Best Practices

In 500-750 words summarize and examine the process of implementing your best practices in communicating objectives, progress monitoring, and providing effective feedback.

Answer the following in your summary:

• What is the value of analyzing performance data? Discuss the influence instructional planning has on gaps and patterns.
• How can the best practices included in your presentation inform instructional planning? How are learning gaps and patterns addressed?
• How does the classroom climate influence students’ confidence in learning independently and taking ownership of their academic progress?
• How does inquiry and the development of higher-order skills promote student engagement and motivation to learn?

Support your findings with a minimum of three scholarly resources.

Submit your presentation and reflection as one deliverable.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite Technical Support Articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

 MEd Elementary Education

3.4: Use their knowledge and understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior among students at the 1-8 level to create opportunities for students’ active engagement in learning, self-motivation, and positive social interaction. [ACEI 3.4; InTASC 7(n); ISTE-T 1c, 2b; MC2, MC4]

4.2: Examine performance data to guide and engage students in their own thinking and learning, and to inform instructional planning based on identified learning gaps and patterns. [ACEI 4.0; InTASC 6(c), 6(f), 6(l), 7(l); MC2]

4.3: Continuously monitor student progress to provide effective descriptive feedback, and collaboratively establish learning goals, assisting students in identifying quality work and analyzing their own assessment results. [ACEI 4.0; InTASC 6(d), 6(m), 6(n), 6 (q), 6(s); MC1, MC2]