CF-TESS Domain I Planning

Dimension 1.1- Posting plans to Google drive by 7:45 AM on Mondays or 1st day of the week

• Accomplished

• Skilled

• Developing

Dimension 1.1 - Completing Brain Busters, using exit tickets, and technology tools

• Accomplished

• Skilled

• Developing

Dimension 1.1 - Mrs. A (science teacher) reminds her students to use correct capitalization and punctuation when writing their letter to the Sun.

• Accomplished

• Skilled

• Developing

Answer explanation

Mrs. A is making a cross-curricular reference to ELAR instruction during her science lesson. Therefore, she integrated other disciplines.

Dimension 1.1 - Mr. B asked his students to bring in their latest score on their favorite video game. He was planning to use the numbers to introduce his lesson on comparing decimals.

• Accomplished

• Skilled

• Developing

Answer explanation

Since comparing decimals involves an understanding of "more" and "less", asking the students to write down the score that was their highest would tap more into the necessary UNDERSTANDING for the lesson --moving it to Accomplished.

Dimension 1.2 - Ms. C conferred with the students at four of the six tables in her classroom. She decided she would wait to see how the other students scored on tomorrow's test.

• Accomplished

• Skilled

• Developing

Answer explanation

Ms. C is only monitoring the progress of MOST students in the class instead of ALL (Skilled).

Dimension 1.2 - Mr. D keeps his monitoring notebook and data binder to stay abreast of the progress of ALL his students.

• Accomplished

• Skilled

• Developing

Dimension 1.2 - Kasey's teacher sends a Remind message to parents every time she posts a grade so they will know it can be viewed in the Home Access Center (HAC).

• Accomplished

• Skilled

• Developing

Answer explanation

There are two possible answers. Kasey's teacher really wanted to implement this idea and started the year off strong. However, she only sent two messages during the first quarter. This would be Developing.

If she has evidence of CONSISTENCY with this practice throughout the school year, this would be Skilled.

Dimension 1.2 - Engaging in strategy group planning from error analysis/running records/conferring notes and Progress monitoring (including SIT -Student Intervention Team meetings)

• Accomplished

• Skilled

• Developing

Dimension 1.3 - Which of the following would be opportunities for students to utilize their individual learning patterns, habits, and needs (Accomplished)?

• Flexible seating

• Using Interest Inventories to gather engagement ideas

• Goal-setting meetings with students periodically

• VAKT teaching

Answer explanation

There is more than one answer. All of these promote student individuality in learning. They are also evidence of the teacher's knowledge of their students.

Dimension 1.4 - Allowing students to complete individual projects that are aligned to objectives and based on student need or interest

• Accomplished

• Skilled

• Developing