Section C
FEAPs (Florida Educator Accomplished Practices)
A. Quality of Instruction
1. Instructional Design and Lesson Planning. Applying concepts from
... [Show More] human development
and learning theories, the effective educator consistently:
a. (c.) Designs instruction for students to achieve mastery;
Example: On December 3rd, Mrs. Werner was introducing an ELA lesson and discussing the concept of
“themes” within a story. When students became confused, she had students volunteer to tell the class a
story that happened to them where a life lesson was learned. One student told the class about how she
practiced very hard for months to make her cheerleading team. She ended up making the team and Mrs.
Werner then asked, “What was the lesson that you learned in the end?”. The student responded with
“Hard work pays off”. From this example, Mrs. Werner was able to explain to the class that “hard work
pays off” was the theme of her story. By making personal connections, students were able to grasp the
concept better.
Connection to the textbook: This example shows that Mrs. Werner understands that each student may
have a different mindset and will retain information in different ways. According to Sadker and Zittleman
on page 27-28, they talk about fixed and growth mindsets and the multiple intelligences. Many of the
students could grasp the concept immediately but others could not make the connection until it was
phrased in a way that connected with them.
(d.) Selects appropriate formative assessments to monitor learning;
Field Experience & Competency Assignment 2
Example: During every visit, I observed Mrs. Werner constantly asking students if they understood the
concept being introduced. Mrs. Werner simply asked the class as a whole if they understood the
information. If she heard a few students say “no”, she matched those few students with classmates who
fully understood the information to help. If she heard a handful of students say “no”, she explained the
information again, but with even more detail to make sure that the class was keeping up.
Connection to the textbook: In Sadker and Zittleman on page 100, they talk about learning and
achievement gaps in the classroom and how each student needs to be given the equal opportunity to
succeed. Mrs. Werner gives each student an opportunity to succeed to avoid achievement gaps.
The Learning Environment. To maintain a student-centered learning environment that is safe,
organized, equitable, flexible, inclusive, and collaborative, the effective educator consistently:
a. (b.) Manages individual and class behaviors through a well-planned management
system;
Example: On ALL days, in Mrs. Werner’s class, she managed individual and class behaviors through an
app called “Class Dojo”. When students are displaying positive behaviors, Mrs. Warner rewards that
student (or the class) with a Dojo point. When students are displaying negative behaviors, she takes a
point away from that student (or the class). If the class is still behaving poorly, she will pause her
instruction and have a short talk with the class to get them back on a good track for the rest of the day. If
any individual students are still behaving poorly, she will pull that students out of class during
independent work time and have a talk with them. She told me that she will hold parent teacher
conferences if the behavior continues over a period of time.
Connection to the textbook: On page 312 of Sadker and Zittleman, they list ways to avoid interruptions
and keep the instruction going smoothly. By using the Class Dojo, Mrs. Werner keeps the students on
track and avoids interruptions.
(e.) Models clear, acceptable, oral and written communication skills; [Show Less]