Task Two

Task 2: Designing Instruction

Task Two connects learning about student characteristics to instructional planning. You will demonstrate your ability to learn important details about a classroom of students, an English learner, and a student who presents a different instructional challenge. You will plan instruction that is shaped by those student characteristics. You will demonstrate your ability to connect learning about students to instructional planning. You will submit your completed response and any supporting artifacts. The following TPEs are measured in this task:

• Making subject matter comprehensible to students (TPE 1)
• Engaging and supporting students in learning (TPE 4, 6, 7)
• Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for students (TPE 8, 9)
• Developing as a professional educator (TPE 13)

Resources 

• Task 2 Student Checklist

Exemplars

The following Case Documents will give you examples of teacher candidate responses. Each of the links will download a Word document to your desktop. Print out and read through the cases that pertain to your subject area and grade level.

• Multiple Subject Preliminary Credential Candidates may complete Task 2 in English / Language Arts, Mathematics, History / Social Science, or Science.
• Single Subject Preliminary Credential Candidates must complete Task 2 within their subject area. You must select a different topic within your content area and a different classroom of students for each task.

	English/ Language Arts	Mathematics	Science	History/ Social Science
Score Level 1
Score Level 2
Score Level 3
Score Level 4

Rubrics

Holistic Statement from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Templates

Blank Task 2 Assessment Document
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