Common use of Effective Instruction Clause in Contracts

Effective Instruction. A. The teacher makes learning objectives clear to students. 1. Provides students with strategies for accomplishing learning objectives. B. The teacher uses appropriate instructional techniques. 1. Uses a variety of teaching techniques which are responsive to the student’s learning styles and levels of proficiency and contribute to student achievement. 2. Provides opportunities and activities for students to reason, judge, synthesize, and express their ideas in oral and written form. C. The teacher uses appropriate questioning techniques. 1. Uses a variety of strategies to monitor students’ understanding during the course of instruction. D. The teacher explores and evaluates innovative approaches and refines instructional strategies, including the effective use of technologies, as available, to increase student learning and confidence to learn. 1. Enriches classroom presentations by using school and community resources. 2. Provides opportunities and activities for students to be creative and imaginative. E. The teacher shares accountability for providing instruction which results in a pattern of student growth and development.