Domain A - Organizing Content Knowledge for Student Learning

Domain B - Creating an Environment for Student Learning

 A1:  Becoming familiar with relevant aspects of students' background knowledge and experiences 

 A2:  Articulating clear learning goals for the lesson that are appropriate for the students

 A3:  Demonstrating an understanding of the connections between the content that was learned previously, the current content, and the content that remains to be learned in the future

 A4:  Creating or selecting teaching methods, learning activities, and instructional materials or other resources that are appropriate for the      students and that are aligned with the goals of the lesson

 A5:  Creating or selecting evaluation strategies that are appropriate for the students and that are aligned with the goals of the lesson

B1:  Creating a climate that promotes fairness

 B2:  Establishing and maintaining rapport with students

 B3:  Communicating challenging learning expectations to each student

 B4:  Establishing and maintaining consistent standards of classroom   behavior

 B5: Making the physical environment as safe and conducive to learning as possible

Domain C - Teaching for Student Learning

Domain D - Teacher Professionalism

C1:  Making learning goals and instructional procedures clear to students

 C2:  Making content comprehensible to students

 C3:  Encouraging students to extend their thinking

 C4:  Monitoring students' understanding of content through a variety of means, providing feedback to students to assist learning, and adjusting learning activities as the situation demands

 C5:  Using instructional time effectively

D1:  Reflecting on the extent to which the learning goals were met

 D2:  Demonstrating a sense of efficacy

 D3:  Building professional relationships with colleagues to share teaching insights and to coordinate learning activities for students

 D4:  Communicating with parents or guardians about student learning