3E+-+Demonstrating+Flexibility+and+Responsiveness

====Domain 3: Instruction (2nd ed. pg 91 - 1st ed. pg 105) The new language clarifies but does not significantly change the meaning of the the component. ==== Elements: **Lesson adjustment • Response to students • Persistence** ||
 * ~ Component 3e: Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness
 * ~ ELEMENT ||||||||~ Level of Performance ||
 * ^  ||~ UNSATISFACTORY ||~ BASIC ||~ PROFICIENT ||~ DISTINGUISHED ||
 * **Lesson adjustment** || Teacher adheres rigidly to an instructional plan, even when a change is clearly needed. || Teacher attempts to adjust a lesson when needed, with only partially successful results. || Teacher makes a minor adjustment to a lesson, and the adjustment occurs smoothly. || Teacher successfully makes a major adjustment to a lesson when needed. ||
 * **Response to students** || Teacher ignores or brushes aside students' questions or interests. || Teacher attempts to accommodate students' questions or interests, although the pacing of the lesson is disrupted. || Teacher successfully accommodates students' questions or interests. || Teacher seizes a major opportunity to enhance learning, building on student interests or a spontaneous event. ||
 * **Persistence** || When a student has difficulty learning, the teacher either gives up or blames the student or the student's home environment. || Teacher accepts responsibility for the success of all students but has only a limited repertoire of instructional strategies to draw on. || Teacher persists in seeking approaches for students who have difficulty learning, drawing on a broad repertoire of strategies. || Teacher persists in seeking effective approaches for students who need help, using an extensive repertoire of strategies and soliciting additional resources from the school. ||