Teachers Plan and Deliver Effective Instruction and Create an Environment That Facilitates Learning for Their Students
A. Child/Adolescent Development: Teachers demonstrate knowledge of current developmental science, the ways in which learning takes place, and the appropriate levels of intellectual, social, and emotional development of their students.
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B. Assessments: Teachers pan and consistently deliver instruction that draws on results of student assessments, is aligned to academic standards and advances students' level of content knowledge and skills.
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C. Effective Practices: Teachers demonstrate a rich knowledge of current research on effective instructional practices to meet the developmental and academic needs of their students.
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D. Technology: Teachers thoughtfully integrate and utilize appropriate technology in their instruction to maximize student learning.
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E. Critical Thinking: Teachers establish and communicate high expectations for all students and plan instruction that helps students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills.
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F. Student Collaboration: Teachers provide students with opportunities to work in teams and develop leadership qualities.
When students work in lab, they are required to work in pairs. Sometimes, I allow them to work with friends of their own choice and sometimes, lab partners are assigned by me to give each student an opportunity to take the lead in performing the experiment. |
G. Communication skills: Teachers communicate effectively, make learning objectives clear and provide appropriate models of language.
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H. Feedback: Teachers use appropriate methods to assess what each student has learned, including formal and informal assessments, and use results to plan further instruction.
Each chapter has at least two formative assessments in the form of quizzes as well as at least one lab experiment where students can apply their learning in a hands-on environment. The summative assessments (tests) are generally built from both the quizzes and the tests. |