K-12 Performing Arts for Washington
Task 2: Instruction Commentary
TASK 2: INSTRUCTION COMMENTARY
Respond to the prompts below (no more than 7 single-spaced pages, including prompts) by typing your responses within the
brackets following each prompt. Do not delete or alter the prompts. Commentary pages exceeding the maximum will not be
scored. You may insert no more than 2 additional pages of supporting documentation at the end of this file. These pages may
include graphics, texts, or images that are not clearly visible in the video or a transcript for occasionally inaudible portions. These
pages do not count toward your page total.
1. Which lesson or lessons are shown in the video clips? Identify the lesson(s) by lesson plan
number.
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2. Promoting a Positive Learning Environment
Refer to scenes in the video clips where you provided a positive learning environment.
a. How did you demonstrate mutual respect for, rapport with, and responsiveness to
students with varied needs and backgrounds, and challenge students to engage in
learning?
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3. Engaging Students in Learning
Refer to examples from the video clips in your responses to the prompts.
a. Describe the tools and/or strategies you used to elicit student expression of their
understanding of the learning target(s) and why they are important.
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b. Explain how your instruction engaged students in developing and applying
knowledge/skills (e.g., tools/instruments, technical proficiencies, processes,
elements, organizational principles),
contextual understandings (e.g., social, cultural, historical, global, personal
reflection), AND/OR
artistic expression (e.g., interpretation, creativity, exploration/improvisation, individual
choices).
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c. Describe how your instruction linked students’ prior academic learning and personal,
cultural, and community assets with new learning.
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4. Deepening Student Learning during Instruction
Refer to examples from the video clips in your explanations.
a. Explain how you evoked and built on student performances and/or responses to
support students’ development and application of knowledge/skills, contextual
understandings, and/or artistic expression.
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K-12 Performing Arts for Washington
Task 2: Instruction Commentary
b. Explain how you used modeling, demonstrations, and/or content examples to develop
students’ knowledge/skills, contextual understandings, and/or artistic expression for
creating, performing, or responding to music/dance/theater.
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c. Student Understanding of Learning Progress
Explain how you and the students used tools and/or strategies to assist them in
reflecting on what they are doing well and/or what they need to improve. Provide
time stamp references for examples in the clip(s) or describe the use of written tools.
Explain how familiar students are with the use of each tool or strategy.
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5. Analyzing Teaching
Refer to examples from the video clips in your responses to the prompts.
a. What changes would you make to your instruction—for the whole class and/or for
students who need greater support or challenge—to better support student learning of
the central focus (e.g., missed opportunities)?
Consider the variety of learners in your class who may require different
strategies/support (e.g., students with IEPs or 504 plans, English language learners,
struggling readers, underperforming students or those with gaps in academic
knowledge, and/or gifted students).
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b. Why do you think these changes would improve student learning? Support your
explanation with evidence of student learning AND principles from theory and/or
research.
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