Candidates design, teach and reflect on lessons that demonstrate an understanding of subject matter, students, community and curriculum goals. Candidates teach lessons, assess the effectiveness of their results with student work, next modifies subsequent lessons and using student work illustrates the effectiveness of lesson modifications. The teacher understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social and physical development of the learner. Element Emergent Acceptable Target Using formal assessment. Candidates can identify the tools for formal assessment in a variety of content areas.
Candidates use formal assessment tools with students and prepare reports to show student progress.
Candidates use a variety of assessment tools with their students. Candidates write a report explaining how these assessments aided in monitoring student growth. Using informal assessment Candidates can identify the tools for informal assessment including performance-based. Candidates use informal assessment strategies with students and the results to guide instruction. Candidates use a variety of informal assessments such as rubrics, checklists, performance assessment task lists and student portfolios.