Domain B: Teaching. The Penn State teacher actively encourages students’ development and learning by creating a positive classroom learning environment, appropriately using a variety of instructional and assessment strategies and resources, including instructional technologies.  

B1.  The teacher actively and effectively engages all learners  

B2.  The teacher assesses student learning in multiple ways in order to monitor student learning, assist students in understanding their progress, and report student progress.  

B3.  The teacher appropriately manages classroom procedures.  

B4.  The teacher appropriately manages student learning and behavior.  

B5.  The teacher communicates effectively using verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques while teaching.