PLANNING INSTRUCTION AND DESIGNING LEARNING
EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS
TPE 8 - Learning about Students
o Understands child and adolescent development to better understand students
o Uses formal and informal methods to learn about students to assess students’ prior mastery
o Uses interpersonal interactions to learn about students’ abilities
o Connects with the various factors that can affect student learning and modifies instruction to includes all students

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Possible Evidence:
 Student interest surveys
 Team building activities,
 Learning profile survey
 Personality assessments
 Lesson plans with differentiation strategies clearly articulated
 Narrative reflection after the lesson
 Communication with students
 Observation forms from university supervisor, on-site liaison, or cooperating
teacher