Instructional Practice
Standard #6: Assessment
The teacher understands and uses multiple methods of assessment to engage learners in their own
growth, to monitor learner progress, and to guide the teacher’s and learner’s decision making.
Standard #7: Planning for Instruction
The teacher plans instruction that supports every student in meeting rigorous learning goals by
drawing upon knowledge of content areas, curriculum, cross-disciplinary skills, and pedagogy,
as well as knowledge of learners and the community context.
Standard #8: Instructional Strategies
The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage learners to
develop deep understanding of content areas and their connections, and to build skills to apply
knowledge in meaningful ways.
This is an example of some of my coursework during my Special Education class I took in the Spring 2026 semester. The assignment focused on learners with communication disorders and what we could do to help the student during class. I believe that the best instructional strategies involve thinking of every student and how they can interact with the learning and enabling them the ability to do so through tools and classroom communication.