Domain 1: Planning and Preparation

Definition

Exercises the importance of organizing the direction in which classrooms are run.
The curriculum must be properly structured and effective to further the student’s education and opportunities to succeed in the future.
This includes knowing each student to properly adapt to their learning styles, speed and needs in the classroom.
Students engage and thus learn better when teachers illustrate the curriculum in different ways and adjust their already prepared plans through flexibility.
This domain is meant to:
- Set great expectations for students
- Properly test their knowledge
- Create lesson plans that encourage students to engage
Components
- Apply Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy
- Knowing and Valuing Students
- Setting Instructional Outcomes
- Using Resources Effectively
- Planning Coherent Instruction
- Designing and Analyzing Assessments

Definition
- Instructing students through various educational methods regarding each subject in a matter that encourages the greatest student learning and engagement.
Elements
- Disciplinary expertise
- Pedagogical content knowledge
- Knowledge of interdisciplinary relationships and skills
Example
- Have the class memorize a song with hand motions to help them engage in learning the terms and definitions that are in the curriculum for a particular subject.

Definition
- Being there for them also as a friend when they either do amazing things and succeed, or go through difficult times and are struggling.
- Showing that you care for them in any way possible, actually increases their learning in the classroom.
Elements
- Respect for students’ identities
- Understanding of students' current knowledge and skills
- Knowledge of whole child development
- Knowledge of the learning process and learning differences.
Example
- If a student is really upset because he is behind the other kids in a particular subject, he should be encouraged by both the teacher and other students that every person has different skills and abilities

Definition
- Giving students the proper work for their grade level and challenging those who are more advanced.
Elements
- Value and Relevance
- Alignment to Grade-Level Standards
- Clarity of Purpose
- Integration of Multiple Aspects of Student Development.
Example
- Giving kids the necessary problems for their grade level and challenging those who are more advanced, setting high expectations for all students to learn and grow.

Defintion
- Using technology resources and other materials to engage kids in their learning.
Elements
- Instructional Materials
- Technology and Digital Resources
- Support for Students
Example
- Study materials like Quizziz or Kahoot can be used to help kids review for tests while being engaged with fun games.

Definition
- Planning activities that allow for students to collaborate and flow well in the classroom, while also being flexible to student's needs.
Elements
- Flexible learning
- Tasks and Activities
- Student Collaboration
- Structure and Flow
Example
- By creating “math centers,” students can come together and collaborate to solve different types of math problems that they have been taught how to solve.

Definition
- Giving students assessments that align with the standards they have to pass and using what they have learned in the classroom.
- Then analyzing those assessments to make adjustments to teaching.
Elements
- Congruence with Instructional Outcomes
- Criteria and Standards
- Planning Formative Assessments
- Analysis and Application
Example
- A teacher who looks at the results of an essay and reflects that students are struggling in an area; thus, they help reteach students that lesson in a different way.
- This would help students better understand the material to improve their results so that later they can meet the criteria for their grade level.