2. Teachers know the content they are responsible for teaching, and plan instruction that ensures growth and achievement for all students.

2.1 Teachers demonstrate knowledge of the content they teach, including relationships among central concepts, tools of inquiry, structures an current developments within their discipline(s).               
     * Q matrix    * Invitations    * RTI     * Blooms Taxonomy      * close reading                                   

2.2 Teachers understand how to connect concepts across disciplines, and engage learners in critical and innovative thinking and collaborative problem-solving related to real world contexts.
     * Questioning     * Readworks passage side 1    side 2

2.3 Teachers use a broad range of instructional strategies to make subject matter accessible.
     * RACE    * discussion     * reading for meaning     * computer-assisted instruction
     * demonstrating     * modeling     * questioning     * wait time     * drill and practice
     * explicit teaching     * writing response
  
2.4 Teachers establish goals and expectations for all students that are aligned with learning standards and allow for multiple pathways to achievement.
     *focus question and objective     * ending probes      * CBM   

2.5 Teachers design relevant instruction that connects students' prior understanding and experiences to new knowledge.
     * Stop Light video Teaching Channel    * Better Answers       * KWL     * RACE

2.6 Teachers evaluate and utilize curricular materials and other appropriate resources to promote student success in meeting learning goals.
     * Symbaloo     * Codebusters     * teacher-made games     * Word Snag     * Story Cubes