Domain D: Planning Instruction and Designing Learning Experiences for Students ‘Uses students' academic, social, emotional, cognitive, cultural and pedagogical a factors in designing a comprehensive program of rigorous instruction, including Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language within discipline-specific standards “Modifies instructional plans based on a full-range of students’ academic 4 ‘knowledge/skills, students’ special learning needs, and English leamers as well as speakers of non-standard English language abilities (TPE 8) (SP-9, 12, 13) Designs and articulates short and long-term learning goals to foster student learning 4 ‘based on PK12 academic standards and alignment of the curriculum. (TPE 9) (PS-1, 3,5,8A/B) Develops/adapts and sequences subject matter, instructional activities, assessment strategies, resources, and materials for achieving high achievement of PKI2 academic standards by all students. (TPE 9) (PS-5) Develops relevant, differentiated instructional plans by connecting the content to be 4 learned with students’ linguistic and cultural backgrounds, experiences, interests, and developmental learning needs. (TPE 9) (PS-5) Evidence / Feedback / Next Steps: ‘The candidate plans her lessons, not for a generic student, but for the actual students in her class; therefore, there is an excellent fit between the way she presents materials and the comprehension levels of her students. If at any point one strategy is not working, she quickly moves on to another Domain total score: 20