Teaching Processes, TWS Standards, & Indicators

Teaching Processes, TWS Standards, & Indicators

Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District in Mississippi 

(ONLY DO TP 2, TP.3)

TP 1.  Contextual Factors

TWS Standard:  The teacher uses information about the learning-teaching context and student individual differences to set learning goals and plan instruction and assessment.

Indicators:

• Knowledge of community, school, and classroom factors
• Knowledge of characteristics
• Knowledge of students’ varied approaches to learning
• Knowledge of students’ skills and prior learning
• Implications for instructional planning and assessment

TP 2.  Learning Goals

TWS Standard: The teacher sets significant, challenging, varied, and appropriate learning goals.

Indicators:

• Significance, Challenge and Variety
• Clarity
• Appropriateness for students
• Alignment with national, state or local standards

TP 3.  Assessment Plan

TWS Standard:  The teacher uses multiple assessment modes and approaches aligned with learning goals to assess student learning before, during and after instruction.

Indicators:

• Alignment with learning goals and instruction
• Clarity of criteria for performance
• Multiple modes and approaches
• Technical soundness
• Adaptations based on the individual needs of students