AR Teacher Excellence Support System
Note: This is a brainstormed list of possible artifacts. Teachers should use artifacts that are reflective of their own work. The
following are examples ONLY and not meant to provide an exhaustive list.
TESS Examples of ARTIFACTS 1 Revised 3/1/2021
Domain 1: Planning and Preparations
a. Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy
- Standards/Pacing Guides with notations
- Task Analysis of Prerequisite Skills
- Research Articles on Content & Pedagogical
Approaches
- Lesson Plans
- Units of Study
- Pre-Conference
b. Knowledge of Students
- Data Analysis/Test Scores/Data Notebook
- Child Development Research
- Child Development Charts
- Student Learning Profiles
- Surveys and Inventories (interest, learning styles, etc.)
- Assessments (reading, language, content, etc.)
- IEPs, AIPs, 504 Modification Plans
- Pre-Conference
c. Selecting Instructional Outcomes
- Standards/Goals/Pacing Guides
- Matrix or Spreadsheet for Tracking Different
Instruction
- Units of Study
- IEPs, Modification Plans
d. Knowledge of Resources
- Internet Usage Report/Log
- Virtual Tours Report/Log
- Sign-in Computer Lab
- In-class Library Listing
- Guest Speaker & Guests Log
- Parent Partner List
- Resource Log
e. Designing Coherent Instruction
- Lesson Plans
- Units of Study
- Pacing Guides/Instructional Maps
- Modification Plans
- Grouping Matrix
f. Designing Student Assessments
- Lesson Plans
- Example Assessments
- Rubrics
- Checklists
- Modification Plans
- Self-Assessment and Peer-Assessment Instruments
- Assessment Matrix
- Various Formative Assessments
- Student Progress Template