Task 2 Instructing and Engaging Students in Learning

What Do I Need To Think About What kind of environment do you want to develop to establish respect and rapport What kind of environment do you want to develop to establish respect and rapport What kind of learning tasks actively engage students in the central focus of the learning segment ? What kind of learning tasks actively engage students in the central focus of the learning segment ? How will you elicit and build on student responses in ways to deepen understanding? How will you elicit and build on student responses in ways to deepen understanding?

What to think about How will you connect new content to prior academic learning and personal, cultural, or community assets during your instruction? How will you connect new content to prior academic learning and personal, cultural, or community assets during your instruction? How will you use evidence from your instruction to examine and change your teaching practices to more effectively meet a variety of student learning needs? How will you use evidence from your instruction to examine and change your teaching practices to more effectively meet a variety of student learning needs?

What do I need to do? Obtain required permission for video recording. Obtain required permission for video recording. Examine your plans for the learning segment. Examine your plans for the learning segment.

What do I need to do? Provide clips – showing you interacting with students Provide clips – showing you interacting with students Literacy & Math, SPED (1-2- together no more than 15 minutes) Literacy & Math, SPED (1-2- together no more than 15 minutes) PE - 1––2 video clips (totaling no more than 20 minutes in length) PE - 1––2 video clips (totaling no more than 20 minutes in length) History 2 video clips (each no more than 10 minutes in length) History 2 video clips (each no more than 10 minutes in length)

Taking A Look at Your Handbook Turn to the section in your handbook that specifies how many videos you will need to submit and important activities you will want to capture.

What do I need to do? Determine whether you will feature the whole class or a targeted group of students within the class. Determine whether you will feature the whole class or a targeted group of students within the class. Optional – provide evidence of students’ language use – this can also be accomplished through the student work samples analyzed in Task 3 Optional – provide evidence of students’ language use – this can also be accomplished through the student work samples analyzed in Task 3

What Do I Need To Do? Select 1-2 video clips to submit and verify that the clips meet the following: (see your specific handbook for specifics) Select 1-2 video clips to submit and verify that the clips meet the following: (see your specific handbook for specifics) A video clip must be continuous and unedited, with no interruption in the events A video clip must be continuous and unedited, with no interruption in the events Check the video and sound quality to ensure that you and your students can be SEEN and HEARD Check the video and sound quality to ensure that you and your students can be SEEN and HEARD Do not include the name of the state, school, or district in your video. Use first names only for all individuals in the video. Do not include the name of the state, school, or district in your video. Use first names only for all individuals in the video.

What Do I Need To Do? Respond to the prompts listed in the Instruction Commentary after viewing the video Respond to the prompts listed in the Instruction Commentary after viewing the video Determine if additional information is needed to understand what you and the students are doing in the video clips Determine if additional information is needed to understand what you and the students are doing in the video clips If there are graphics, texts, or images that are not clearly visible in the video, or comments that are not clearly heard, insert digital copies or transcriptions at the end of the Instruction Commentary (no more than 2 pages). If there are graphics, texts, or images that are not clearly visible in the video, or comments that are not clearly heard, insert digital copies or transcriptions at the end of the Instruction Commentary (no more than 2 pages).

What do I need to write? Instructional Commentary – Task 2 – no more than 6 single-spaced pages, including the prompts Instructional Commentary – Task 2 – no more than 6 single-spaced pages, including the prompts 1. Which lesson or lessons are shown in the video clips – provide lesson plan number 1. Which lesson or lessons are shown in the video clips – provide lesson plan number 2. Promoting a Positive Learning Environment 2. Promoting a Positive Learning Environment Refer to scenes in the video clips – How did you demonstrate mutual respect for, rapport with, and responsiveness to students with varied needs and backgrounds, and challenge students to engage in learning Refer to scenes in the video clips – How did you demonstrate mutual respect for, rapport with, and responsiveness to students with varied needs and backgrounds, and challenge students to engage in learning

What do I need to write? 3. Engaging Students in Learning – (video clips) 3. Engaging Students in Learning – (video clips) Turn to the section in your handbook to examine the prompts. Turn to the section in your handbook to examine the prompts.

How Will You Be Assessed? Your evidence will be assessed with rubrics Your evidence will be assessed with rubrics Turn to the rubric 6 in your booklet Turn to the rubric 6 in your booklet Fill out the rubric graphic organizer….include evidence Fill out the rubric graphic organizer….include evidence