P

Principle P

P – Practice effective teaching: inquiry, planning, instruction & assessment.

To demonstrate a positive impact on student learning

P1 – Practice intentional inquiry and planning for instruction

Teacher-candidates plan and/or adapt standards-based curricula that are personalized to the diverse needs of each student.

P2 – Practice differentiated instruction

Teacher-candidates apply principles of differentiated instruction, including theories of language acquisition, stages of language, and academic language development, in the integration of subject matter across the content areas of reading, mathematical, scientific, and aesthetic reasoning.

P3 – Practice standards-based assessment

Teacher-candidates use standards-based assessment that is systematically analyzed using multiple formative, summative, and self-assessment strategies to monitor and improve instruction.

P4 – Practice the integration of appropriate technology with instruction

Teacher-candidates use technology that is effectively integrated to create technologically proficient learners.

My Understanding

When you are a teacher everything you do is practice. Even the best teachers are still learning. Whether the teacher is learning because the teacher chooses to take a class or a workshop or the teacher is learning in class from his/her students he/she is always learning. When teachers implement new strategies into their teaching or classroom management it is called “best practice”. This makes sense because it is about practicing the best methods. Practice also means doing. Doing all of the items listed above leads to strong teachers.