INTRODUCTION TO PATHWISE DOMAINS

Leslie Brodie, Science SpecialistPathwise Trainer of TrainersPraxis III Assessor

DOMAINS DOMAIN- A Planning

DOMAIN- B Learning Environment

DOMAIN- C Teaching

DOMAIN- D Professionalism

DOMAIN B – CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENT LEARNING

B1 – FairnessB2 – RapportB3 – Learning expectationsB4 – Classroom BehaviorB5 – Physical Environment

DOMAIN C – TEACHING FOR STUDENT LEARNING

C1 – Clear Goals and Procedures

C2 – Comprehensible ContentC3 – Extend ThinkingC4 – Monitor UnderstandingC5 – Effective use of Time

C1 – MAKING LEARNING GOALS AND INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES CLEAR TO STUDENTS

Does the teacher give accurate information about the learning goals?

Do students understand the learning goals?

Does the teacher give accurate information about the instructional procedures?

C2 – MAKING CONTENT COMPREHENSIBLE TO STUDENTS

What does the teacher say and do to convey the content?

What has the teacher done to connect the content to students’ prior knowledge?

What did the students do and say to indicate they comprehend the content?

Was there a logical structure to the lesson? Was the lesson logically sequenced?

C3 – ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO EXTEND THEIR THINKING

Does the teacher actively encourage independent creative or critical thinking?

This must be PREPLANED in the Instruction Profile.

C4 – MONITORING STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF CONTENT THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEANS, PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS TO ASSIST LEARNING, AND ADJUSTING LEARNING ACTIVITIES AS THE SITUATION DEMANDS.

Did the teacher monitor the students’ understanding of the content? How?

Did the teacher make adjustments (IF NEEDED) during a lesson to help students better understand the content?

Did the teacher give specific feedback about the learning goals?

C5 – USING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME EFFECTIVELY.

Did the teacher provide students with activities of instructional value for the entire instructional time?

Did the teacher pace students appropriately and were non-instructional procedures performed efficiently?

ACTIVITY

1. Access video by clicking on the video icon RTOP Video 2.2. Watch the first 10 minutes of the video.3. While watching the video, you will script out evidence for

Domain C.

Carousel• You will be assigned a number from 1-5• If you were assigned number 1 you will go to the poster

labeled C1. Number 2 goes to C2, etc. • At the poster, please list the evidence you found for that

criterion. You will have 3 min. to record your evidence then you will move to the next poster. C1 will go to C2, C2 will go to C3, C3 to C4, C4 to C5, C5 to C1 until you have been to each poster.

Domain A – Planning

A1 – Background knowledge and

experience

A2 – Articulate Learning Goals

A3 – Connecting Past, Present and

Future content

A4 – Methods, Activities, Materials

A5 – Evaluations Strategies

Domain D – Teacher Professionalism

D1 – Extent to which learning goals

were met

D2 – Sense of Efficacy

D3 – Professional relationships

D4 – Parent Communication

Domain B – Environment

B1 – Fairness

B2 – Rapport

B3 – Learning expectations

B4 – Classroom Behavior

B5 – Physical Environment

Domain C – Teaching

C1 – Clear Goals and Procedures

C2 – Comprehensible Content

C3 – Extend Thinking

C4 – Monitor Understanding

C5 – Effective use of Time