The teacher monitors individual student understanding of lesson content giving, thoughtful feedback and assistance, tailored to students' needs. The teacher monitors group and individual understanding throughout the entire lesson and makes appropriate instructional adjustments as needed. Students receive substantive and ongoing feedback throughout the lesson. The majority of lesson time is spent on meaningful content and is appropriately paced so students remain on task the majority of time. Lessons are well planned, established routines eliminate wasted time, and students are engaged in meaningful work throughout most of the lesson.
Instructional time is spent on activities of instructional value for the entire time.
It is well paced and efficiently run, so if noninstructional interruptions occur, instruction is efficiently resumed.