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WorksheetsDefinitions of Teacher Excellence
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
APS Definitions of Teaching Excellence were designed to
hold teachers accountable.
articulate APS' vision for excellent teaching.
provide teachers with high-leverage feedback.
aid in providing talent reviews.
The are a total of ___ Definitions of Teaching Excellence.
3
7
10
5
Promoting student growth by providing learning experiences falls under which DTE?
Essential Content
Beliefs and Values
Social-Emotional Learning
Academic Ownership/
Each APS DTE consists of
Leader Behaviors and Teacher Behaviors
Teacher Behaviors and Student Behaviors
Leader, Teacher, and Student Behaviors
Teacher Behaviors
In the SEL DTE, teachers are expected to
explicitly model the 3 core competencies for SEL with students.
develop a caring culture of trust and collaboration.
explicitly model the 5 core competencies of SEL with students.
All of the above.
In the SEL, which of these is NOT an observable teacher behavior?
Models SEL Competencies
Builds SEL Skills
Build Culture Through Relationships
Capitalizes On Teachable Moments
In the Culture of Learning DTE, which of these is NOT an observable teacher behavior?
Authentic Relationships
Systems and Routines
Behavioral Management
Physical Space
Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning
What is NOT an observable student behavior in the Essential Content DTE?
Students are engaged in mastering standards-based, culturally relevant and grade-appropriate content (E.g., lesson objectives, texts, instructional tasks, questions, etc.)
Students can fully and readily answer the questions: What are you learning? How does it help you in this class? How is it connected to other areas of study and your daily life?
Students are able to recite and annotate the instructional objective in order to gain access to the instructional goals and vocabulary for the day.
Students use instructional materials (E.g., texts, questions, problems, exercises and assessments, etc.) that are appropriately demanding and require students to use evidence to demonstrate understanding and support their ideas
Students have sufficient time for independent practice, exploration, and learning with peers.
In the Academic Ownership DTE, what is NOT an observable teacher behavior?
Student-led Academic Conversations
Student Engage in Rigor Right Above Their Level of Readiness
Insists on Students Doing the Heavy Lifting
Requires Evidence
In the Academic Ownership DTE, which of these are observable student behaviors?
Students regularly make connections to their lives, the world around them, and their individual goals and aspirations
Students spend the majority of class time thinking, reading, writing, discussing, analyzing, or problem solving as they complete standards-aligned tasks/prompts
Students regularly participate in well-facilitated academic conversations (whole group, small group, peer-to-peer) that deepen their learning, build on their peers’ thinking and answers, critique each other’s’ thinking, and provide constructive feedback/responses to their classmates
Students respond with evidence (speaking, writing, drawing, etc.) and clear rationale to support their thinking and responses
Students are responsible for the majority of thinking, speaking and doing in the classroom
