1. Deep Dive and Practice

2. Standard 2d. Adapts teaching for the benefit of students with special needs 2

3. 3 Teachers collaborate with the range of support specialists to help meet the special needs of all students. Through inclusion and other models of effective practice, teachers engage students to ensure that their needs are met.

4. Standard 2d. Adapts teaching for the benefit of students with special needs 4

5. Evidences: Collaborates with specialists – may not be observable All students are engaged in the class Students’ learning needs are being met through inclusion or other effective practices 5 Questions to Consider: How does the teacher engage resistant students? How do you know students’ learning needs are being met? What interventions /adaptations are used during the class?

6. Discussion The rubric says: adapts teaching for the benefit of students with special needs. How do you define students with special needs? How do teachers define students with special needs? What information about sub groups do teachers need to be effective?

8. Standard 3d Teachers make instruction relevant to students. There is a lot of information in the gray area!!

9. Element IIId. Teachers make instruction relevant to students. Teachers incorporate 21st century life skills into their teaching deliberately, strategically, and broadly. These skills include leadership, ethics, accountability, adaptability, personal productivity, personal responsibility, people skills, self- direction, and social responsibility. Teachers help their students understand the relationship between the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and 21st century content, which includes global awareness; financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy; civic literacy and health awareness. 21 st century teachers “deliberately, strategically and broadly” facilitate learning.

10. Standard 3d Teachers make instruction relevant to students. 21 st Century Life Skills Leadership Ethics Accountability Adaptability Personal Productivity Personal Responsibility People Skills Self-direction Social Responsibility

11. Standard 3d Teachers make instruction relevant to students. 21 st Century Life Skills Leadership Ethics Accountability Adaptability Personal Productivity Personal Responsibility People Skills Self-direction Social Responsibility 21 st Century Content: Global Awareness Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy Civic Literacy Health Literacy

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13. Standard 3d Teachers make instruction relevant to students. 21 st Century Life Skills__________________________________________________________ Leadership: Using interpersonal and problem-solving skills to influence more than one person toward a goal. Having the ability to leverage strengths of others to accomplish a common goal. Ethics: Demonstrating integrity and ethical behavior in personal, workplace and community contexts. Accountability: Setting and meeting high standards and goals for one’s self and others. Adaptability: Adapting to varied roles and responsibilities. Tolerating ambiguity and changing priorities. Personal Productivity: Utilizing time efficiently and manage workload. Being punctual and reliable. Personal Responsibility: Exercising personal responsibility and flexibility in personal, workplace and community contexts. People Skills Working appropriately and productively with others. Self-direction: Monitoring one’s own understanding and learning needs. - Demonstrating initiative to advance professional skill levels. Having the ability to define, prioritize and complete tasks without direct oversight. Demonstrating commitment to learning as a lifelong process. Social Responsibility: Acting responsibly with the interests of the large r community in mind.

14. Standard 3d Teachers make instruction relevant to students. Global Awareness Using 21st Century Skills to understand and address global issues Learning from and working collaboratively with individuals representing diverse cultures, religions and lifestyles in a spirit of mutual respect and open dialogue in personal, work and community contexts Understanding other nations and cultures, including the use of non-English languages Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy Knowing how to make appropriate personal economic choices Understanding the role of the economy in society Using entrepreneurial skills to enhance workplace productivity and career options Civic Literacy Participating effectively in civic life through knowing how to stay informed and understanding governmental processes Exercising the rights and obligations of citizenship at local, state, national and global levels Understanding the local and global implications of civic decisions Health Literacy/Awareness Obtaining, interpreting and understanding basic health information and services and using such information and services in ways that enhance health Understanding preventive physical and mental health measures, including proper diet, nutrition, exercise, risk avoidance and stress reduction Using available information to make appropriate health-related decisions Establishing and monitoring personal and family health goals Understanding national and international public health and safety issues

15. 21st Century Content Let’s start thinking outside the box. classroom

16. Global Awareness Using 21st Century Skills to understand and address global issues Learning from and working collaboratively with individuals representing diverse cultures, religions and lifestyles in a spirit of mutual respect and open dialogue in personal, work and community contexts Understanding other nations and cultures, including the use of non-English languages 3d. Teachers make instruction relevant to students. Share activities you support at a school level that provides a platform for teachers and their students to engage.

17. Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy Knowing how to make appropriate personal economic choices Understanding the role of the economy in society Using entrepreneurial skills to enhance workplace productivity and career options 3d. Teachers make instruction relevant to students. Share structures you already have in place that could be better utilized to expose students to financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy.

18. Civic Literacy Participating effectively in civic life through knowing how to stay informed and understanding governmental processes Exercising the rights and obligations of citizenship at local, state, national and global levels Understanding the local and global implications of civic decisions 3d. Teachers make instruction relevant to students. Do you have civic structures already within your school? Are teachers leading the structures? How is the decision for teacher engagement decided?

