General Educator Rubric: Instruction - TEAM-TN

1 General Educator rubric : Instruction Significantly Above Expectations (5) At Expectations (3) Significantly Below Expectations (1). Standards and All learning objectives are clearly and explicitly Most learning objectives are communicated, Few learning objectives are communicated, Objectives communicated, connected to state standards and connected to state standards and referenced connected to state standards and referenced referenced throughout lesson. throughout lesson. throughout lesson. Sub-objectives are aligned and logically Sub-objectives are mostly aligned to the lesson's Sub-objectives are inconsistently aligned to the sequenced to the lesson's major objective.

2 Major objective. lesson's major objective. Learning objectives are: (a) consistently Learning objectives are connected to what Learning objectives are rarely connected to what connected to what students have previously students have previously learned. students have previously learned. learned, (b) know from life experiences, and (c) Expectations for student performance are clear. Expectations for student performance are vague. integrated with other disciplines. There is evidence that most students There is evidence that few students demonstrate Expectations for student performance are clear, demonstrate mastery of the daily objective that mastery of the daily objective that supports demanding, and high.

3 Supports significant progress towards mastery of significant progress towards mastery of a There is evidence that most students a standard. standard. demonstrate mastery of the daily objective that supports significant progress towards mastery of a standard. Motivating The teacher consistently organizes the content so The teacher sometimes organizes the content so The teacher rarely organizes the content so that it Students that it is personally meaningful and relevant to that it is personally meaningful and relevant to is personally meaningful and relevant to students.

4 Students. students. The teacher rarely develops learning experiences The teacher consistently develops learning The teacher sometimes develops learning where inquiry, curiosity, and exploration are experiences where inquiry, curiosity, and experiences where inquiry, curiosity, and valued. exploration are valued. exploration are valued. The teacher rarely reinforces and rewards effort. The teacher regularly reinforces and rewards The teacher sometimes reinforces and rewards effort. effort. Presenting Presentation of content always includes: Presentation of content most of the time includes: Presentation of content rarely includes: Instructional visuals that establish the purpose of the lesson, visuals that establish the purpose of the lesson, visuals that establish the purpose of the lesson, Content preview the organization of the lesson, and preview the organization of the lesson, and preview the organization of the lesson, and include internal summaries of the lesson; include internal summaries of the lesson.

5 Include internal summaries of the lesson;. examples, illustrations, analogies, and labels for examples, illustrations, analogies, and labels for examples, illustrations, analogies, and labels for new concepts and ideas; new concepts and ideas; new concepts and ideas;. effective modeling of thinking process by the modeling by the teacher to demonstrate modeling by the teacher to demonstrate teacher and/or students guided by the teacher to performance expectations; performance expectations;. demonstrate performance expectations; concise communication; concise communication.

6 Concise communication; logical sequencing and segmenting; logical sequencing and segmenting;. logical sequencing and segmenting; all essential information; all essential information;. all essential information; no irrelevant, confusing, or non-essential no irrelevant, confusing, or non-essential no irrelevant, confusing, or non-essential information. information. information. Lesson Structure The lesson starts promptly. The lesson starts promptly. The lesson does not start promptly. and Pacing The lesson's structure is coherent, with a The lesson's structure is coherent, with a The lesson has a structure, but may be missing beginning, middle, and end.

7 Beginning, middle, and end. closure or introductory elements. 1. General Educator rubric : Instruction The lesson includes time for reflection. Pacing is appropriate and sometimes provides Pacing is appropriate for less than half of the Pacing is brisk and provides many opportunities opportunities for students who progress at students and rarely provides opportunities for for individual students who progress at different different learning rates. students who progress at different learning rates. learning rates. Routines for distributing materials are efficient.

8 Routines for distributing materials are inefficient. Routines for distributing materials are seamless. Little instructional time is lost during transitions. Considerable time is lost during transitions. No instructional time is lost during transitions. Activities Activities and materials include all of the following: Activities and materials include most of the following: Activities and materials include few of the following: and Materials o support the lesson objectives; o support the lesson objectives; o support the lesson objectives;. o are challenging; o are challenging; o are challenging.

9 O sustain students' attention; o sustain students' attention; o sustain students' attention;. o elicit a variety of thinking; o elicit a variety of thinking; o elicit a variety of thinking;. o provide time for reflection; o provide time for reflection; o provide time for reflection;. o are relevant to students' lives; o are relevant to students' lives; o are relevant to students' lives;. o provide opportunities for student-to-student o provide opportunities for student-to-student o provide opportunities for student to student interaction; interaction; interaction.

10 O induce student curiosity and suspense; o induce student curiosity and suspense; o induce student curiosity and suspense;. o provide students with choices; o provide students with choices; o provide students with choices;. o incorporate multimedia and technology; and o incorporate multimedia and technology; and o incorporate multimedia and technology; and o incorporate resources beyond the school o incorporate resources beyond the school o incorporate resources beyond the school curriculum texts ( , teacher-made curriculum texts ( , teacher-made curriculum texts ( , teacher made materials, manipulatives, resources from materials, manipulatives, resources from materials, manipulatives, resources from museums, cultural centers, etc.)))