Effective Teaching Standards (2023)

Content - Demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of Utah Core Standards, communicating relevance of content, communicating clear pathways to student mastery and designing learning experiences aligned to clear learning intentions and success criteria.2.1

Learning Progression - Demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of where students have been, where they are now and where they are going using strategically sequenced learning experiences aligned within and across grade levels.2.2

Instructional Planning - Planning high quality, personalized instructional activities that are informed by student progress data, provide multiple opportunities for students to reflect upon and assess their own growth and allow multiple opportunities and means for demonstration of competency.2.3

Engagement - Designing lessons and activities that actively engage students in their learning and use a variety of effective tools and strategies.2.4

Instructional Strategies - Using appropriate academic language and evidence-based strategies to stimulate higher-level thinking, discourse and problem solving and to scaffold learning experiences to meet the needs of all students.3.1

Assessment Practices - Critically analyzing evidence from both formative and summative assessments to inform and adjust instruction and provide feedback to students to support learning and growth.3.2

Relevance - Providing relevant learning opportunities that value students’ interests and backgrounds and allow learner agency and choice in accessing learning and demonstrating competency.3.3

Innovation and Technology - Intentionally selecting the use of technological and non-technological tools to enhance and deepen student learning, encourage creativity and innovation in learning and facilitate students’ appropriate use of available tools and resources to achieve desired student outcomes.3.4

Respectful Learning Environment - Modeling and fostering respectful communication with students while appreciating differences of opinion and facilitating respectful classroom discussion.4.1

Classroom Safety - Involving students in establishing clear guidelines for behavior that support a developmentally appropriate and safe learning environment while consistently following through with clear expectations, procedures, norms and protocols.4.2

Classroom Organization - Strategically organizing and structuring the physical classroom environment for optimal student learning.4.3

Growth-Oriented Classroom Climate - Cultivating a classroom culture that encourages rigorous learning, perseverance and promotes critical thinking.4.4

Adherence to Laws, Rules and Policies - Maintaining a current educator license and adhering to relevant laws, rules and policies impacting educators.5.1

Continuous Professional Learning - Engaging in and valuing constructive feedback, reflective practices, professional learning and collaborative activities that support professional, instructional and schoolwide improvement.5.2

Communication - Using effective and responsible communication with students, families and colleagues about student learning.5.3

Professional and Ethical Conduct - Treating all with respect and maintaining professional and ethical conduct with students, families and colleagues.5.4