DOMAIN I: PLANNING AND DESIGNING INSTRUCTION The library media specialist shall demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the subject matter and curriculum. ELEMENT B: Content Knowledge: MEETS THE STANDARDS DOES NOT SHOWS GROWTH IN MEET THE STANDARDS MEETING THE STANDARDS Curricula is delivered frequently Demonstrates growth in Needs support with Curricula is delivered consis- with accuracy and appropriate delivering curricula that is delivering curricula that is tently with accuracy and exem- strategies that are aligned with aligned with New York aligned with New York State plary strategies that align with New York State Standards. State Standards. Standards. New York State Standards. Consistently strives to learn Frequently strives to learn Demonstrates growth in Needs support with about current developments about current developments and striving to learn about current striving to learn about current and research in the research in the related developments and research developments and research to their teaching assignment in the related to their related to their teaching assign- in the related to their ment and systematically trans- and systematically transfers teaching assignments. teaching assignments. fers knowledge into practice. knowledge into practice. Needs support Consistently makes Frequently makes connections Demonstrates growth in making making connections for students connections for students with for students with most content connections for students with with other content areas. areas. all content areas. some content areas. Demonstrates growth with Effectively and thoroughly Adequately communicates Needs support in some knowledge of subject communicates subject matter, subject matter, curricula with communicating accurate subject matter but may make content curricula with students, accuracy to students, families, matter and curricula with errors when communicating families, colleagues, and the colleagues, and community most students, families, colleagues, concepts to students, families, community on a regular basis. of the time. and community. colleagues, and community. Consistently demonstrates Regularly demonstrates strong Demonstrates growth with Needs support in an in-depth knowledge of knowledge of subject matter and basic knowledge of subject demonstrating knowledge of subject matter and curricula by curricula by utilizing a variety of matter and curricula by utilizing subject matter. utilizing a variety of strategies strategies and resources. a variety of strategies and and resources. resources.
DOMAIN I: PLANNING AND DESIGNING INSTRUCTION ELEMENT B: Content Knowledge: The library media specialist shall demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the subject matter and curriculum. MEETS THE STANDARDS SHOWS GROWTH IN MEETING THE STANDARDS DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARDS Curricula is delivered consis- tently with accuracy and exem- plary strategies that align with New York State Standards. Curricula is delivered frequently with accuracy and appropriate strategies that are aligned with New York State Standards. Demonstrates growth in delivering curricula that is aligned with New York State Standards. Needs support with delivering curricula that is aligned with New York State Standards. Consistently strives to learn about current developments and research in the related to their teaching assign- ment and systematically trans- fers knowledge into practice. Frequently strives to learn about current developments and research in the related to their teaching assignment and systematically transfers knowledge into practice. Demonstrates growth in striving to learn about current developments and research in the related to their teaching assignments. Needs support with striving to learn about current developments and research in the related to their teaching assignments. Consistently makes connections for students with all content areas. Frequently makes connections for students with most content areas. Demonstrates growth in making connections for students with some content areas. Needs support making connections for students with other content areas. Effectively and thoroughly communicates subject matter, curricula with students, families, colleagues, and the community on a regular basis. Adequately communicates subject matter, curricula with accuracy to students, families, colleagues, and community most of the time. Demonstrates growth with some knowledge of subject matter but may make content errors when communicating concepts to students, families, colleagues, and community. Needs support in communicating accurate subject matter and curricula with students, families, colleagues, and community. Consistently demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of subject matter and curricula by utilizing a variety of strategies and resources. Regularly demonstrates strong knowledge of subject matter and curricula by utilizing a variety of strategies and resources. Demonstrates growth with basic knowledge of subject matter and curricula by utilizing a variety of strategies and resources. Needs support in demonstrating knowledge of subject matter.