Completing Your Task Response
Note: Before completing your response, you should read through all of these directions and all of the questions and prompts provided within the task. You should also review the guidelines provided in Chapter 2 concerning preparing your written responses.
Type your responses in the boxes provided on the template. The boxes will expand as you type.
For Case Study 1: “Subject-Specific and Developmentally-Appropriate Pedagogy,” you will demonstrate your ability to understand the connection between information about a class and designing subject-specific, developmentally-appropriate instructional activities. In order for you to complete this part of your response, you will:
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Read the “Elements of a Learning Experience in a Unit,” “Class Description,” and nn“Developmental Needs of the Students,” all of which are provided.
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Describe one or more combinations of instructional strategies and student activities that nnaddress both the academic content goals and the developmental needs of the students in this case study.
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Explain why the instructional strategies and student activities that you have described are nnappropriate for the students, describe how you would use the instructional resources, address the pedagogy relevant to the particular content area, address students’ developmental needs, and help students make progress toward achieving the state-adopted student academic content standards and/or frameworks.
For Case Study 2: “Assessment Practices,” you will demonstrate your ability to understand and use a variety of informal and formal assessments, as well as formative and summative assessments, to determine students’ progress and plan instruction. You will also demonstrate your ability to use multiple measures to assess student knowledge, skills, and behaviors. In order for you to complete this step of your response, you will:
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Read the “Elements of a Learning Experience in a Unit,” “Assessment Plan,” and “Teacher nnReflection on Student Assessment of This Task,” all of which are provided.
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Analyze the given assessment plan, identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the plan in nnrelation to the academic learning goals of the unit.
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Read the “Additional Assessment” provided.nn
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Describe how the additional assessment could improve the plan and enhance the student nnassessment information available to the teacher.
For Case Study 3: “Adaptation of Subject-Specific Pedagogy for English Learners,” you will demonstrate your knowledge of pedagogical theories, principles, and instructional practices for advancing English learner students’ English language development. You will also demonstrate your ability to analyze a given student’s specific learning needs and to plan differentiated instruction to meet those needs. In order for you to complete this step of your response, you will:
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Read the “Elements of a Learning Experience for 2 Days in a Unit,” “Outline of Plans for nnDays 1 and 2,” and the “Student Description,” including the “Written Response” and the “Transcript of Oral Response,” all of which are provided.
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Identify two specific learning needs the student has as an English learner.nn
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Identify a strategy or activity nnfrom the outline of plans that would be challenging for the student.
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Suggest an adaptation to nnthe strategy or activity and explain how it would be effective in supporting the student’s academic progress and English language development.
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Identify an assessment you nnwould use to monitor the student’s progress, and give a rationale for your choice.
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Describe the next steps in nnfacilitating the student’s English language development.
For Case Study 4: “Adaptation of Subject-Specific Pedagogy for Students with Special Needs,” you will demonstrate your ability to understand the connection between information about a student with identified special needs and adapting lessons for this student. In order for you to complete this step of your response, you will:
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Read the “Elements of a Learning Experience for 3 Days in a Unit,” the “Outline of Plans for nnDays 3, 4, and 5,” and the “Student Description,” all of which are provided.
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Identify those parts of the plan that would be challenging for the student, considering his/her nnlearning disability and other learning needs.
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Describe adaptations to the plan to meet the needs of the student and explain why they nnwould be effective for this student and this content.
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Identify an assessment you would use to monitor the student’s progress, and give a rationale nnfor your choice.
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