candidate open the reading, activity, or lesson with The hook connected the Candidate elicited ● ● lesson? lesson without an lesson to prior knowledge and built upon student catching the introduction (especially a review of responses to promote learners’ attention. (hook) that previous learning), OR to thinking and introduced learners’ cultural or familial application. learners to backgrounds. the objective. The lesson hook ● incorporated literature, music, art, realia, video or a related problem to solve. Standards USA- InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards (2015) Standard: Standard #7: Planning for Instruction The teacher plans instruction that supports every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, as well as knowledge of learners and the community context. Performance: 7(c) The teacher develops appropriate sequencing of learning experiences and provides multiple ways to demonstrate knowledge and INSTRUCTION-3 Candidate did Candidate (Met Level 2 AND) (Met Level 3 AND) ● ● What kind of NOT ask questions asked closed Candidate’s questions Learners built on ● ● questions did the to engage learners. ended elicited students’ thinking or each other’s answers candidate ask and questions explanations over and asked questions how did they engage Interaction was (yes or no, proscribed (right) answers. that led the instruction. ● learners? candidate to student right or Learners were ● only wrong) only. encouraged to provide Prompts and ● (lecture/teacher examples/evidence in questions required talk) Questioning answers to questions. learners to elaborate ● is undirected Posed questions were and work with others to ● (volunteers planned to allow clarify and strengthen only). participation of all learners their responses. in the class, including ELL, There was IEP students. ● minimal Candidate followed up ● with checks for understanding.
candidate open the lesson? reading, activity, or lesson without catching the learners’ attention. lesson with an introduction (hook) that introduced learners to the objective. ● The hook connected the lesson to prior knowledge (especially a review of previous learning), OR to learners’ cultural or familial backgrounds. ● Candidate elicited and built upon student responses to promote thinking and application. ● The lesson hook incorporated literature, music, art, realia, video or a related problem to solve. Standards USA- InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards (2015) Standard: Standard #7: Planning for Instruction The teacher plans instruction that supports every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy, as well as knowledge of learners and the community context. Performance: 7(c) The teacher develops appropriate sequencing of learning experiences and provides multiple ways to demonstrate knowledge and INSTRUCTION-3 What kind of questions did the candidate ask and how did they engage learners? ● Candidate did NOT ask questions to engage learners. ● Interaction was candidate to student only (lecture/teacher talk) ● Candidate asked closed ended questions (yes or no, right or wrong) only. ● Questioning is undirected (volunteers only). ● There was minimal (Met Level 2 AND) ● Candidate’s questions elicited students’ thinking or explanations over proscribed (right) answers. ● Learners were encouraged to provide examples/evidence in answers to questions. ● Posed questions were planned to allow participation of all learners in the class, including ELL, IEP students. ● Candidate followed up with checks for understanding. (Met Level 3 AND) ● Learners built on each other’s answers and asked questions that led the instruction. ● Prompts and questions required learners to elaborate and work with others to clarify and strengthen their responses.
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