What is component 3e?
Component 3e pertains to a teacher's ability to adjust lessons to the needs of their students. Well-planned lessons can help minimize needed adjustments, but there will always be unanticipated circumstances. These unexpected instances require teachers to be flexible enough to change their original plans.
Why do you need it?
Teachers must remember that themselves and their students are people. This means there will be human errors on both parts. Sometimes teachers will not allocate enough time to a certain subject, sometimes students will have difficulty understanding, and sometimes other things arise and disrupt a lesson. When these things happen, educators must be flexible and responsive enough to change their original plan to suit their learners. In some instances, unexpected events can lead to teachable moments and even enrich a lesson.
What are the elements?
Lesson Adjustment
- The ability to make changes to lessons when needed. These changes may include alternative instructional strategies or simply allotting more time to a lesson to further student understanding.
- Students will make unexpected contributions to lessons. Teachers can capitalize on these contributions to create teachable moments.
- Teachers must persist through student difficulties to ensure true learning. This can mean teachers have to find new ways to teach material.
Artifacts of Domain 3e
Teachers can display aptitude of Domain 3e in their class by:
- including student interests into daily lessons
- making daily adjustments to suit learners' needs
- turning unexpected contributions into teachable moments
- adjusting teaching style throughout a lesson if one technique does not work
- reflecting after a lesson to adjust plans for the next time teaching
- reteaching if necessary
- providing resources that aid the learning of all students
Danielson, C. (2011). The Danielson Group. The Framework for Teacher
Evaluation Instrument. Retrieved from: http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/danielson_rubric_32.pdf
Evaluation Instrument. Retrieved from: http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/danielson_rubric_32.pdf