4. Planning for Instruction

The competent teacher understands instructional planning and designs instruction based upon knowledge of the discipline, students, the community, and curriculum goals.

Knowledge Indicators

The competent teacher:	Data Source	Artifact(s)
4A. understands the Illinois Learning Standards, curriculum development, content, learning theory, and student development and knows how to incorporate this knowledge in planning instruction.
4B. understands how to develop short- and long-range plans consistent with curriculum goals, learner diversity, and learning theory.
4C. understands how to take the contextual considerations of instructional materials, individual student interests, and career needs into account in planning instruction that creates an effective bridge between students’ experiences and career and educational goals.
4D. understands when and how to adjust plans based on students’ responses and other contingencies.
4E. understands how to integrate technology into classroom instruction.
4F. understands how to review and evaluate educational technologies to determine instructional value.
4G. understands how to use various technological tools to access and manage information.
4H. understands the uses of technology to address students’ needs.

Performance Indicators

The competent teacher:	Data Source	Artifact(s)
4I. establishes expectations for students’ learning.
4J. applies principles of scope and sequence when planning curriculum and instruction.
4K. creates short-range and long-term plans to achieve the expectations for students’ learning.
4L. creates and selects learning materials and learning experiences appropriate for the discipline and curriculum goals, relevant to the students, and based on students’ prior knowledge and principles of effective instruction.
4M. creates multiple learning activities that allow for variation in students’ learning styles and performance modes.
4N. incorporates experiences into instructional practices that relate to the students' current life experiences and to future career and work experiences.
4O. creates approaches to learning that are interdisciplinary and that integrate multiple content areas.
4P. develops plans based on students’ responses and provides for different pathways based on students’ needs.
4Q. uses teaching resources and materials which have been evaluated for accuracy and usefulness.
4R. accesses and uses a wide range of information and instructional technologies to enhance students’ learning.
4S. uses individualized education program (IEP) goals and objectives to plan instruction for students with disabilities.

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