Demonstrating Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy. Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Distinguished In planning and practice, teacher makes content errors or does not correct errors made by students. Teacher’s plans and practice display little understanding of prerequisite relationships important to student’s learning of the content. Teacher displays little or no understanding of the range of pedagogical approaches suitable to student’s learning of the content. Teacher is familiar with the important concepts in the discipline but displays lack of awareness of how these concepts relate to one another. Teacher’s plans and practice indicate some awareness of prerequisite relationships, although such knowledge may be inaccurate or incomplete. Teacher’s plans and practice reflect a limited range of pedagogical approaches to the discipline or to the students. Teacher displays solid knowledge of the important concepts in the discipline and the ways they relate to one another. Teacher’s plans and practice reflect accurate understanding of prerequisite relationships among topics and concepts. Teacher’s plans and practice reflect familiarity with a wide range of eff ective pedagogical approaches in the discipline. Teacher displays extensive knowledge of the important concepts in the discipline and the ways they relate both to one another and to other disciplines. Teacher’s plans and practice reflect understanding of prerequisite relationships among topics and concepts and provide a link to necessary cognitive structures needed by students to ensure understanding. Teacher’s plans and practice reflect familiarity with a wide range of eff ective pedagogical approaches in the discipline, anticipating student misconceptions.
Demonstrating Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy. The teacher shows his or her knowledge of content and how to teach it to a variety of learners. The teacher’s plans include natural connections among content areas that deepen student learning. The content that he or she teaches is aligned to the district curricula.
