2.3.A: Designs instruction to meet diverse learning needs of students Ineffective Developing Effective Highly Effective Teacher does not use Teacher uses few Teacher uses several Teacher uses several a range of differentiated differentiated differentiated instructional instructional instructional instructional strategies to design learning strategies to design strategies to design strategies to design experiences that reflect the learning experiences learning experiences that learning experiences experiences, strengths, and that reflect the reflect the experiences, that reflect the learning needs of all students. experiences, strengths, and learning experiences, strengths, Instruction is differentiated, as strengths, and needs of students. and learning needs of appropriate, for individual learning needs of Teacher plans an students with some learners and incorporate 21st students. alternate strategy to differentiation for Century Skills. adapt instruction different groups of Teacher plans alternate if needed. students and awareness strategies to adapt instruction of 21st Century Skills. in anticipation of various Teacher plans several levels of student alternate strategies to understanding. adapt instruction as needed. Describe the instructional strategies that will be used in the lesson. How do they capitalize on students’ experiences and strengths? How do they target learning for students with special needs? Describe the scaffolding and/or differentiation that will take place within this lesson. What 21st Century Skills will be used in this lesson? How will you adapt instruction for students who are having trouble with the content? 2.3.B: Designs learning experiences that connect to students’ life experiences Ineffective Developing Effective Highly Effective Teacher does not make Teacher attempts to Teacher makes Teacher makes frequent connections between make connections frequent, appropriate and appropriate content and students’ between the content connections between connections between life experiences or the and students’ life the content and the content and connections are experiences; some students’ life students’ life insensitive and/or connections may be experiences. experiences. inappropriate. inappropriate. Teacher includes suggestions offered by students. How does this content relate to students’ life experiences? How do you incorporate students’ suggestions into your lessons?
2.3.A: Designs instruction to meet diverse learning needs of students Ineffective Developing Effective Highly Effective Teacher does not use a range of instructional strategies to design learning experiences that reflect the experiences, strengths, and learning needs of students. Teacher uses few differentiated instructional strategies to design learning experiences that reflect the experiences, strengths, and learning needs of students. Teacher plans an alternate strategy to adapt instruction if needed. Teacher uses several differentiated instructional strategies to design learning experiences that reflect the experiences, strengths, and learning needs of students with some differentiation for different groups of students and awareness of 21st Century Skills. Teacher plans several alternate strategies to adapt instruction as needed. Teacher uses several differentiated instructional strategies to design learning experiences that reflect the experiences, strengths, and learning needs of all students. Instruction is differentiated, as appropriate, for individual learners and incorporate 21st Century Skills. Teacher plans alternate strategies to adapt instruction in anticipation of various levels of student understanding. Describe the instructional strategies that will be used in the lesson. How do they capitalize on students’ experiences and strengths? How do they target learning for students with special needs? Describe the scaffolding and/or differentiation that will take place within this lesson. What 21st Century Skills will be used in this lesson? How will you adapt instruction for students who are having trouble with the content? 2.3.B: Designs learning experiences that connect to students’ life experiences Ineffective Developing Effective Highly Effective Teacher does not make connections between content and students’ life experiences or the connections are insensitive and/or inappropriate. Teacher attempts to make connections between the content and students’ life experiences; some connections may be inappropriate. Teacher makes frequent, appropriate connections between the content and students’ life experiences. Teacher makes frequent and appropriate connections between the content and students’ life experiences. Teacher includes suggestions offered by students. How does this content relate to students’ life experiences? How do you incorporate students’ suggestions into your lessons?