Components of Professional Practice Notes

PBIS
o Teacher reinforces Findley Oaks PBIS
expectations throughout the lesson
o Teacher draws attention to students meeting and
exceeding expectations
o Care tickets are distributed
Positive learning environment
o Specific and observable directions are provided
for behavior and academics
o Most negative and off-task student behavior is
addressed with authority and respect
o Clear routines and procedures are used to
maximize instructional time.
Instructional Planning
o Lesson objectives are measurable and aligned to
grade-level standards.
o Majority of class time spent engaged in activities
that directly align to lesson objectives
o Instructional materials are appropriately
demanding for grade/course and time
Instructional strategies
o Content is clearly and coherently explained using
academic language
o Students are engaged by activating prior
knowledge strategies
o Students have frequent opportunities to perform
instructional tasks
o Checks for understanding are used at key points
during the lesson
o Students are engaged by outside connections with
other content areas, student interests, and real
world scenarios
o Students have multiple written and/or verbal
opportunities to express learning
Assessment Strategies
o Exit ticket or other formative assessments are
used to check student mastery and progress
o A diagnostic assessment is used to determine
students’ baseline understanding of content
o Assessments reliably demonstrate student mastery
of learning objective

Differentiated Instruction
o Lesson includes basic plans for differentiating the
lesson process
o Lesson includes basic plans for differentiating the
learning product
o When students misunderstand, a different
 instructional technique is used to support student
understanding
o Lesson includes explicit plans for differentiating
content based on goals, intervention and
enrichment
o Teacher recognizes cause of student
misunderstanding and reteaches or re-frames
content
o Lesson includes learning extension beyond DOK
level of the lesson objective
Academically Challenging Environment
o Students engage in higher order thinking
questions, tasks and activities
o Students are required to cite evidence to support
their answers and respond to peers
o Students are encouraged o take academic risks
and explore new ideas
Other observations