Exhibiting Expertise in Subject(s) Taught:
THE CONTENT SPECIALIST
The Principle: The successful teacher is one who understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches. The teacher maintains currency in knowledge of the content area(s) and skills of the discipline.
Key Attributes: The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches. The teacher maintains currency in knowledge of the content area(s) and skills of the discipline.
Indicators of Performance (Grouped by Attributes):
1. The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches.
- The teacher understands major concepts, assumptions, debates, processes of inquiry, and ways of knowing that are central to the discipline(s) s/he teaches.
- The teacher understands how students' world view can influence their understanding.
- The teacher understands the role of the discipline in preparing students for the global community.
- The teacher understands the relationship of knowledge of the discipline to other subject areas and to real-life situations.
- The teacher recognizes multiple perspectives and conveys to learners how knowledge is developed from the vantage point of the knower.
- The teacher has enthusiasm for the discipline(s) s/he teaches and sees connections to everyday life.
- The teacher sees how the application of learning is useful in life.
- The teacher recognizes the interconnectedness of the disciplines.
- The teacher is skilled in the tools of inquiry for each discipline of the content area(s) that she/he teaches.
- The teacher can relate his/her knowledge of the discipline to other subject areas.
- The teacher presents information that is accurate and relevant.
- The teacher effectively uses multiple modalities and explanations of disciplinary concepts that capture key ideas, links them to students' prior learning, and makes connections to everyday life and the global community.
- The teacher presents differing viewpoints, theories, ways of knowing, and methods of inquiry in his or her teaching of subject matter.
- The teacher evaluates teaching resources and curriculum materials for their accuracy, comprehensiveness, and usefulness for representing particular ideas and concepts.
- The teacher engages students in generating knowledge and testing hypotheses according to the methods of inquiry and standards of evidence used in the discipline.
KNOWLEDGE:
DISPOSITIONS:
SKILLS:
2. The teacher maintains currency in knowledge of the content area(s) and skills of the discipline.
- The teacher realizes that subject matter knowledge is not a fixed body of facts but is complex and ever-evolving.
- The teacher is committed to continuous learning to stay abreast of new ideas and perspectives in the field and engages in professional discourse about subject matter knowledge and children's learning of the discipline.
DISPOSITIONS:
Links to each of the seven principles
Successful teachers consistently exhibit: |
The principles of the professional standards: |
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| • | Appropriate conduct as a professional, |  |
• | Dedicated Professional |
| • | Knowledge of foundations of the profession, | |
• | Knowledgeable Professional |
| • | Expertise in all subjects taught, | |
• | Content Specialist |
| • | Skills as an educational designer, | |
• | Educational Designer |
| • | Skills as an educational facilitator, | |
• | Educational Facilitator |
| • | Skills as an educational evaluator, and | |
• | Educational Evaluator |
| • | Capacity for reflective practice. | |
• | Reflective Professional |
The complete list of Professional Standards in HTML with Principles, Attributes and Performance Indicators
The complete list of Professional Standards in PDF with Principles, Attributes and Performance Indicators
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