Instructional Practice
Teachers implement instruction that engages and challenges all students to meet or exceed the learning standards.
Effective instruction is the critical interactive work that teachers undertake when they bring complex content to life for students. Teachers design instruction to integrate content areas and weave together knowledge of students, content, assessment, and reflection in the instructional process. Teachers use available technologies to scaffold student learning. There is an emphasis on teacher facilitation and fostering student ownership, problem solving, inquiry, real-life connections and relevance. Teachers prepare students for the future by fostering creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration.
Effective instruction is the critical interactive work that teachers undertake when they bring complex content to life for students. Teachers design instruction to integrate content areas and weave together knowledge of students, content, assessment, and reflection in the instructional process. Teachers use available technologies to scaffold student learning. There is an emphasis on teacher facilitation and fostering student ownership, problem solving, inquiry, real-life connections and relevance. Teachers prepare students for the future by fostering creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration.
3.1 Teachers use research-based practices and evidence of student learning to provide developmentally appropriate and standards-driven instruction that motivates and engages students in learning.
NYSED Indicators: Align instruction to standards. Implement instruction proven to be effective in prior research. Students are actively and cognitively engaged through teacher facilitation of student-to-student and student-to-teacher interactions.
NYSED Indicators: Align instruction to standards. Implement instruction proven to be effective in prior research. Students are actively and cognitively engaged through teacher facilitation of student-to-student and student-to-teacher interactions.
3.2 Teachers communicate clearly and accurately with students to maximize their understanding and learning.
NYSED Indicators: Students understand directions and procedures. Teachers use a variety of questioning techniques to advance student learning and reflection. Students’ comments and questions are acknowledged and utilized to advance learning. Students understand lesson content through teachers’ use of oral, written and graphic methods. Adjust communication in response to student needs.
NYSED Indicators: Students understand directions and procedures. Teachers use a variety of questioning techniques to advance student learning and reflection. Students’ comments and questions are acknowledged and utilized to advance learning. Students understand lesson content through teachers’ use of oral, written and graphic methods. Adjust communication in response to student needs.
3.3 Teachers set high expectations and create challenging learning experiences for students.
NYSED Indicators: Articulate high expectations for all students. Students have a clear understanding of measures of success. Teachers challenge and support all students by incorporating various instructional strategies, experiences and resources.
NYSED Indicators: Articulate high expectations for all students. Students have a clear understanding of measures of success. Teachers challenge and support all students by incorporating various instructional strategies, experiences and resources.
3.4 Teachers explore and use a variety of instructional approaches, resources, and technologies to meet diverse learning needs, engage students and promote achievement.
NYSED Indicators: Use an understanding of students’ diverse backgrounds to individualize interactions and differentiate instruction. Incorporate instructional approaches and technologies to provide students with opportunities to demonstrate mastery of learning outcomes. Incorporate into instruction motivating and meaningful opportunities in learning experiences.
NYSED Indicators: Use an understanding of students’ diverse backgrounds to individualize interactions and differentiate instruction. Incorporate instructional approaches and technologies to provide students with opportunities to demonstrate mastery of learning outcomes. Incorporate into instruction motivating and meaningful opportunities in learning experiences.
3.5 Teachers engage students in the development of multi-disciplinary skills, such as communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and use of technology.
NYSED Indicators: Students synthesize and express ideas both in written and oral formats. Students work effectively with others, including those from diverse groups and with opposing points of view. Students make decisions, solve problems, and take actions as appropriate.
NYSED Indicators: Students synthesize and express ideas both in written and oral formats. Students work effectively with others, including those from diverse groups and with opposing points of view. Students make decisions, solve problems, and take actions as appropriate.
3.6 Teachers monitor and assess student progress, seek and provide feedback, and adapt instruction to student needs.
NYSED Indicators: Utilize various types of formative assessment during instruction to monitor and check for student understanding and assess progress. Seek and provide feedback during and after instruction. Adjust the pace of instruction, focus of instruction, and method of delivery based on student progress.
NYSED Indicators: Utilize various types of formative assessment during instruction to monitor and check for student understanding and assess progress. Seek and provide feedback during and after instruction. Adjust the pace of instruction, focus of instruction, and method of delivery based on student progress.