TPE 3: Understanding and Organizing Subject Matter for Student Learning

 Evidence of Achievement: Example

I plan all lessons with learning objectives built on California State Standards in the respective content areas. Every lesson, every class, and every unit should be designed based on content standards - no random worksheets or busy work to fill time. Classes should be focused, and lessons should pedagogically fit the content being taught to reach the appropriate content standards of the grade level.

Elements

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of subject matter, including the adopted California State Standards and curriculum frameworks.

  2. Use knowledge about students and learning goals to organize the curriculum to facilitate student understanding of subject matter, and make accommodations and/or modifications as needed to promote student access to the curriculum.

  3. Plan, design, implement, and monitor instruction consistent with current subject-specific pedagogy in the content area(s) of instruction, and design and implement disciplinary and cross-disciplinary learning sequences, including integrating the visual and performing arts as applicable to the discipline.

  4. Individually and through consultation and collaboration with other educators and members of the larger school community, plan for effective subject matter instruction and use multiple means of representing, expressing, and engaging students to demonstrate their knowledge.

  5. Adapt subject matter curriculum, organization, and planning to support the acquisition and use of academic language within learning activities to promote the subject matter knowledge of all students, including the full range of English learners, Standard English learners, students with disabilities, and students with other learning needs in the least

    restrictive environment.

  6. Use and adapt resources, standards-aligned instructional materials, and a range of technology, including assistive technology, to facilitate students' equitable access to the curriculum.

  7. Model and develop digital literacy by using technology to engage students and support their learning, and promote digital citizenship, including respecting copyright law, understanding fair use guidelines and the use of Creative Commons license, and maintaining Internet security.

  8. Demonstrate knowledge of effective teaching strategies aligned with the internationally recognized educational technology standards.