Enhancing Professional Practice

Domains and Components

How might this impact student learning?

What mentoring and coaching activities might be helpful?

What artifacts and reflections might be included in my portfolio?

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Instruction

a. Communicating Clearly and Accurately

·  Student’s understanding increases

·  More time on task

·  Improved quality of student work

·  Effective communication strategies

·  Communication styles

·  Peer coaching/mentoring

·  Classroom observation

·  Collaboration reflections

·  Peer coaching/mentoring notes/reflections/results

·  Classroom observation: notes/reflections

b. Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques

·  Higher order thinking

·  Improved communication

·  Improved conceptual understanding

·  Question strategies

·  Wait time

·  Discussion strategies

·  Socratic seminars

·  Discussion strategies w/reflections

·  Lesson plans

·  Student work

·  Data showing student involvement

c. Engaging Students in Learning

·  More time on task for students

·  Differentiated instruction

·  Improved scores

·  Increased retention

·  Intrinsic motivation

·  Research based teaching methods

·  Modification/adaptation strategies

·  Study skills

·  Wait time/student pacing

·  Examples of data

·  Data supporting IEP gains

·  Video of lesson presentation

·  Examples of differentiated instruction

d. Using Assessment for Instruction

·  Student need based on assessment data drives instruction

·  Differentiated instruction

·  Timely feedback

·  Student awareness

·  Assessment recommendations and strategies

·  Study of assessment tools

·  Student work analysis

·  Analyzing assessment reports with implications for instruction

·  Student growth data

·  Student data after instructional interventions were made

·  Review and reflection on assessments/reports

e. Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness

·  Student engagement increases

·  “Teachable Moments” increase learning

·  Adapting instruction to meet individual student needs

·  Questioning strategies

·  Differentiated Instruction

·  Listening strategies

·  Interventions

·  Responding to mentoring suggestions

·  Evaluation of lesson plans based on student performance

·  Implementation of instructional changes w/data and reflections