Connections to Standards

Standard 2 Access and Use Research to Improve Practice and Student Learning. (a) The teacher leader shall keep abreast of the latest research about teaching effectiveness and student learning, and shall implement best practices if appropriate; and (b) He or she shall model the use of systematic inquiry as a critical component of teachers’ ongoing learning and development.

• Use of resources from research and PD to improve practices within my own classroom.

• Use of practices learned in research to design the best instruction for my current student needs.

Standard 4 Facilitate Improvements in Instruction and Student Learning. (a) The teacher leader shall possess a deep understanding of teaching and learning, and model an attitude of continuous learning and reflective practice for colleagues; and (b) The teacher leader shall work collaboratively with other teachers to improve instructional practices constantly.

• Designed & shared in Professional Development at STEMfest and within my own PLC groups at school level.

• Use reflective practices of my own classroom to design engaging lessons that promote rigor & critical thinking.

Standard 5 Promote the Use of Assessments and Data for School and District Improvement. (a) The teacher leader shall be knowledgeable about the design of assessments, both formative and summative; and (b) The teacher leader shall work with colleagues to analyze data and interpret results to inform goals and to improve student learning.

• Utilite district program MasteryConnect to design instruction that is standards/needs based.

• Ongoing reflection of formative & summative assessment data to guide the the instructional planning process.

• Use the data we are given to plan reteaching and needs across math courses from discussion in Math PLCs.