TAP Quiz

• Pacing is appropriate and sometimes provides opportunities for students who progress at different learning rates.

• Presenting Instructional Content

• Lesson Structure and Pacing

• Managing and Engaging Student Behavior

• Activities and Materials

Objectives and expectations are aligned to the depth and rigor of the standards; lesson content is aligned to the standards and objectives.

• Teacher Knowledge of Students

• Questioning

• Lesson Structure and Pacing

• Standards and Objectives

The teacher circulates during instructional activities to support engagement and monitor student work.

• Academic Feedback

• Presenting Instructional Content

• Engaging and Managing Student Behavior

• Teacher Knowledge of Students

Teacher practices display understanding of students’ anticipated learning abilities and challenges.

• Lesson Structure and Pacing

• Teacher Knowledge of Students

• Thinking

• Standards and Objectives

modeling by the teacher to demonstrate his or her performance expectations

• Standard and Objectives

• Lesson Structure and Pacing

• Thinking

• Presenting Instructional Content

• Content:

  • support the lesson objectives;

  • are challenging;

  • elicit a variety of thinking;

  • provide time for reflection;

  • are relevant to students’ lives;

• Engaging and Managing Student Behavior

• Activities and Materials

• Thinking

• Lesson Structure and Pacing