Characteristics of Intentional Teachers

The authors of The Thinking Teacher provide the following list of characteristics of intentional teaching to help experienced teachers identify it in their work, and to support college students or new teachers to ensure its use:

"You are knowledgeable. You understand child development, and you know the early learning standards, individual content areas, and proven methods of instruction.

You have a relationship with each student.

You adapt to new challenges. You adjust your instruction to the different learning needs of students…

You plan from your goals. You write goals based on your knowledge of the students’ needs…

You assess students and incorporate the assessment results in your planning.

You reflect on your teaching. You regularly reflect on your assessment to determine if you have met your goals.

You do not give up. You use problem solving to address new challenges…

You see yourself as a lifelong learner."

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