STEP Standard 1 – Contextual Factors:
Knowing Your School and Community Student Teaching Evaluation of Performance (STEP) is the process for preparing and implementing a unit of instruction.
By understanding the community, school environment, and the makeup of the classroom, you will be able to strategically meet the overall needs of your students.
By analyzing the student demographics, environmental factors, and student academic factors, you will be able to strategically meet the overall needs of your students. In the first two weeks of student teaching, you should focus on learning about the students you will be working with.
Part I: Community, District, School, and Classroom Factors
You will be completing this portion of the STEP document using the following link:
STEP Standard 1, Part I
After completing the e-doc portion, submit the PDF you receive into the Digital Classroom.
Part II: Demographic, Environment, and Academic Factors
You will be completing this portion of the STEP document using the following link:
STEP Standard 1, Part II
After completing the e-doc portion, submit the PDF you receive into the Digital Classroom.
Note, that in order to submit this assignment, you must:
Complete each section of the STEP Standard 1
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After completing the e-doc portion, submit the PDF you receive into the Digital Classroom.
STEP Standard 2 – Writing Standards-Based Measurable Objectives and Learning Goals
Identify overall learning goals for a unit or lesson, as well as the lesson’s specific learning objectives. Goals and objectives should be aligned not only to standards, but also to student pre-assessment data.
The unit you are planning should be one you are preparing to teach during Weeks 5-7. The standards and objectives need to align with your pre- and post-assessments and objectives.
Note: You will not teach this unit until you get feedback from both your instructor and your mentor teaching on this STEP.
STEP Standard 3 – Assessment and Data Literacy
Pre- and post-assessments are used to assess the learning that takes place from participating in a learning activity. The pre-assessment is given to students before instruction, in order to determine their prior knowledge of the topic, or inaccurate knowledge, which is sometimes the case.
After students have participated in the unit, they are given the post-assessment, which can be the same as the pre-assessment, a modified version, or something comparable that measures the same concepts.
Formative assessment is acceptable, work with your mentor teacher to determine the best way to collect data in your classroom.
Pre-Assessment – Copy and paste the pre-assessment you plan to use to assess the students’ knowledge of the topic prior to implementing the unit lessons. Include the scoring criteria used to determine whether the student is Highly Proficient, Proficient, Partially Proficient, Minimally Proficient when it comes to meeting the learning goal and measurable objectives.
Pre-Assessment Data: Whole Class – Once you have assessed your students’ knowledge on the topic, collect and analyze the pre-assessment data to determine if you will need to modify the standards, learning goal, or measurable objectives that will be addressed during instruction.
Post-Assessment – Copy and paste the post-assessment you plan to use to assess the students’ knowledge of the topic after implementing the unit lessons. The post-assessment can be the same as the pre-assessment, a modified version, or something comparable that measures the same concepts. Include the scoring criteria used to determine whether students are Highly Proficient, Proficient, Partially Proficient, Minimally Proficient when it comes to meeting the learning goal and measurable objectives.
STEP Standard 4 – Unit and Lesson Planning
During the design phase, you will carefully construct activities that are geared toward improving learning outcomes in your specific disciplines.
Each activity should align to instructional goals and demonstrate your understanding of the pre-assessment data results, contextual factors, student learning needs, and management strategies.
Collaborate with your Cooperating Teacher/Mentor to design a unit of instruction that aligns to state content standards. Be sure to include technology integration and demonstrate how you will differentiate your lessons to meet the needs of individual students.
