physical including appropriate to Students contribute arrangement and computer the learning to the use or the lesson technology, is activities. The adaptation of the activities is poor. moderately teacher makes physical effective. The effective use of environment to teacher may physical advance learning. attempt to resources, Technology is used modify the including skillfully, as physical computer appropriate to the arrangement to technology. lesson. suit learning activities, with partial success. Domain 3: Instruction (AMLE 5) BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED 3a: Expectations for Expectations for Expectations for Expectations for Communicating learning, learning, learning, learning, directions with Students directions and directions and directions and and procedures, and procedures, and procedures, and procedures, and explanations of explanations of explanations of explanations of content are to content are content are content are students. The unclear or clarified after to students. teacher’s oral and confusing to initial confusion; Communications written students. The the teacher's use are appropriate communication is teacher’s use of of language is for students’ clear and expressive, language correct but may cultures and appropriate for contains errors not be levels of students’ cultures or is completely development. and levels of inappropriate for appropriate for development, and students’ students’ anticipates possible cultures or levels cultures or levels student of development. of development. misconceptions. BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED 3b: The teacher’s Some of the Most of the Questions reflect Using Questioning questions are teacher’s teacher’s high expectations and Discussion low-level or questions elicit a questions elicit a and are culturally Techniques inappropriate, thoughtful thoughtful and eliciting limited response, but response, and developmentally student most are the teacher appropriate. participation and posed in allows sufficient Students formulate recitation rather rapid succession. time for students many of the than discussion. The teacher’s to answer. All questions and attempts to students
physical arrangement and the lesson activities is poor. including computer technology, is moderately effective. The teacher may attempt to modify the physical arrangement to suit learning activities, with partial success. appropriate to the learning activities. The teacher makes effective use of physical resources, including computer technology. Students contribute to the use or adaptation of the physical environment to advance learning. Technology is used skillfully, as appropriate to the lesson. Domain 3: Instruction (AMLE 5) BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED 3a: Communicating with Students Expectations for learning, directions and procedures, and explanations of content are unclear or confusing to students. The teacher’s use of language contains errors or is inappropriate for students’ cultures or levels of development. Expectations for learning, directions and procedures, and explanations of content are clarified after initial confusion; the teacher's use of language is correct but may not be completely appropriate for students’ cultures or levels of development. Expectations for learning, directions and procedures, and explanations of content are to students. Communications are appropriate for students’ cultures and levels of development. Expectations for learning, directions and procedures, and explanations of content are to students. The teacher’s oral and written communication is clear and expressive, appropriate for students’ cultures and levels of development, and anticipates possible student misconceptions. BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED 3b: Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques The teacher’s questions are low-level or inappropriate, eliciting limited student participation and recitation rather than discussion. Some of the teacher’s questions elicit a thoughtful response, but most are posed in rapid succession. The teacher’s attempts to Most of the teacher’s questions elicit a thoughtful response, and the teacher allows sufficient time for students to answer. All students Questions reflect high expectations and are culturally and developmentally appropriate. Students formulate many of the questions and