Task 1 | Task 2 | Task 3 | Task 4 (Click on these links to go to more specific task help)
TASK 1 : Knowledge of Students and the Learning Environment
Stay Tuned: Updating to Tiger Teacher Worksample
Overview of Task 1: How do I think about, plan and implement Task 1 successfully? Video (40:20) | Slides | Documents
Additional archived help meetings with Dr Rigler: Task 1 Help Mtg Recorded Spring 2021 (1:19:01) Task 1 Help Mtg Recorded Fall 2021 (1:04:28)
What to Study and Learn
The Context of Your Community and Classroom as Factors Influencing Teaching and Learning: Video (9:46) | Slides | Documents
Getting to Know Your Students: Video | Slides | Documents
Cultivating Relationships with Families: Video | Slides | Documents
How Students Learn: Video | Slides | Documents
Focus Students - Differences in Students and the Differentiated Instruction They Require: Video | Slides | Documents
Authentic and Applied Learning: Video | Slides | Documents
Steps in Task 1:
Supporting Documents from ETS:
Task 1 Requirements (PDF) (read this to guide your Task 1)
Task 1 Rubric (PDF) (compare with this as a quality check)
Contextual Factors Chart - Download (Word) (download your own copy and edit)
Instructional and Support Resources Chart - Download (Word) (download your own copy and edit)
Examples of Task 1 Submissions
Task 1 | Task 2 | Task 3 | Task 4