19. Health Literacy/Awareness ●Obtaining, interpreting and understanding basic health information and services and using such information and services in ways that enhance health ●Understanding preventive physical and mental health measures, including proper diet, nutrition, exercise, risk avoidance and stress reduction ●Using available information to make appropriate health-related decisions ●Establishing and monitoring personal and family health goals ●Understanding national and international public health and safety issues 3d. Teachers make instruction relevant to students. Share partnerships in the community that teachers could access as resources to support health literacy and awareness.

20. Global Awareness Using 21st Century Skills to understand and address global issues Learning from and working collaboratively with individuals representing diverse cultures, religions and lifestyles in a spirit of mutual respect and open dialogue in personal, work and community contexts Understanding other nations and cultures, including the use of non- English languages Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy Knowing how to make appropriate personal economic choices Understanding the role of the economy in society Using entrepreneurial skills to enhance workplace productivity and career options Civic Literacy Participating effectively in civic life through knowing how to stay informed and understanding governmental processes Exercising the rights and obligations of citizenship at local, state, national and global levels Understanding the local and global implications of civic decisions Health Literacy/Awareness Obtaining, interpreting and understanding basic health information and services and using such information and services in ways that enhance health Understanding preventive physical and mental health measures, including proper diet, nutrition, exercise, risk avoidance and stress reduction Using available information to make appropriate health-related decisions Establishing and monitoring personal and family health goals Understanding national and international public health and safety issues What are you doing as a school to integrate 21 st Century Content?

21. Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy Knowing how to make appropriate personal economic choices Understanding the role of the economy in society Using entrepreneurial skills to enhance workplace productivity and career options Global Awareness Using 21st Century Skills to understand and address global issues Learning from and working collaboratively with individuals representing diverse cultures, religions and lifestyles in a spirit of mutual respect and open dialogue in personal, work and community contexts Understanding other nations and cultures, including the use of non-English languages Civic Literacy Participating effectively in civic life through knowing how to stay informed and understanding governmental processes Exercising the rights and obligations of citizenship at local, state, national and global levels Understanding the local and global implications of civic decisions Health Literacy/Awareness Obtaining, interpreting and understanding basic health information and services and using such information and services in ways that enhance health Understanding preventive physical and mental health measures, including proper diet, nutrition, exercise, risk avoidance and stress reduction Using available information to make appropriate health-related decisions Establishing and monitoring personal and family health goals Understanding national and international public health and safety issues Standard 3d: Teachers make instruction relevant to students ●Incorporate life skills which include leadership, ethics, accountability, adaptability, personal productivity, personal responsibility, people skills, self-direction, and social responsibility ●Demonstrate the relationship between the core content and 21st century content that includes global awareness; financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy; civic literacy; and health and wellness awareness -manual pg 10 Questions to ask? How do you ensure 21 st century content is included? What activities supported students make connections with material.

22. Standard 3d: Teachers make instruction relevant to students Incorporate life skills which include leadership, ethics, accountability, adaptability, personal productivity, personal responsibility, people skills, self-direction, and social responsibility Demonstrate the relationship between the core content and 21st century content that includes global awareness; financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy; civic literacy; and health and wellness awareness Questions to Ask: What 21 st century skills were included in the lesson? How does adaptability support student achievement? 21 st Century Life Skills__________________________________________________________ Leadership: Using interpersonal and problem-solving skills to influence more than one person toward a goal. Having the ability to leverage strengths of others to accomplish a common goal. Ethics: Demonstrating integrity and ethical behavior in personal, workplace and community contexts. Accountability: Setting and meeting high standards and goals for one’s self and others. Adaptability: Adapting to varied roles and responsibilities. Tolerating ambiguity and changing priorities. Personal Productivity: Utilizing time efficiently and manage workload. Being punctual and reliable. Personal Responsibility: Exercising personal responsibility and flexibility in personal, workplace and community contexts. People Skills Working appropriately and productively with others. Self-direction: Monitoring one’s own understanding and learning needs. - Demonstrating initiative to advance professional skill levels. Having the ability to define, prioritize and complete tasks without direct oversight. Demonstrating commitment to learning as a lifelong process. Social Responsibility: Acting responsibly with the interests of the large r community in mind.

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24. Activity 21 st Century Life Skills__________________________________________________________ Leadership: Using interpersonal and problem-solving skills to influence more than one person toward a goal. Having the ability to leverage strengths of others to accomplish a common goal. Ethics: Demonstrating integrity and ethical behavior in personal, workplace and community contexts. Accountability: Setting and meeting high standards and goals for one’s self and others. Adaptability: Adapting to varied roles and responsibilities. Tolerating ambiguity and changing priorities. Personal Productivity: Utilizing time efficiently and manage workload. Being punctual and reliable. Personal Responsibility: Exercising personal responsibility and flexibility in personal, workplace and community contexts. People Skills Working appropriately and productively with others. Self-direction: Monitoring one’s own understanding and learning needs. - Demonstrating initiative to advance professional skill levels. Having the ability to define, prioritize and complete tasks without direct oversight. Demonstrating commitment to learning as a lifelong process. Social Responsibility: Acting responsibly with the interests of the larger community in mind.