InTASC Self-Assessment Worksheet

Standard 7: Planning for Instruction

The teacher plans instruction that supports every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy,
as well as knowledge of learners and the community context.
Directions: Rate yourself in the following indicators and respond to the questions that follow.
7(c): The teacher develops appropriate sequencing of learning experiences
Developing
and provides multiple ways to demonstrate knowledge and skill.

Identifies learners prior

knowledge and
experiences and begins
to make connections in
planning for instruction

7(j): The teacher understands the strengths and needs of individual

learners and how to plan instruction that is responsive to these strengths
and needs.

Developing

Knows learners
strengths and needs.
Conscience of how to
sue this knowledge when
planning.

7(k): The teacher knows a range of evidence-based instructional strategies,

resources, and technological tools and how to use them effectively to plan
instruction that meets diverse learning needs.

Developing

Understands how to use

instructional materials,
resources, and
technologies to present
content and skills

Applying

Makes links that

incorporate learners prior
knowledge and
experience with content
acquisition. Seeks
multiple ways for learners
to demonstrate
knowledge
Applying

Recognizes the need to

develop activities and
elicit questions that help
learners make
connections between
what they already know
and the learning
objectives
Applying

Recognizes the
importance of discussing
with colleagues how to
use relevant instructional
materials, resources, and
technologies.
Recognizes that
materials should reflect
diversity of learners

Integrating

Customizes ways to link

learners prior knowledge
with content. Creates
multiple ways for learners
to demonstrate their
knowledge and skills
Integrating

Conveys some
development of activities
that reflect the value of
planning with high
expectations. Is mindful
of helping learners make
connections with outside
life and learning
objectives
Integrating

Articulates ways to create

and analyze the
relevance of instructional
strategies. Materials and
methods sometimes
reflect learners
understanding of
diversity. Evidence of
connections to the larger
school and community
are emerging.

Innovating

Creates a context for all

students to synthesize
new learning with prior
knowledge and
experiences allowing
learners to accelerate as
they demonstrate their
understanding.
Innovating

Communicates the value

of planning with high
expectations for all
learners. Synthesis of
learning objectives with
real world connections
that support learners
development and growth
Innovating

Conveys ways to
analyze, adapt, and
create a wide range of
relevant instructional
strategies that extend
learners understanding,
reflect diversity, and
provide equal access.
Methods and materials
include and invite the
larger community.

Explain why you rated yourself as you did.

I feel that while I understand my students and can develop hands on, active lessons, I can just as easily fall into patterns or routines that do not take into account the individual learner. I take
into account the need for the pace to be slower, the need for my students to see a concept multiple times to support retention and processing, but sometimes miss the individual pieces.
What are your strengths and challenges related to learning environments?
I feel that I know my students well. I feel that I am mindful of their prior knowledge and skills and can build upon their strengths as learners.
Outline two specific actions you can take to help yourself improve your self-assessment related to learning environments?
Continue to practice more with specific and individual differentiation.
Connect learning to school and community. Make sure to create the connections not only with information to self with the learner, but information to the world in which they live.