During a TKES awareness walk, I will always rate the following standards out of the total 10: (Listed in parentheses are some of the things I will look for related to each standard) Performance standard 2: Instructional Planning (I will look at past & present lesson plans - every element of the plan, I will look at the data in your teacher portfolio - did you use data to assist you as you plan for instruction, when appropriate) Performance standard 3: Instructional Strategies (I will focus on how you are delivering instruction - are students actively engaged, are you including DOK words in your instruction-apply, create, etc., did you reference the standard(s) & E.Q., how did you summarize the lesson) Performance standard 4: Differentiated Instruction (If the current lesson is not differentiated, I will look at your previous plans to see that you are differentiating instruction 1-2 a week) Performance standard 5 or 6: Assessment Strategies/Assessment Uses (How are you assessing the students during the lesson (formative assessments) - Are you asking individual students questions and increasing the rigor by asking them to explain/justify their answers - During class discussions, stay away from whole group questioning the majority of the time! Every student needs to be held accountable for knowing the material. (If observing at the end of the lesson, what type of TOTD did you use) If rating assessment uses, I will look for evidence that you grouped students using data - might be noted on the differentiation template &/or needs-based template, &/or a list of students grouped for PALS by Lexile scores, &/or students grouped by any type of assessment data - might be listed on your lesson plan template. Performance standard 7: Positive Learning Environment (I am observing your classroom management - are students on task, if there are disruptions, do you respond in a timely manner - overall, is it clear that classroom expectations & rules are established)
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Anita Scott
10/1/2014 12:42:46 am
This is great info to have! Thanks for letting us know so we can make sure we are on the right track.
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10/1/2014 01:20:31 am
Thanks for the comment! I appreciate your feedback :)
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