NC.PTS.5.a
North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards
Learning Domain: 5. Teachers Reflect on their Practice
Standard: Teachers think systematically and critically about student learning in their classrooms and schools: why learning happens and what can be done to improve achievement. Teachers collect and analyze student performance data to improve school and classroom effectiveness. They adapt their practice based on research and data to best meet the needs of students.
Degree of Alignment:
3 Superior
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on May 27, 10:09am Evaluation
Accessibility: Strong (2)
This resource can be modified for learners with cognitive (and/or developmental, physical) disabilities by including a section of notes for the teacher to document any modifications used by the student or that may be needed in the future.
on May 27, 10:09am Evaluation
Reliability: Superior (3)
This resource is reliable on all platforms thus creating easy access for all teachers who need to complete the document and/or collaborate on it.
on May 27, 10:09am Evaluation
Purpose: Strong (2)
This resource has valuable technology features that include the document being accessible from multiple devices. It could also be transferred easily to other platforms such as Google Docs.
on May 27, 10:09am Evaluation
Engagement: Strong (2)
This resource promotes critical thinking (and/or communication, collaboration, creativity), but requires the teacher to reflect on how her students are doing in these 4 areas and then create a plan to enhance content and instruction.
on May 27, 10:09am Evaluation
Usability: Strong (2)
This resource has been made more user-friendly for teachers (or targeted learners) by being simplistic and clearly laid out. It could include a template example filled in to help guide new teachers.
I love this sheet as a reflection opportunity for teachers about instruction and student learning. I would love to see a version attached that has been filled out with student information and teacher wonderings (without student identifiers of course) to show how specifically this resource could be used.
With the intensive focus on data and what it means to our students, to us, and in our classrooms, it was nice to see this resource added. There is full alignment to the indicated standard NC.PTS.5.a. Learning objective given through Overview can be achieved through completion of the resource. Has a clear formative assessment strategy that can measure teacher progress and mastery of the standard. The resource offers appropriate content, Informative instruction, and a user friendly design. This resource might want to add examples under each column heading so that teachers know what would be a "wondering" versus a "noticing".