Teachers know the content appropriate to their teaching specialty. Teachers understand the ways in which their teaching area connects to the broad curriculum. Teachers know relevant applications to the content they teach. Teachers know how to teach students. Teachers know the way in which learning takes place, and they know the appropriate levels of intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of the students they teach.
Teachers use a variety of methods to teach.
Teachers are expert communicators. Teachers have strong and current technology skills. Teachers plan instruction that is appropriate for the students they teach. Teachers use a variety of methods to assess what students have learned. Teachers teach thinking and problem solving skills.