Standard Four

Teachers facilitate learning for their

students.

In Brief…• Teachers know the ways in which learning

takes place, and they know the appropriate levels of intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of their students.

• Teachers plan instruction appropriate for their students.

• Teachers use a variety of instructional methods.

• Teachers integrate and utilize technology in their instruction.

In Brief…

• Teachers help students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills.

• Teachers help students work in teams and develop leadership qualities.

• Teachers communicate effectively.• Teachers use a variety of methods to

assess what each student has learned.

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21st Century Learning Matters

As part of your instructional practices, do you: Use learning styles inventories to determine how

your students learn Participate in Professional Learning Communities Utilize differentiation, tiered assignments and curriculum compacting Implement SIOP strategies as part of regular instruction Collaborate with counselors and media

coordinators Use ancillary curricular software (e.g., Castle Learning, Rosetta Stone, Imagine Learning)

Do you know the ways in which learning takes place? Do you know the appropriate levels of intellectual, physical, social, and

emotional development of your students?

As part of your instructional practices, do you: Participate in action research (e.g., gender grouping,

strategic reading) Use data as a means of determining appropriate

levels of instruction Understand that a textbook is not the curriculum Implement the principles of Learning Centered

Schools to ensure robust instruction Study Learning Bridges’ research-based rationale

forthe utilization of specific instructional

strategies

Do you know the ways in which learning takes place? Do you know the appropriate levels of intellectual, physical, social, and

emotional development of your students? (continued)

As part of your instructional practices, do you: Understand the tenets of the Healthy Active

Children legislation

Maintain running records as part of the K-2 Assessment

Integrate Character Education into instruction Participate in the K-3 Nurturing Program to

foster the gifts and talents of the very young

Do you know the ways in which learning takes place? Do you know the appropriate levels of intellectual, physical, social, and

emotional development of your students? (Elementary)

Teachers plan instruction appropriate for their students.

In planning appropriate instruction for your students, do you:

Study the Standard Course of Study or Essential Standards Search online for quality lesson plan ideas Use the Learning Bridges Vocabulary and

Teaching Practices Access your school’s Instructional Coaches and the

district’s Curriculum Specialists

Teachers plan instruction appropriate for their students.

In planning appropriate instruction for your students, do you: Attend grade level, vertical team, departmental meetings to plan together Participate in professional list serves that provide

regular curriculum updates Use the LCS common language as an integral part

of your educational lexicon Use data to inform instructional planning Consult with EC teachers to provide adequate support for identified students

Teachers plan instruction appropriate for their students.

In planning appropriate instruction for your students, do you:

Employ Marcia Tate strategies to provide hands-on instruction

Ensure that multi-cultural perspectives are openly addressed as an integral part of instruction

Mind your “Ps” and “Es” – IEPs, PEPs, DEPs, IGPs Ensure that modifications for 504s and IEPs are

implemented to fidelity

Which of these materials/activities are an integral part of your instructional

repertoire? Author’s chair LeAnn Nicholson’s

Deeper Learning Book talks Interactive notebooks Brainstorming Marzano’s 9 Mental models Graphing calculators

Anticipation Guides Balanced Literacy Real & virtual field trips Cooperative learning Literature circles Socratic seminars WebQuest Manipulatives Foldables

How do you integrate and utilize technology in your instruction?

United Streaming Smart View for TI

calculators GPS Sing science Cell phones i-pods Flip cameras School pad

Prezis Wordles Virtual field trips Quest Atlantis Qwaq Blogs Wikis Portfolios Skype

How do you integrate and utilize technology in your instruction?

(continued) Read Please online

resource Google Scholar Virtual Learning

Environments Online primary

sources Personal Response

Systems

Social networks E-reader Photo story Netbooks USSR logs

How do you develop your students’ critical thinking and problem-solving

skills? Bloom’s Revised

Taxonomy Project-based

learning Real world

simulations Model UN Forensics Play productions

Marzano’s 9 Big 6 WebQuests

How do you foster teamwork and develop leadership qualities in your

classroom?• Model UN• CTE Student

Leadership Conference

• Apprenticeship 2000• Forensics & Debate• Student government• Character education

programs• Oratorical contests• Battle of the Books

• Student-produced morning shows

• Student-led conferencing

• Cooperative learning & jigsawing

• Service learning projects

• Future Educators of America

• Odyssey of the Mind

How do you communicate effectively?

• Essential questions• Appropriate

grammatical presentation

• Interactive website• Active listening skills• Non-linguistic

representations• Email• WICR strategies• Cornell Notes

• Think/Pair/Share• Journal writing

How do you assess your students’ progress?

• Formative assessments• Pre- and post-

assessments• ClassScape data• Every Member

Response• TI-Navigators• Self- and peer-

assessment• ACCESS testing for ESL• Progress monitoring

(AIMS Web)

• Interactive white boards

• Student-led conferences

• Rubrics• Feedback

Formative Assessment Resources

Attributes of Formative Assessmenthttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/educators/fastattributes04081.pdfRationale for Using Formative Assessmentshttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/educators/vision/reasonsA Vision for 21st Century Assessmenthttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/

educators/vision/

Formative Assessment Resources(continued)

Examples of Formative Assessment Practicehttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/

educators/vision/examplesFormative Assessment for Problem-Solvinghttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/

accountability/reporting/acctconf/2008/tuesday/mathproblemsolving.ppt.

K-2 Assessment – A Formative Processhttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/curriculum/

languagearts/elementary/k2literacy/k-2assessment09.ppt

Formative Assessment Resources(continued)

What Do You Know? LinguaFoliohttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/

reporting/acctconf/2008/monday/lfpptforaccountability08.pp

Formative Assessment – National Middle School Association

http://www.nmsa.org/portals/0/pdf/publications/Web_Exclusive/Formative_Summative_Assessment.pdf

Why Should We Use Formative Assessments?http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?

id=3751398

Formative Assessment Resources(continued)

The Concept of Formative Assessment – ERIC Document

http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-3/concept.htmWIDA Focus on Formative Assessmenthttp://www.wida.us/resources/focus/Bulletin2.pdf

Standard Four

Teachers facilitate learning for their

students.