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Erica Savage
National University
Abstract
Literature Review 2
In this paper, I will be reviewing two articles that pertain to Domain A of the Teaching
Performance Expectations. The first article is from the website Eudtopia and discusses five
highly effective teaching strategies that are linked to student outcomes. The second article I will
comprehensible to students and contains TPE 1: Subject-Specific Pedagogical Skills for Multiple
Subject Assignments. Because this description seemed so broad to me when I first read it, I
wasn’t exactly sure of it's meaning; however, reviewing the domains more closely when reading
the document by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing made me realize that this domain is
all about using best practices in being able to teach the state-adopted content standards in English
Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Not only do teachers need to be
experts in the content themselves, they also need to make the information available to students
The first article titled “5 Highly Effective Teaching Strategies” discusses five strategies
teachers can use to help students be successful including teacher clarity, classroom discussion,
“When a teacher begins a new unit of study or project with students, she clarifies the purpose and
learning goals, and provides explicit criteria on how students can be successful” (2016).
Identifying the learning goals with students allows students to focus on what is important and
what is being asked of them before the lesson even begins. Teachers also should engage the
students in class discussions. Not only will this allow for more student participation, students
will get to reflect on additional ideas from their peers. Feedback is another important strategy
that teachers can use to communicate with students and let them know what they are doing right
and what they can improve on. Throughout lessons, teachers should also be informally assessing
students progress. This way, the teacher can make informed decisions on their next steps. Lastly,
Alber suggests “Students are given opportunities to plan and organize, monitor their own work,
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direct their own learning, and to self-reflect along the way” (2016). Students will learn to
The second article that I researched relates to the different learning styles of students.
According to the article, “there are currently seven learning styles: visual, aural, verbal, physical,
logical, social, and solitary” (Learning Styles). As teachers, it is important for us to get to know
all of our students so that we can create lesson plans that are geared to target all different types of
learners. This way, we will be able to reach more students in order to help them succeed. It is
important for us to incorporate a variety of activities into our lessons such as videos, hands on
activities, discussions, movement, music, group activities, individual activities, etc. with
A huge part of a teacher’s job is getting the students to meet the state-adopted content
standards as suggested in Domain A. In order to do so, teachers must plan lessons that are
comprehensible and engaging for all students. As the two articles reviewed suggest, there is an
References
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Alber, R. (2016, February 27). 5 Highly Effective Teaching Practices. Retrieved April 16, 2019,
from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/5-highly-effective-teaching-practices-rebecca-alber
styles.shtml