The teacher engages in ongoing professional learning and uses evidence to continually evaluate his/her practice, particularly the effects of his/her choices and actions on others (learners, families, other professionals, and the community), and adapts practice to meet the needs of each learner.
Candidates model literate and ethical practices in ELA teaching. Rationale can be found here
Prompt
You will teach a minimum of three times. You can work this out with your mentor teacher. This may be for a full or partial class period. Please submit your lesson plan to me via email three days in advance of teaching. Then, I can give you some feedback and your mentor teacher can give you some feedback. Remember, your mentor teacher is still held responsible for what you teach—please make him or her a big part of your planning process. These elements need to be in your lesson plan to receive full credit: objective, standard, assessment, hook, I DO, WE DO, THEY DO, closure, and enough detail that a sub could teach your lesson. You may want to ask your mentor teacher for lesson plan templates that have been helpful to him or her. (Standard 8A (Parts of 4 and 5—depending on the lesson)).
Samples:
Excellent performance: Fall ’19 / Winter ’20 / Fall ’20
Average performance: Fall ’19 / Winter ’20 / Fall ’20
Poor Performance: Fall ’19 / Winter ’20 / Fall ’20
Students review some standars for professionalism using this PowerPoint (Fall ’19) and this assignment (Winter ’20), as well as this comprehensive professional disposition assessment (Fall ’20).
Prompt
Fifteen observations in an ELA classroom setting with a mentor teacher. All observations will be one to two pages in length when typed. All observations must be submitted by midnight of November 18. Use these observations below:
Briefly describe one aspect that you believe went well during today’s class (3-5 sentences). Reference the Domain/Component that aligns with this aspect of your experience (i.e. 2a: Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport).
Briefly describe a second aspect that you believe went well during today’s class (3-5 sentences). Reference the Domain/Component that aligns with this aspect of your experience (i.e. 2a: Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport).
Identify and briefly describe one aspect of the teacher’s rapport (relationship) with students that you would like to incorporate in your teaching (3-5 sentences).
Research indicates that engagement in learning is enhanced by addressing one or more of the following areas: Activities/Assignments, Grouping of Students, Resources/Materials, and Pacing. Select one that you believe improved the level of student engagement of today’s lesson and briefly describe what how the teacher incorporated it in the lesson.
Describe the teacher’s “persona” (demeanor). How was s/he able to maintain discipline in the classroom nonverbally? What in his/her clothing allowed them to focus on students rather than on themselves?
Samples:
Excellent performance: Fall ’19 / Winter ’20 / Fall ’20
Average performance: Fall ’19 / Winter ’20 / Fall ’20
Poor performance: Fall ’19 / Winter ’20 / Fall ’20 (none)
Prompt Course Attendance is not available on Canvas for the Years 2019 and 2020.