Performance+Area+B

**//__ Performance Area B: Instruction and Assessment __//**
Benchmarks that a teacher has successfully met this standard:
 * Standard B1 - Communicates accurately and effectively with students **
 * 1) Gives clear instructions to students
 * 2) Uses a variety of methods to communicate with students
 * 3) Attempts to engage all students in discussion
 * 4) Uses effective questioning and discussion techniques

Benchmarks that a teacher has successfully met this standard: School Year 2012-2013 Evidence: Always talk and share learning outcomes to students. Training my students how to correct mistakes and how to check their work and assignments. Share the skills in both reading and writing areas.
 * Standard B2 - Defines learning expectations and provides timely evaluative feedback on student performance**
 * 1) Communicates learning expectations taking into account developmental needs
 * 2) Provides timely feedback regarding student performance

School Year 2014-2015 Evidence: Use model/ sample teaching as the main teaching facilitate. Students learned higher-level thinking and knows hot to solve the problems as well as creative thinking for the new questions. etc. Use skills / tools of learning Chinese language into their own learning experience.

Benchmarks that a teacher has successfully met this standard:
 * Standard B3 - Uses appropriate assessment techniques to guide instruction **
 * 1) Assessment criteria reflecting the standards are clearly communicated to students
 * 2) Monitor the progress of individual students as well as the class as a whole
 * 3) Uses the results of assessments to guide instruction
 * 4) Guides all students in self- assessment
 * 5) Ascertains that students are cognitively engaged

Benchmarks that a teacher has successfully met this standard:
 * Standard B4 - Uses appropriate assessment techniques to measure and report student learning **

School Year 2012-2013 Evidences:
 * 1) Uses multiple sources of information to assess students learning
 * 2) Assesses students using SAS standards and benchmarks
 * 3) Uses appropriate assessment tools
 * 4) Uses appropriate assessment strategies for ESOL and AS students
 * 5) Reporting is based on multiple sources of information
 * 6) Celebrates achievement of student learning goals
 * 7) Keeps accurate documentation

This year, I've used many assessing tools to assess students' learning. Oral assessments, like using video tapes, record students' conversations and test paper including listening comprehension parts. Online assessment tools like Quizlet webs to test students' typing skills and character recognizion skills. Benchmarks that a teacher has successfully met this standard:
 * Standard B5 - Motivates and engages all students in meaningful learning and growth **
 * 1) Uses diverse instructional strategies and resources
 * 2) Provides opportunities for higher level thinking skills
 * 3) Provides opportunities for active engagement
 * 4) Makes learning relevant in a variety of ways
 * 5) Conveys enthusiasm for learning and teaching
 * 6) Demonstrates flexibility and responsiveness to student engagement

Evidences: In 2015-2016, I've tried to Motivate and engage all of my students in their Chinese learning. I've used diverse instructional strategies like: Chinese movies, Chinese news, Newspaper, We-chatt news, etc. Students are fully motivated while been exposed much better into Chinese culture and real-life situations.

Benchmarks that a teacher has successfully met this standard: Evidences: In 2015-2016, I've tired pre-assessments for all of the students. In this way, I knew my students better and had set different teaching content, assignments and different learning activities to my students. After a year of differentiated teaching, I've got quite nice feedbacks from students and parents. We also did group work a lot, in this way, students can understand teacher's instructions better and accomplish their work efficiently.As for the students who still need teacher's help, I'll stay with them and solve the problems together.
 * Standard B6 - Differentiates instruction to meet the needs of their students **
 * 1) Differentiates content, process, product, and /or learning environment
 * 2) Differentiates according to students’ interest, readiness, and learning profile
 * 3) Differentiates in keeping with English language proficiency
 * 4) Differentiates to promotes literacy learning



Benchmarks that a teacher has successfully met this standard: Evidence: Evidances: In 2015-2016 school year, I've appropirately integrates the use of technology as an instructional tool to enhance students learning. Epecialy for the upper grade students, like my Grade 3 and Grade 4 students, they use technology to finish their Power Point and projects, they use on line research to find useful informations. We also used quizlet to help students get use to the Chinese characters and phrases.
 * Standard B7 - Integrates the use of technology into instruction and learning goals **
 * 1) Demonstrates understanding of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) and benchmarks appropriate to grade level for students
 * 2) Appropriately integrates the use of technology as an instructional tool / Uses technology routinely to enhance learning
 * 3) Demonstrates mastery of NETS for teachers