Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Has basic knowledge of Expands knowledge of Adapts instruction in Integrates knowledge of Utilizes comprehensive
student stages of student development and response to knowledge of range of students knowledge of students to
development while implements learning student development and development into guide all students to
becoming aware of activities in single lessons proficiencies to meet instructional decisions to develop proficiencies,
differences in students’ or sequence of lessons students’ diverse learning ensure student understand subject
understanding of subject that addresses students’ needs. Ensures understanding of the matter including related
matter. proficiencies and support understanding of subject subject matter including academic language.
understanding of subject matter including related related academic
Teaches subject-specific matter including related academic language. language. Engages student at all
3.2 Applying vocabulary following academic language. levels of vocabulary,
knowledge of curriculum guidelines. Provides explicit teaching Provides explicit teaching academic language, and
student development Provides explicit teaching of essential vocabulary, of specific academic proficiencies in self-
and proficiencies to of essential content idioms, key words with language, text structures, directed goal setting,
ensure student vocabulary and multiple meanings, and grammatical, and stylistic monitoring, and
understanding of associated academic academic language in language features to improvement. Guides all
subject matter language in single lessons ways that engage ensure equitable access students in using analysis
or sequence of lessons. students in accessing to subject matter strategies that provides
Explains academic subject matter text or understanding for the equitable access and deep
language, formats, and learning activities. range of student language understanding of subject
vocabulary to support levels and abilities. matter.
student access to subject
matter when confusions
are identified.
I stay current on
research-based
educational strategies to
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Follows organization of Examines organization of Uses knowledge of Integrates knowledge of Uses extensive
curriculum as provided curriculum and considers curriculum and student curriculum and resources knowledge of curriculum
by site and district to adjustments in single readiness to organize and to organize and adjust and related resources to
support student lessons or sequence of adjust the curriculum to instruction within and flexibly and effectively
3.3 Organizing understanding of the lessons to support ensure student across subject matter to organize and adjust
curriculum to subject matter. understanding of subject understanding. extend student instruction.
facilitate student matter. understanding.
understanding of the Ensures student
subject matter comprehension and
facilitates student
articulation about what
they do and do not
understand.
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I attempt to create
documents that are
accessible to students by
using appealing font and
visual representations.
For example, in RACE
strategy graphic
organizer, I incorporated
a simple visual as well as
shapes to represent each
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Is aware of students’ Seeks additional information Identifies language Integrates knowledge of Engages English learners in
primary language and describing elements of proficiencies and English English language assessment of their progress
English language culture and language learner strengths in the development, English in English language
proficiencies based on proficiencies in listening, study of language and learners’ strengths and development and in meeting
available assessment data. speaking, reading, and content. Differentiates assessed needs into English content standards. Supports
writing. Uses multiple instruction using one or language and content students to establish and
measures for assessing more components of English instruction. monitor language and
3.6 Addressing the English learners’ language development to content goals.
needs of English performance to identify gaps support English learners.
learners and student in English language
with special needs to Provides adapted materials development. Creates and implements Develops and adapts Is resourceful and flexible in
provide equitable to help English learners scaffolds to support instruction to provide a wide the design, adjustment, and
access to the content access content. Attempts to scaffold content standards-based instruction range of scaffolded support elimination of scaffolds
using visuals, models, and using literacy strategies, for language and content for based on English learners’
graphic organizers. SDAIE, and content level the range of English proficiencies, knowledge,
English language learners. and skills in the content.
development in order for
students to improve
language proficiencies and
understand content.
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Has an awareness of the full Seeks additional information Utilizes information on the Integrates accommodations, Guides and support the full
range of students identified on the full range of students full range of students adaptations, and extensions range of student with special
with special needs through identified with special needs identified with special needs to instruction for the full needs to actively engage in
data provided by the school. to address challenges or to assess strengths and range of students with the assessment and monitor
supports in single lessons or competencies to provide special needs to ensure their own strengths,
sequence of lessons. appropriate challenge and adequate support and learning needs, and
accommodations in challenge. achievement in accessing
instruction. content.
Attends required meeting Cooperates with resource Communicates and
3.6 Addressing the with resource personnel and personnel, para-educators, Communicates regularly collaborates with colleagues, Communicates and
needs of English families. and families during with resource personnel, support staff, and families to collaborates with resource
meetings and activities in para-educators, and families ensure consistent personnel, para-educators,
learners and student
support of learning plans to ensure that student instruction. Supports families, leadership, and
with special needs to and goals. services are provided and families in positive students in creating a
provide equitable progress is made in engagement with school. coordinated program to
access to the content accessing appropriate optimize success of the full
content. Initiates and monitors range of students with
Learns about referral referral processes and special needs.
processes for students with Seeks additional information Refers students as needed in follow-up meeting to ensure
special needs. on struggling learners and a timely and appropriate that students receive Takes leadership at the
advanced learners to manner supported with support and/or extended site/district and collaborates
determine appropriateness documented data over time, learning that is integrated with resource personnel to
for referral. including interventions tried into the core curriculum. ensure the smooth and
previous to referral. effective implementations of
referral processes.
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I allow some of my
students with special
needs to use the voice
typing feature on Google
Docs. This has been
particularly helpful for
one of my students who is
far below grade level and
who has difficulty typing
his paragraphs and
essays. He is able to put
far more content on the
page when he can speak
his thoughts rather than
write them.
I give modified
homework and
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assessments to my
students with special
needs. (12/14/18)