Competency 7

Communication:

Competency 8
Active Learning:

Competency 9
Technology:

Domain III:The
Implementing
Effective, Responsive
and
Vary methods of
teacher provides
The teacherInstruction
incorporates
conveying concepts,
appropriate instruction
the effective use of
especially when students that actively engages
technology to plan,
don't understand.
students in the learning
organize, deliver, and
process.
evaluate instruction for all
Provide teacher
students.
modeling.
Teacher rolesinstructor,
Use thoughtful
facilitator, coach,
Computers should be
questioning.
audience, diagnostician.
used to support regular
Use probing, prompting,
classroom content rather
clues, and simpler but
Be aware that learning
than as a separate lab
related questions.
occurs in and out of
activity for drill and
Promote risk taking and
classroom.
practice.
problem solving.
Model expectations by
Provide variety of
Web sources should be
discussions and
instructional strategies:
cited just as printed
comparisons-of poor work
Real-world/authentic
materials to observe
to well done work. Elicit
problems Interdisciplinary
copyright laws.
needed clarification.
instruction Cooperative
Use familiar examples.
learning
When using the Internet:
Facilitate factual recall,
Discovery learning
FIRST make sure the
divergent thinking,
Open-ended questions
students know how to
stimulate curiosity. Focus
evaluate web resources to
teacherstudent
Heterogeneous groups
determine the
communication on internal Promote relevance to
author/sponsor and the
development of student.
students' own needs,
purpose of the website.
Use effective verbal,
interests, and background
A SECOND step to
nonverbal, and media
knowledge.
promote information
communication.
Practice group decisionliteracy is to examine
Be sensitive to nonverbal
making skills.
other perspectives from
cues given and received.
Promote higher order
reliable sources. (Personal
Be a reflective listener
thinking, comparison,
testimonies from
restate student response.
analysis, and evaluation.
individuals may not be
Use simplifying and
Constantly monitor/adjust
reliable.)
restating. Consider
strategies in response to
purpose/audience
feedback.
Use various technology
intended. Help students
Focus, organize, conduct
tools such as digital and
set responsible goals.
investigations,
video cameras, PowerPoint
communicate reasoning
presenta-tions, email to
processes and conclusions synthesize (put together)
new information/concepts

Competency10
Assessment

Assessment
The teacher monitors
student performance and
achievement; provides
students with timely, highquality feedback; and
responds flexibly to
promote learning for all
students.
Use a variety of types of
assessment (formal and
informal) covering a broad
range of factors to
determine student grades.
Provide clearly stated
objectives to help students
to judge their own work.
Involve students in
creating evaluation
criteria.
For low-achieving
students, feedback should
be focused on progress
over time not on
comparisons to other
students.
Rubrics encourage selfreflection.
Regular/constructive
feedback is essential.