Domain: Instructional Designer

Priority:  Designs Learning Activities, Tasks, & Experiences
Selects developmentally appropriate activities, tasks, and/or experiences to:  (a) promote complex and/or critical thinking and critical examination of bias; (b) encourage identification of local/global challenges from multiple perspectives; (c) emphasize generation of interdisciplinary and/or diverse solutions; and (d) increase technology integration to enhance learning

Domain:  Facilitator of Thinking & Learning

Priority:  Facilitates Self-Directed Student Learning
Understands authentic learning strategies, including providing opportunities for:  (a) student self-monitoring; (b) self-reflection; and/or (d) self-directed learning.

Priority:  Advances Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills
Plans opportunities for students to: (a) analyze; (b) post higher-order questions; (c) discuss problems from multiple perspectives; and (d) convey their ideas and/or solutions through product and/or process.

Facilitates Student Inquiry & Research
Understands: (a) student inquiry approaches, (b) research methodologies, and (c) standards of evidence of the discipline.

Promotes Student Use of Technology & Media Tools
Gathers and uses resources and technologies to promote:  (a) collaboration, communication, problem-solving, and the creation of original products; and (b) student use of new knowledge and technological skills to predict, connect ideas, and raise/answer questions. 

Domain:  Reflective Learner

Sets Growth Goals
Selects a growth goal based on the Missouri Teacher Standards/Growth Guides and/or MTDS Competency Progressions.

Engages in On-Going Reflective Practice
Reflects on practice, focusing on:  (a) the effectiveness of a lesson based on student learning and engagement; and (b) the impact of personal bias on student learning. 

Domain:  Professional

Demonstrates Professional Growth & Development
Demonstrates the use of on-going self-assessment and reflection strategies to support new learning and professional improvement.