Jan 20, 2016 - The instructional structure engages students at an appropriately high level of cognitive challenge. Students have ongoing opportunities to interact deeply with peers.
Jan 20, 2016 - The teacher's instructional practice engages students at an appropriately high level of cognitive challenge. The students take advantage of regular and ongoing opportunities to interact with the...
Jan 20, 2016 - Most of teacher's structure engages students in deeper thinking and further discussion about the vocabulary words. The technique requires all students to respond.
Jan 20, 2016 - The teacher's spoken and written language is clear and expressive. Content and grammar are accurate. Students offer their own representation of the content.
Jan 20, 2016 - The teacher's timely feedback to students, using questions and comments that advance the learning, supports understanding of the material.
Jan 20, 2016 - The teacher's explanation of content connects with students' knowledge and experience. The students contribute to explaining the concept to their peers.
Jan 20, 2016 - Teacher creates a genuine discussion among students about their vocabulary, giving them an opportunity to use prior knowledge to explore the words.
Jan 20, 2016 - Teacher creates genuine discussions among students, stepping aside when appropriate. The students are comfortable with this format, asking questions of the teacher and of each other.
Jan 20, 2016 - The teacher's feedback to students supports their understanding of the text in a timely manner through quality questions and connections to known elements.
Aug 06, 2014 - As New York State released fifty-percent of annotated questions used in the 2014 State assessments for 3-8 grades, educators from Saratoga, Washington and Westchester Counties describe the value of...
Aug 14, 2014 - As the New York State Education Department released the results of the 3-8 Grade State Assessments for the 2013-2014 year, educators from across the State offer perspectives on the value of the data...
