Teach Children Well: Self Reflection Journey #12: MA Educator Evaluation Rubric

The MA Educator Evaluation Rubric is a complex, detailed document that reflects current research with regard to learning and teaching well. Today's element, IIA3-Meeting Diverse Needs, points to the needs for thoughtful, collegial learning design and knowing your students well.

First, educators need to make the time necessary to know their students well. Knowing student's learning profile, needs, interests, and passions will help educators determine optimal learning choices, strategies, and goals. Also, in order to build a diverse repertoire for meeting students' learning needs, educators should engage in targeted professional learning activities as well as planning and share with the learning community: students, family members, educators, leaders, and the community. One teacher is not able to figure out all the ways to teach well, hence collaboration with others will serve to build an educator's dynamic, diverse teaching/learning repertoire.

Standard II: Teaching All Students. The teacher promotes the learning and growth of all students through instructional practices that establish high expectations, create a safe and effective classroom environment, and demonstrate cultural proficiency.

Indicator II-A. Instruction: Uses instructional practices that reflect high expectations regarding content and quality of effort and work; engage all students; and are personalized to accommodate diverse learning styles, needs, interests, and levels of
readiness.

Element II-A- 3: Meeting Diverse Needs

Criteria (exemplary)
Models and uses a varied repertoire of practice to create structured opportunities for each student to meet or exceed state standards, local curriculum and behavioral expectations.

Key Points/Questions:

A varied repertoire of practice to create structured opportunities. How can I create and deliver a menu of responsive learning options?
Each student to meet or exceed standards and expectations. How can I work with each student so that I can best support his/her standards-based achievement?

Element 2A3: Meeting Diverse Needs

Key Points	Question	Effective Efforts	Implications for Your Practice	Results
A varied repertoire of practice to create structured opportunities.	How can I create and deliver a menu of responsive learning options?	Develop a varied repertoire of teaching/learning techniques and materials through collegial collaboration and professional learning. Organize learning menu options for ready access online and in class. Know students well, and engage students in efforts to create and identify diverse effective practices.
Each student to meet or exceed standards and expectations	How can I work with each student so that I can best support his/her standards-based achievement?	Create streamlined systems of collaboration, and communication so that you understand students’ learning needs well. Use the data collected from student assessment, collegial collaboration, and observation to plan student-centered learning strategies and efforts with effect.

Educator Evaluator Analysis Grids

Self Analysis Grid Example

Element 2A3: Meeting Diverse Needs

Key Points	Question	Effective Efforts	Implications for Your Practice	Results
A varied repertoire of practice to create structured opportunities.	How can I create and deliver a menu of responsive learning options?	Develop a varied repertoire of teaching/learning techniques and materials through collegial collaboration and professional learning. Organize learning menu options for ready access online and in class. Know students well, and engage students in efforts to create and identify diverse effective practices.	Advocate for sufficient time to research, design, and organize learning options. Work with colleagues to share and organize learning opportunities online and offline. Work with family members to learn of, share, organize, and avail learning options. Create online websites for easy student-, family- and colleague- access to learning options.
Each student to meet or exceed standards and expectations	How can I work with each student so that I can best support his/her standards-based achievement?	Create streamlined systems of collaboration, and communication so that you understand students’ learning needs well. Use the data collected from student assessment, collegial collaboration, and observation to plan student-centered learning strategies and efforts with effect.	Establish an efficient collegial communication system with regard to student assessment information. Make time to know students well, and reflect that knowledge in learning design. Assess learning design with detail in order to meet specific student needs.