Effective Teaching and Learning Practices
Practice Profile
Missouri Collaborative Work Practice Profile
Foundations present in the implementation of each essential function: Commitment to the success of all students and to improving the quality
of instruction.
Effec t i ve Teac hi ng & Le arni ng P rac t i c e s
Exemplary
Ideal Implementation
Proficient
Close to Proficient
(Skill is emerging, but not yet to
ideal proficiency. Coaching is
recommended.)
Educators maintain an
effective teaching/
learning environment.
Establish and teach clearly
articulated academic and
behavioral classroom rules and
procedures; implement
consistently, and demonstrate
methods to assure all students
understand how and when to use
them.
Establish and teach clearly
articulated academic and
behavioral classroom rules
and procedures; implement
consistently, and can describe
methods of assuring all
students understand how and
when to use them.
Establish and teach clearly
articulated academic and
behavioral classroom rules and
procedures; implement them at
beginning of year, and can
describe methods of assuring all
students understand how and when
to use them.
2
Educators implement
appropriate effective
teaching/learning
practices.
Select and implement evidencebased effective methods that
are not content related,
implement with fidelity and
inform decisions of progress
through regularly scheduled
formative assessments selected
by appropriate teams.
Select and implement
evidence-based effective
methods that are not content
related, implement with
fidelity and inform decisions
of progress through
assessment methods selected
by the instructor.
Select and implement evidencebased effective methods that are
not content related, state are
implemented with fidelity, and
inform decisions of progress
through assessment methods
selected by the instructor.
3
Educators use data to
assess progress
implementing effective
teaching/learning
practice.
Select research-based formative
assessment methods that include
clearly defined outcomes, a
problem-solving model ,
structured assessment criteria,
and selected & constructed
responses.
Select research-based
formative assessment
methods that include
outcomes, a problem-solving
model , structured assessment
criteria, and selected &
constructed responses.
Select research-based formative
assessment methods that include
outcomes, a problem-solving
model , assessment criteria, and
selected & constructed response.
Educators collaborate
with stakeholders.
Establish systems to support
frequent & regularly scheduled
team-based collaboration
throughout the implementation
and ongoing use of effective
teaching/learning practices;
along with active administrative
participation.
Establish systems to support
frequent & regularly
scheduled team-based
collaboration throughout the
implementation and ongoing
use of effective teaching/
learning practices; along
with active administrative
support.
Establish systems to support
regularly scheduled collaboration
throughout the implementation and
ongoing use of effective teaching/
learning practices; along with
active administrative support.
Essential Functions
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