Connecting Instructional Planning to Student Characteristics for Academic Learning

Task Two connects learning about student characteristics to instructional planning. You will demonstrate your ability to learn important details about a classroom of students, an English learner, and a student who presents a different instructional challenge. You will plan instruction that is shaped by those student characteristics. You will demonstrate your ability to connect learning about students to instructional planning. You will submit your completed response and any supporting artifacts. The following TPEs are measured in this task:

• Making subject matter comprehensible to students (TPE 1)
• Engaging and supporting students in learning (TPE 4, 6, 7)
• Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for students (TPE 8, 9)
• Developing as a professional educator (TPE 13)

Resources

Checklist - Click here for Task 2 Student Checklist

Rubrics

Holistic Statement from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Templates

Blank Task 2 Assessment Document

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