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The Less-Stressful Evaluation – Standard 5: Where I Missed It : Involving Students in Assessments

The Less-Stressful Evaluation – Standard 5: Where I Missed It : Involving Students in Assessments

Hello again,   Here is the next installment of my Less-Stressful Evaluation Series. Today I’m discussing one of the standards where I didn’t get the score that I wanted. Yes, even after 23 years of teaching,  I still need work in some areas. This is it.   State standard for teachers number 5: Assessing Students […]

The Less-Stressful Evaluation – Standard 4: Designing Learning Experiences

The Less-Stressful Evaluation – Standard 4: Designing Learning Experiences

Hello again,   Here is the fourth state standard for teachers: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for All Students.   Standard 4.1: Using knowledge of students’ academic readiness, language proficiency, cultural background, and individual development to plan instruction   Basically this standard subcategory asks that the teacher to see the class as individuals instead […]

The Less-Stressful Evaluation – Standard 3: Know Your Stuff

The Less-Stressful Evaluation – Standard 3: Know Your Stuff

Hello again, I’m continuing the in my series of the Less Stressful Evaluation: Here we go with State Standard for Teachers number 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning Here are the subcategories: 3.1 Demonstrating knowledge of subject matter, academic content standards, and curriculum frameworks.   Just know your stuff. Find out what […]

The Less-Stressful Evaluation – Standard 2: Learning Environments

The Less-Stressful Evaluation – Standard 2: Learning Environments

Hello again, Here’s the next installment in my Less-Stressful Evaluation Series. In this post, I talk about the second state standard for teachers: Creating & Maintaining Effective Environments for Student Learning.   I know these posts are long, and I’m not covering the standards well enough, I know. I just hope that these posts will […]