Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A Teacher Work Sample (TWS) is designed to assess the impact of teacher candidates
instruction on students learning as well as provide evidence of candidate's teaching
performance during the Student Teaching Experience. The TWS assignment includes
the following tasks:
I.Professional Goal Setting and Reflection
II.Contextual Information
III.Instructional Design and Implementation (five lessons)
NSU Conceptual
Framework
Categories
Knowledge of Self
as an Individual
Knowledge of the
Learner
Knowledge of
Content
Potential Category
Outcomes
(You will choose one of
these outcomes as the
basis for your goal)
Respect and Concern
for Students
Commitment to Health
and Safety
Developmental Needs
Student Diversity
Understanding Subject
Matter
Description
Knowledge of
Pedagogy
Knowledge of Self
as a Teacher and
Member of a
Learning
Community
Planning
Implementation
Assessment
Classroom
Management and
Organization
Instructional Materials
and Technology
Being a teacher you must learn how to read body language. I feel this
experience has helped me strengthen that skill. This would help me see if
the students are not understanding a concept or if instructions were
unclear. If I would notice that the students are showing confusion, that is
my key to slow down and recover the concept. Or I might have them do a
partner discussion.