new unit, Teacher E's students take a brief assessment that captures their skill level. Teacher E uses that information to create groups and future lessons.
What is Highly Effective for 1a Demonstrating Knowledge of Content Pedagogy
When Chris responds to the question, the Teacher says "That's an interesting idea, but you are forgetting two details. Marie, I saw the details in your response, please share them with Chris."
What is Highly Effective in 2a Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport?
The teacher, after receiving a correct response from one student, continues to the next activity in the lesson. The teacher says, “Good job, everyone".
What is Developing in 3d Using Assessment in Instruction?
When asked about student progress in a class, the teacher shows her data file and can explain how the documents indicate the students progress toward learning goals.
What is Highly Effective in 4e Growing and Developing Professionally?
Using Explicit Instruction and the gradual release method using I do, We do, You do.
What is Effective in 3c Engaging Students in Learning.
The teacher has realized their students are not sure how to complete the Do Now, and so they plan to have the students practice that skill before introducing the lesson objective.
What is Effective in 1a Demonstrating Knowledge of Content & Pedagogy?
A few students do not engage with others in the classroom, even when put together in small groups.
What is Developing in 2a Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport and/or 2d Managing Student Behavior?
Students can monitor their own understanding many ways:
-From one another
-From a list of tasks from the teacher
-From a checklist, rubric, or other system of evaluation
-From the teacher
-From an exemplar
What is Highly Effective in 3d Using Assessment in Instruction
The teacher politely attends Monday Professional Development days but doesn’t make much use of the materials or strategies.
What is Developing in Growing and Developing Professionally?
Using at least one Higher Order Thinking Question in discussion and writing prompts.
What is Effective in 3b Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques