NYSUT Practice Rubric: Guiding Questions Standard 1 1.1.A: Describes developmental characteristics of students Ineffective Developing Effective Highly Effective Teacher is unable to Teacher describes orally Teacher describes orally In addition to accurate describe orally or in and in writing some and in writing an knowledge of the typical writing the knowledge of the accurate knowledge of developmental developmental developmental the typical characteristics of the age characteristics of the age characteristics of the age developmental group, and exceptions to group. group characteristics of the age the general patterns, group, as well as teacher describes orally exceptions to the and in writing the extent general patterns. to which individual students follow the general patterns and how 21st Century Skills fit into this knowledge base. What is typical development for students of this age? What are some exceptions to that typical pattern? How do individual students in your classroom fit these patterns and exceptions? What do 21st Century Skills look like in this age group? How do you use 21st Century Skills to help students develop characteristics typical of this age group? 1.1.B: Creates developmentally appropriate lessons Ineffective Developing Effective Highly Effective Teacher does not create Teacher creates lesson Teacher creates lesson Teacher creates lesson lessons that are plans that are generally plans that are plans that are developmentally appropriate to the appropriate appropriate to the appropriate or that developmental needs of to the developmental developmental address individual students and meet the needs of students and needs of students and student learning needs. student learning needs meet the student meet the student of groups of students. learning differences and learning differences and needs of groups of needs of each individual students. student. How does this lesson target the development stage typical of this age group? What aspects of this lesson are designed to increase development? How might students on the higher and lower ends of typical development of this age group receive this lesson? What scaffolds are in place for students who will struggle with this lesson due to their developmental level?
NYSUT Practice Rubric: Guiding Questions Standard 1 1.1.A: Describes developmental characteristics of students Ineffective Developing Effective Highly Effective Teacher is unable to describe orally or in writing the developmental characteristics of the age group. Teacher describes orally and in writing some knowledge of the developmental characteristics of the age group Teacher describes orally and in writing an accurate knowledge of the typical developmental characteristics of the age group, as well as exceptions to the general patterns. In addition to accurate knowledge of the typical developmental characteristics of the age group, and exceptions to the general patterns, teacher describes orally and in writing the extent to which individual students follow the general patterns and how 21st Century Skills fit into this knowledge base. What is typical development for students of this age? What are some exceptions to that typical pattern? How do individual students in your classroom fit these patterns and exceptions? What do 21st Century Skills look like in this age group? How do you use 21st Century Skills to help students develop characteristics typical of this age group? 1.1.B: Creates developmentally appropriate lessons Ineffective Developing Effective Highly Effective Teacher does not create lessons that are developmentally appropriate or that address individual student learning needs. Teacher creates lesson plans that are generally appropriate to the developmental needs of students and meet the student learning needs of groups of students. Teacher creates lesson plans that are appropriate to the developmental needs of students and meet the student learning differences and needs of groups of students. Teacher creates lesson plans that are appropriate to the developmental needs of students and meet the student learning differences and needs of each individual student. How does this lesson target the development stage typical of this age group? What aspects of this lesson are designed to increase development? How might students on the higher and lower ends of typical development of this age group receive this lesson? What scaffolds are in place for students who will struggle with this lesson due to their developmental level?
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