Designing Standards-Based Plans

Design instruction and assessments that align with state-adopted standards, match learning objectives, and emphasize student mastery;

Develop and deliver challenging lessons that engage learners, integrate the subject matter with other disciplines, and relate to life experiences;

Require students to demonstrate a variety of applicable skills, including higher-order questioning techniques;

Sequence lessons and concepts to ensure coherence of concepts and required prior knowledge;

Utilize student feedback to monitor instructional needs and to adjust instruction to respond to preconceptions or misconceptions;

Analyze data from multiple metrics to diagnose students’ learning needs, inform instruction based on those needs, and drive the learning process;

Use data from a variety of assessment tools to monitor student progress, evaluate learning outcomes, and adjust planning to continuously improve lessons independently and in collaboration with colleagues.

Share the importance and outcomes of student assessment data with the student and caregiver(s);

Accommodate diverse needs by differentiating instruction, adapting the learning environment, and modifying assessments;

Provide immediate and specific feedback to promote student achievement;

Engage in targeted professional growth opportunities and reflective practices to improve the effectiveness of instruction based on students’ needs;

Collaborate with community stakeholders to foster communication, bolster student learning, and support continuous improvement;

Examines and uses data-informed research to improve instruction and student-achievement;

Apply technology to organize and integrate assessment information.