Contextual Information Review...

Thank you to Loretta in OH, NBCT

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The Contextual Information Sheet asks candidates to describe the broader
context in which they teach, including aspects of their teaching
schedules, characteristics of students, school, and community.

Candidates submit this form with each entry. If you are teaching in
only one school, and all of the students you feature are from the same
school, you will complete the form once and make copies of it for each
entry.

If you are teaching in more than one school, the aspects of your
teaching may vary between schools because of differences in the broader
context of each school. If your entries feature students from each of
these schools, you should complete separate Contextual Information
Sheets for each different school setting.

* Tell something positive.

* If the information is not informing about the your instructional
process -- why
do we need to know it?

* What do we need to know about your room that affects your instruction
/ teaching
context?

* Include information that helps the assessor understand why you make
the decisions
you do.

* What is it that you do differently because of this?
Example: If you mention that there are 5 students in your class
with learning
disabilities, what do you do differently because of it?

* How does it affect your instruction? If it doesn’t, don’t include
it.

* If it’s important to include...you will make a connection in the
commentary.