1.3 Create At 4, a teacher fulfills the on unit plan, teacher plans daily Based on unit plan, teacher plans daily Teacher rarely or plans criteria for Level 3 and additionally: lessons by: lessons by: daily lessons OR daily lessons - Plans for a variety of differentiated - Identifying lesson objectives that are - Identifying lesson objectives that are are planned, but are thrown instructional strategies, anticipating aligned to state content standards. aligned to state content standards together at the last minute, Lesson where these will be needed to - Matching instructional strategies as well - Matching instructional strategies and thus lacking meaningful and enhance instruction as meaningful and relevant activities/assignments to the lesson objectives, instructional Assessments - Incorporates a variety of informal activities/assignments to the lesson objectives. strategies, or assignments. assessments/checks for objectives understanding as well as summative - Designing formative assessments that Teacher may not: assessments where necessary and measure progress towards mastery and - Design assignments that are meaningful uses all assessments to directly inform instruction or relevant inform instruction - Plan formative assessments to measure progress towards mastery or inform instruction. 1.4 Track Teacher rarely or never uses a At Level 4, a teacher fulfills the Teacher uses an effective data tracking Teacher uses an effective data tracking criteria for Level 3 and additionally: system for: system for: data tracking system to Student Data - Uses daily checks for - Recording student assessment/ progress - Recording student assessment/ progress record student and Analyze understanding for additional data data data assessment/progress data Progress points - Analyzing student progress towards - Maintaining a grading system and/or has no discernable - Updates tracking system daily mastery and planning future grading system - Uses data analysis of student accordingly Teacher may not: progress to drive lesson planning for - Maintaining a grading system aligned to - Use data to analyze student progress the following day student learning goals towards mastery or to plan future lessons/units - Have grading system that appropriately aligns with student learning goals DOMAIN 2: EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION Teachers facilitate student academic practice so that all students are participating and have the opportunity to gain mastery of the objectives in a classroom environment that fosters a climate of urgency and expectation around achievement, excellence and respect. Competency Highly Effective (4) Effective (3) Improvement Necessary (2) Ineffective (1) Teacher is highly effective at Teacher is effective at developing student Teacher needs improvement at Teacher is ineffective at developing developing student understanding and mastery of lesson developing student understanding and student understanding and Competency 2.1: understanding and mastery of objectives mastery of lesson objectives mastery of lesson objectives lesson objectives
1.3 Create Lesson and Assessments At 4, a teacher fulfills the criteria for Level 3 and additionally: - Plans for a variety of differentiated instructional strategies, anticipating where these will be needed to enhance instruction - Incorporates a variety of informal assessments/checks for understanding as well as summative assessments where necessary and uses all assessments to directly inform instruction on unit plan, teacher plans daily lessons by: - Identifying lesson objectives that are aligned to state content standards. - Matching instructional strategies as well as meaningful and relevant activities/assignments to the lesson objectives - Designing formative assessments that measure progress towards mastery and inform instruction Based on unit plan, teacher plans daily lessons by: - Identifying lesson objectives that are aligned to state content standards - Matching instructional strategies and activities/assignments to the lesson objectives. Teacher may not: - Design assignments that are meaningful or relevant - Plan formative assessments to measure progress towards mastery or inform instruction. Teacher rarely or plans daily lessons OR daily lessons are planned, but are thrown together at the last minute, thus lacking meaningful objectives, instructional strategies, or assignments. 1.4 Track Student Data and Analyze Progress At Level 4, a teacher fulfills the criteria for Level 3 and additionally: - Uses daily checks for understanding for additional data points - Updates tracking system daily - Uses data analysis of student progress to drive lesson planning for the following day Teacher uses an effective data tracking system for: - Recording student assessment/ progress data - Analyzing student progress towards mastery and planning future accordingly - Maintaining a grading system aligned to student learning goals Teacher uses an effective data tracking system for: - Recording student assessment/ progress data - Maintaining a grading system Teacher may not: - Use data to analyze student progress towards mastery or to plan future lessons/units - Have grading system that appropriately aligns with student learning goals Teacher rarely or never uses a data tracking system to record student assessment/progress data and/or has no discernable grading system DOMAIN 2: EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION Teachers facilitate student academic practice so that all students are participating and have the opportunity to gain mastery of the objectives in a classroom environment that fosters a climate of urgency and expectation around achievement, excellence and respect. Competency Highly Effective (4) Effective (3) Improvement Necessary (2) Ineffective (1) Competency 2.1: Teacher is highly effective at developing student understanding and mastery of lesson objectives Teacher is effective at developing student understanding and mastery of lesson objectives Teacher needs improvement at developing student understanding and mastery of lesson objectives Teacher is ineffective at developing student understanding and mastery of lesson objectives