| 1. Understand the diverse characteristics and abilities of each student | | | | | |
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| 2. Understand how individuals develop and learn within the context of their social, economic, cultural, linguistic, and academic experiences | | | | | |
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| 3. Ability to use students' social, economic, cultural, linguistic, and academic experiences to create instructional opportunities that maximize student learning | | | | | |
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| 4. In-depth content area knowledge that includes central concepts, methods of inquiry, structures of the disciplines, and content area literacy | | | | | |
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| 5. Ability to create meaningful learning experiences for each student based upon interactions among content area and pedagogical knowledge, and evidence-based practice | | | | | |
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| 6. Ability to plan and design instruction based on content area knowledge, diverse student characteristics, student performance data, curriculum goals, and the community context | | | | | |
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| 7. Ability to plan for ongoing student growth and achievement | | | | | |
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| 8. Ability to structure a safe and healthy learning environment that facilitates cultural and linguistic responsiveness, emotional well-being, self-efficacy, positive social interaction, mutual respect, active engagement, academic risk-taking, self-motivation, and personal goal-setting | | | | | |
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| 9. Ability to differentiate instruction by using a variety of strategies that support critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, and continuous growth and learning | | | | | |
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| 10. Understanding the classroom as a dynamic environment requiring ongoing modification of instruction to enhance learning for each student | | | | | |
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| 11. Foundational knowledge of reading, writing, and oral communication within the content area | | | | | |
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| 12. Ability to recognize and address student reading, writing, and oral communication needs to facilitate the acquisition of content knowledge | | | | | |
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| 13. Ability to use appropriate formative and summative assessments for determining student needs, monitoring student progress, measuring student growth, and evaluating student outcomes | | | | | |
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| 14. Ability to make decisions driven by data about curricular and instructional effectiveness and adjust practices to meet the needs of each student | | | | | |
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| 15. Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships to foster cognitive, linguistic, physical, and social and emotional development | | | | | |
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| 16. Ability to work as a team member with professional colleagues, students, parents or guardians, and community members | | | | | |
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| 17. Becoming an ethical and reflective practitioner who exhibits professionalism, provides leadership in the learning community, and advocates for students, parents or guardians, and the profession | | | | | |
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