Approaches Meets Exceeds 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9.0 9.5 10 Many errors in administration or Assessments administered correctly In addition to “meets,” all scoring. Or assessment information nearly all the time. Assessments assessments always correctly ignored or misinterpreted when scored and interpreted correctly administered, scored, and selecting instructional materials or nearly all the time. Uses and interpreted. In addition 2 or strategies. Or inappropriate correctly interprets available school more of the following: assessments selected. Or no list assessment data. Uses assessment Unusually deep, insightful, provided. information to guide instructional & sophisticated analysis, choices. Appropriate conclusions creative & appropriate Assessment for drawn from assessment data. choice of add’l assessments, Instruction Selection of assessments exceptional use of data to AECI St. 4 appropriate for student. Pre- and guide instructional choices. post-assessments given enabling measurement of growth. Mix of assessments used assists in pinpointing academic difficulties and their causes. A summary list provided. Instructional techniques not Selects instructional strategies All of meets. In addition, to student needs or appropriate to needs of student, exceptional match of student justification for strategies missing, based upon interpretation of interest and needs and Instruction and weak, or not evidence-based. Or assessment data and observation. materials and strategies Adaptation to Diverse uses fewer than 3 strategies, relies Provides reasons for selection of selected. Strategies Students only upon commercial materials, or techniques. Describes the student’s exceptionally well neglects to describe student responses to the strategies and implemented. ACEI St. 2.2, 3.1, 3.2 response. Or, poor implementation provides logical explanations for Counts Triple of instruction. whether or not they were effective. Will be found in Accounts for at least 3 different summary narrative of techniques or strategies. Selects work done as well as materials that are a reasonable lesson plans, match for the student’s interests and observations, and abilities. Implementation of reflections instruction may not be perfect, but reasonable effective. Frequent mismatches of techniques Instructional and materials choices Instructional and materials and materials to student’s demonstrate understanding of choices demonstrate Match to Development developmental level. Many developmental level of student. exceptional understanding of & Motivation materials and techniques not Candidate selected materials and developmental level of ACEI ST. 1 engaging for student. techniques that were usually student. Candidate selected Will be found in motivating and engaging for the exceptionally motivating and summary narrative of student. engaging materials and work done as well as techniques. lesson plans, observations, and reflections
Approaches 6.5 7 7.5 Meets 8 8.5 9.0 Exceeds 9.5 10 Assessment for Instruction AECI St. 4 Many errors in administration or scoring. Or assessment information ignored or misinterpreted when selecting instructional materials or strategies. Or inappropriate assessments selected. Or no list provided. Assessments administered correctly nearly all the time. Assessments scored and interpreted correctly nearly all the time. Uses and correctly interprets available school assessment data. Uses assessment information to guide instructional choices. Appropriate conclusions drawn from assessment data. Selection of assessments appropriate for student. Pre- and post-assessments given enabling measurement of growth. Mix of assessments used assists in pinpointing academic difficulties and their causes. A summary list provided. In addition to “meets,” all assessments always correctly administered, scored, and interpreted. In addition 2 or more of the following: Unusually deep, insightful, & sophisticated analysis, creative & appropriate choice of add’l assessments, exceptional use of data to guide instructional choices. Instruction and Adaptation to Diverse Students ACEI St. 2.2, 3.1, 3.2 Counts Triple Will be found in summary narrative of work done as well as lesson plans, observations, and reflections Instructional techniques not to student needs or justification for strategies missing, weak, or not evidence-based. Or uses fewer than 3 strategies, relies only upon commercial materials, or neglects to describe student response. Or, poor implementation of instruction. Selects instructional strategies appropriate to needs of student, based upon interpretation of assessment data and observation. Provides reasons for selection of techniques. Describes the student’s responses to the strategies and provides logical explanations for whether or not they were effective. Accounts for at least 3 different techniques or strategies. Selects materials that are a reasonable match for the student’s interests and abilities. Implementation of instruction may not be perfect, but reasonable effective. All of meets. In addition, exceptional match of student interest and needs and materials and strategies selected. Strategies exceptionally well implemented. Match to Development & Motivation ACEI ST. 1 Will be found in summary narrative of work done as well as lesson plans, observations, and reflections Frequent mismatches of techniques and materials to student’s developmental level. Many materials and techniques not engaging for student. Instructional and materials choices demonstrate understanding of developmental level of student. Candidate selected materials and techniques that were usually motivating and engaging for the student. Instructional and materials choices demonstrate exceptional understanding of developmental level of student. Candidate selected exceptionally motivating and engaging materials and techniques.