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SA A D SD 13. I have a well-defined understanding of how I will assess mystudents after a unit of instruction.The Classroom EnvironmentSA A D SD 1. I realize I sometimes use poor interaction skills with mystudents, such as use of sarcastic or disparaging remarks.SA A D SD 2. My interactions with students are generally friendly anddemonstrate warmth and caring.SA A D SD 3. Students in my class, generally, don’t get along with eachother and conflicts are not uncommon.SA A D SD 4. I convey a negative attitude towards the content suggestingthat the content is mandated by others.SA A D SD 5. I convey a genuine enthusiasm for the subject.SA A D SD 6. Students in my class demonstrate little or no pride in theirwork and don’t perform to the best of their ability.SA A D SD 7. Students meet or exceed my expectations for high qualitywork.SA A D SD 8. I communicate high expectations for all my students.SA A D SD 9. Students in my class are sometimes on-task, but often offtaskbehavior is observed.SA A D SD 10. Transitions in my class occur smoothly, with little loss ofinstructional time.SA A D SD 11. Routines for handling materials and supplies in my class arenot well organized causing loss of instructional time.SA A D SD 12. I pride myself on the well-established system of rules andprocedures in my class.SA A D SD 13. I have difficulty enforcing standards for acceptable conductin my class.SA A D SD 14. I monitor student behavior and I am aware of whatstudents are doing.SA A D SD 15. I am alert to student behavior at all times.SA A D SD 16. My classroom is safe and the furniture arrangements are aresource for learning.InstructionSA A D SD 1. My directions are not clear to students often causingconfusion.SA A D SD 2. My spoken language is often inaudible and unintelligible.SA A D SD 3. My use of questions needs improvement.SA A D SD 4. I mostly lecture (talk) to my students without enoughstudent participation.SA A D SD 5. Only a few students participate in class discussions.132
SA A D SD 6. My ability to communicate content is sound andappropriate.SA A D SD 7. Activities and assignments are inappropriate to students,and don’t engage students intellectually.SA A D SD 8. I am very familiar with grouping strategies to promoteinstruction.SA A D SD 9. I select inappropriate and ineffective instructional materialsand resources.SA A D SD 10. My lessons have little, or no structure and my pacing ofthe lesson is too slow, rushed or both.SA A D SD 11. I rarely provide appropriate feedback to my students.SA A D SD 12. Feedback is consistently provided in a timely manner.SA A D SD 13. I rarely, if ever, rely on the teacher’s manual because I canadjust a lesson appropriate to the needs and level of my students.SA A D SD 14. I often ignore students’ questions or interests.SA A D SD 15. I often blame my student’s for their inability to learn byattributing their lack of success to their background or lack of interest ormotivation.SA A D SD 16. I don’t give up with slow learners and try to encouragethem all the time.SA A D SD 17. I tend to go off on tangents.SA A D SD 18. I ask multiple questions that sometimes confuse students.SA A D SD 19. I use wait time effectively.Professional ResponsibilitiesSA A D SD 1. I have difficulty assessing my effectiveness as a teacher.SA A D SD 2. I am aware of what I need to do in order to become aneffective teacher.SA A D SD 3. I don’t have a system for maintaining information onstudent completion of assignments.SA A D SD 4. I don’t have a system for maintaining information onstudent progress in learning.SA A D SD 5. I rarely encourage parental involvement in my class.SA A D SD 6. I reach out to parents consistently.SA A D SD 7. I collaborate with my colleagues in a cordial andprofessional manner.SA A D SD 8. I often volunteer to participate in school events.SA A D SD 9. I generally avoid becoming involved in school projects.SA A D SD 10. I rarely seek to engage in professional developmentactivities.SA A D SD 11. I am active in serving students.SA A D SD 12. I am not an advocate for student’s rights.133
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constraints, increase in administra
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schools to even greater levels of s
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called direct teaching), although e
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RecommendationsI. Teaching1. Teache
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standards,” a significant opportu
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decide on an area or theme they’d
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3. Deep instructional improvement v
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Instructional leadership is about e
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short answers to two questions. The
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may become involved in cooperative
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utilized within a differentiated le
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Research-Based Teaching Practices i
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curriculum? Schools, in my view, to
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learning objectives have been ident
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4) Emphasize both the academic and
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An Overview of Best Practices in Su
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with practices best suited to promo
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dialogue and meaningful supervision
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to do so. In fact, utilizing in-sch
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and amplified by James MacGregor Bu
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