Standard 4 - Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students

Teachers use knowledge of students' academic readiness, language proficiency, cultural background, and individual development to plan instruction. They establish and articulate goals for student learning. They develop and sequence long-term and short-term instructional plans to support student learning. Teachers plan instruction that incorporates appropriate strategies to meet the diverse learning needs of all students. They modify and adapt instructional plans to meet the assessed learning needs of all students.

4.4 Planning instruction that incorporates appropriate strategies to meet the learning needs of all students

As teachers develop, they may ask, “How do I…” or “Why do I…”

• develop unit and lesson plans that build on and extend students' understanding of subject matter?
• ensure that each instructional strategy is related to learning goals?
• plan instruction to allow enough time for student learning, review, and assessment?
• use my knowledge of subject matter and my students to plan and appropriately pace instructional activities within a lesson and over time?
• check for understanding, prepare for adjustments, remediate or accelerate instruction, and individualize when appropriate?
• address the ELD standards appropriately, based on my English learners’ levels of language acquisition?
• address the IEP goals and objectives of my students with special needs?
• select materials, resources, and technologies to support the learning needs of English learners and students with special needs?