Standards
- Content: Teachers know the subjects they are teaching.
- The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of
inquiry, and structures of the disciplines she or he teaches and can
create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter
meaningful for pupils.
Standard One Artifact
Reflection
- Development: Teachers know how children grow.
- The teacher understands how children with broad ranges of
ability learn and provides instruction that supports their
intellectual, social, and personal development.
Standard Two Artifact Reflection
- Diversity: Teachers understand that children learn differently.
- The teacher understands how pupils differ in their
approaches to learning and the barriers that impede learning and can
adapt instruction to meet the diverse needs of pupils, including those
with disabilities and exceptionalities.
Standard Three Artifact Reflection
- Instructional Strategies: Teachers know how to teach.
- The teacher understands and uses a variety of
instructional strategies, including the use of technology, to
encourage children’s development of critical thinking, problem
solving, and performance skills.
Standard
Four Artifact
Reflection
- Environment: Teachers know how to manage a classroom.
- The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group
motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that
encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning,
and self-motivation.
Standard Five Artifact
Reflection
- Communication: Teachers communicate well.
- The teacher uses effective verbal and nonverbal
communication techniques as well as instructional media and technology
to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction
in the classroom.
Standard Six Artifacts:
- Lesson Plan
- Weekly Progress Report
Reflection
- Instructional Planning: Teachers are able to plan different kinds of lessons.
- The teacher organizes and plans systematic instruction based
upon knowledge of subject matter, pupils, the community, and
curriculum goals.
Standard Seven
Artifact Reflection
- Assessment: Teachers know how to test for student progress.
- The teacher understands and uses formal and informal
assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous
intellectual, social, and physical development of the pupil.
Standard Eight Artifact
Reflection
- Reflection: Teachers are able to evaluate themselves.
- The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually
evaluates the effects of his or her choices and actions on pupils,
parents, professionals in the learning community and others and who
actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.
Standard Nine Artifact
Reflection
- Collaboration: Teachers are connected with other teachers and the community.
- The teacher fosters relationships with school
colleagues, parents, and agencies in the larger community to support
pupil learning and well-being and acts with integrity, fairness and in
an ethical manner
Standard Ten Artifact
Reflection