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.

4.5 Adapting instructional plans and curricular materials to meet the assessed learning needs of all students

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

• interact with my colleagues to identify typically difficult concepts or skills for students in order to re-examine and strengthen plans for future lessons?
• proactively prepare for appropriate adjustments based on my assessment of student learning while teaching?
• strengthen existing plans for students at identified levels of English proficiency?
• strengthen existing plans for students with special needs?
• reflect on my successes and struggles and apply what I have learned about effective and ineffective strategies to existing plans for future lessons?
• reflect on my successes and struggles with the use of curriculum and apply what I have learned to existing plans for future lessons?
• capture what I have learned during a particular lesson so that I can revisit my plans in advance of teaching the lesson again?