Knowledge of Teacher displays Teacher displays Teacher displays a Community, minimal, irrelevant, some knowledge of comprehensive School and or biased the characteristics understanding of knowledge of the of the community, the characteristics Classroom Factors characteristics of school, and of the community, the community, classroom that may school, and school, and affect learning. classroom that may GP3 classroom that may Teacher has made affect learning and DP2 affect learning. efforts to research comes from Does not list this knowledge research of community specific to this resources within resources that will school. Makes and outside the be used in the unit. vague references to school. Identifies community specific community resources that will resources that will be used in the unit. be used in the unit. Knowledge of Teacher displays Teacher displays Teacher displays Characteristics of minimal, some knowledge of broad based, Students stereotypical, or student differences culturally sensitive irrelevant (e.g., development, & specific knowledge of interests, culture, understanding of GP3 student differences abilities/ student differences DP1 (e.g. development, (e.g., development, disabilities) that interests, culture, interests, culture, may affect learning abilities/ abilities/ and shows disabilities). evidence of using disabilities) that resources to may affect supplement this learning. knowledge. Knowledge of Teacher displays Teacher displays Teacher displays Students’ Varied minimal, general knowledge general & specific Approaches to stereotypical, or about the different understanding of Learning irrelevant ways students the different ways knowledge about learn, but is unable the candidates’ the different ways to articulate target population of GP4 students learn (e.g., specifics for the students learn (e.g., DP2 reading levels, students involved. reading levels, learning (e.g., reading learning preferences and levels, learning preferences, experiences,, preferences, learning learning learning modalities) that modalities). modalities). may affect learning.
Knowledge of Community, School and Classroom Factors GP3 DP2 Teacher displays minimal, irrelevant, or biased knowledge of the characteristics of the community, school, and classroom that may affect learning. Does not list community resources that will be used in the unit. Teacher displays some knowledge of the characteristics of the community, school, and classroom that may affect learning. Teacher has made efforts to research this knowledge specific to this school. Makes vague references to community resources that will be used in the unit. Teacher displays a comprehensive understanding of the characteristics of the community, school, and classroom that may affect learning and comes from research of resources within and outside the school. Identifies specific community resources that will be used in the unit. Knowledge of Characteristics of Students GP3 DP1 Teacher displays minimal, stereotypical, or irrelevant knowledge of student differences (e.g. development, interests, culture, abilities/ disabilities). Teacher displays some knowledge of student differences (e.g., development, interests, culture, abilities/ disabilities) that may affect learning and shows evidence of using resources to supplement this knowledge. Teacher displays broad based, culturally sensitive & specific understanding of student differences (e.g., development, interests, culture, abilities/ disabilities) that may affect learning. Knowledge of Students’ Varied Approaches to Learning GP4 DP2 Teacher displays minimal, stereotypical, or irrelevant knowledge about the different ways students learn (e.g., reading levels, learning preferences and experiences,, learning modalities). Teacher displays general knowledge about the different ways students learn, but is unable to articulate specifics for the students involved. (e.g., reading levels, learning preferences, learning modalities). Teacher displays general & specific understanding of the different ways the candidates’ target population of students learn (e.g., reading levels, learning preferences, learning modalities) that may affect learning.