The teacher understands how students differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners. The teacher uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage student development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance. The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self motivation. The teacher plans based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, the community, and curriculum goals. The teacher understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the learner.
Teachers have an understanding of how students learn and develop.
Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students. Teachers appreciate how knowledge in their subjects is created, organized, and linked to other disciplines. Teachers command specialized knowledge of how to convey a subject to students. Teachers generate multiple paths to knowledge. Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.