B.1. Communicates high standards and expectations when beginning the lesson.

a) Makes learning objectives clear to students.

b) Communicates clearly in writing and speaking.

c) Uses engaging ways to begin a new unit of study or lesson.

B.2. Communicates high standards and expectations when carrying out the lesson.

a) Uses a balanced approach to teaching skills and concepts of elementary reading and writing.

b) Employs a variety of content-based and content-oriented teaching techniques from more teacher-directed strategies such as direct instruction, practice, and Socratic dialogue, to less teacher-directed approaches such as discussion, problem solving, cooperative learning, and research projects (among others).

c) Demonstrates an adequate knowledge of and approach to the academic content of lessons.

d) Employs a variety of reading and writing strategies for addressing learning objectives.

e) Uses questioning to stimulate thinking and encourages all students to respond.

f) Uses instructional technology appropriately.

B.3. Communicates high standards and expectations when extending the lesson.

a) Assigns homework or practice that furthers student learning and checks it.

b) Provides regular and frequent feedback to students on their progress

c) Provides many and varied opportunities for students to achieve competence.

B.4. Communicates high standards and expectations when evaluating the lesson.

a) Accurately measures student achievement of, and progress toward, the learning objectives with a variety of formal and informal assessments, and uses results to plan further instruction.

b) Translates evaluations of student work into records that accurately convey the level of student achievement to students, parents or guardians, and school personnel.