Task 2: Connecting Instructional Planning to Student Characteristics for Academic Learning
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:
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.
RubricsHolistic Statement from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Templates
Blank Task 2 Assessment DocumentIf you are on a Mac, click on the selected task and it will download to your computer. If you are on a PC, right click on the selected task. From the drop down menu, select "Save Target As..." and save the file to your computer. |