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        • Manages Behavior
        • Creates & Manages a Learning Environment
        • Monitors Progress Towards Learning Goals
        • Communicates Progress Towards Learning Goals
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        • Develops Research-Based Instruction
        • Aligns Instruction to Goals, Curriculum, and Assessments
        • Uses Data to Make Decisions
        • Differentiates to Meet Unique Student Needs
        • Plans Student Progress Monitoring
        • Designs Learning Activities, Tasks, and Experiences
        • Selects, Aligns, & Curates Strategies
      • Facilitator of Thinking & Learning >
        • Promotes Student Use of Technology
        • Facilitates Self-Directed Learning
        • Fosters Student Communication & Expression
        • Advances Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills
        • Facilitates Student Inquiry & Research
        • Promotes Connection of Prior Knowledge to New Information
        • Engages Students in Content
      • Reflective Learner >
        • Increases Knowledge & Skill Through Professional Learning
        • Engages in On-Going Reflective Practice
        • Evaluates Effectiveness of IInstruction
        • Sets Growth Goals
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        • Supports School District Vision, Mission, & Goals
        • Demonstrates Professional Growth & Development
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MTDS Level-Specific Learning Statements
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Domain:  Community Builder

Priority:  Works in a Community of Practice
Shares innovative practices and revisions to instruction obtained from action research and the use of emerging research with colleagues. 

Domain:  Instructional Designer

Priority:  Uses Data to Make Decisions
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Designs and adjusts lessons in response to ongoing analysis of student needs based on multiple sources of data to meet individual learning needs and promote student progress. 
Develops Research-Based Instruction
Develops innovative instruction based on conducting and using action research that:  (a) emphasizes essential concepts of content, (b) uses supplementary primary sources, (c) connects to student experience and culture, (d) meets the unique needs of diverse learners, and/or promotes student inquiry and interdisciplinary approaches.  

Domain:  Facilitator of Thinking & Learning

Priority:  Engages Students in Content
Facilitates student learning experiences that combine higher level thinking, engaging qualities of work, and high-yield instructional strategies to engage students intellectually, academically, and/or emotionally in content and in advancing their own learning. 

Domain:  Reflective Learner

Increases Knowledge & Skills through Professional Learning
Conducts action research that includes implementing research-based strategies and evaluating the effectiveness of instruction for each student based on data/evidence of student progress. 
Engages in On-going Reflective Practice
Reflects on, in, and for practice, focusing on:  (a) directing future instruction by reflecting, and (b) monitoring progress, evaluating results, and adjusting instruction based on the use of action research and student growth data.  
Evaluates Effectiveness of Instruction
Evaluates and provides evidence of effectiveness of strategies and revises instruction based on comparing multiple sources of data and samples of student work.  
Sets Growth Goals
Selects a Missouri Teacher Standard indicator as the focus of a classroom action research, identifies and implements aligned research-based strategies for teacher and student growth, and evaluates progress towards goals. 

Domain: Professional

Understands & Promotes the Profession
Gains awareness of the larger professional community, including regional, state, national, and global professional educational communities and governmental bodies that impact the profession and revise personal philosophy of teaching. 
Supports School District Vision, Mission, & Goals
Develops and uses a classroom vision that is aligned to the district/building vision, mission, values, and goals that is shared with and/or used with students. 
Demonstrates professional Growth & Development
Demonstrates evidence of the use of on-going self-assessment and reflective practice to support new learning (e.g. reflections, implementation of innovative practices, strategies, and revisions to instruction) grained from conducting action research and/or using other emerging research within the classroom. 
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Domains & Competencies
Community Builder:
Builds Relationships & Culture | Promotes Diversity Sensitivity | Works in a Community of Practice | Accesses & Builds Systemic Services & Supports
Classroom Manager
Creates & Manages a Learning Environment | Manages Behavior | Monitors Progress | Communicates Progress

Instructional Designer
Develops Research-Based Instruction | Aligns Instruction to Goals, Curriculum, & Assessments | Uses Data to Make Decisions | Differentiates to Meet Unique Student Needs | Plans Student Progress Monitoring | Designs Learning Activities, Tasks, and Experiences | Selects, Aligns, & Curates Strategies

Facilitator of Thinking & Learning
Promotes Student use of Technology | Facilitates Self-Directed Learning | Fosters Student Communication & Expression | Advances Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills | Facilitates Student Inquiry & Research | Promotes Connection of Prior Knowledge to New Information | Engages Students in Content

Reflective Learner
Increases Knowledge & Skill through Professional Learning | Engages in On-going Reflective Practice | Evaluates Effectiveness of Instruction | Sets Growth Goals

Professional
​Understands & Promotes the Profession | Supports School District Vision, Mission, & Goals | Demonstrates Professional Growth & Development | Communicates Professionally
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​Missouri Teacher Development System June 2022    ​
  • Home
  • Framework
    • Effective Professional Development
    • Domains & Competencies >
      • Community Builder >
        • Promotes Diversity Sensitivity
        • Builds Relationships & Culture
        • Works in a Community of Practice
        • Accesses & Builds Systemic Supports & Services
      • Classroom Manager >
        • Manages Behavior
        • Creates & Manages a Learning Environment
        • Monitors Progress Towards Learning Goals
        • Communicates Progress Towards Learning Goals
      • Instructional Designer >
        • Develops Research-Based Instruction
        • Aligns Instruction to Goals, Curriculum, and Assessments
        • Uses Data to Make Decisions
        • Differentiates to Meet Unique Student Needs
        • Plans Student Progress Monitoring
        • Designs Learning Activities, Tasks, and Experiences
        • Selects, Aligns, & Curates Strategies
      • Facilitator of Thinking & Learning >
        • Promotes Student Use of Technology
        • Facilitates Self-Directed Learning
        • Fosters Student Communication & Expression
        • Advances Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills
        • Facilitates Student Inquiry & Research
        • Promotes Connection of Prior Knowledge to New Information
        • Engages Students in Content
      • Reflective Learner >
        • Increases Knowledge & Skill Through Professional Learning
        • Engages in On-Going Reflective Practice
        • Evaluates Effectiveness of IInstruction
        • Sets Growth Goals
      • Professional >
        • Understands & Promotes the Profession
        • Supports School District Vision, Mission, & Goals
        • Demonstrates Professional Growth & Development
        • Communicates Professionally
    • Career Levels >
      • Aspiring
      • Preparing
      • Emerging
      • Developing
      • Mastering
      • Leading
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