With this philosophy, the course contributes to the development of elementary teachers who apply theory to practice by incorporating the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education draft Elementary Program Standards for Practice, the Illinois Learning Standards, and relevant local school district standards, such as the Chicago Academic Standards . What Is Expected of Students Reading Students will be responsible for reading the sections of the texts as they are listed on the attached schedule and additional materials as they are distributed or announce in class. As well, each student is expected to support the personal learning plan and portfolio with readings selected from the bibliography and elsewhere. Each student will be asked to compare personal professional development to the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards , for entry knowledge in the areas of curriculum and teaching strategies and to develop a learning plan to enhance self-knowledge and teaching repertoire. Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students.
Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.
Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience. Teachers are members of learning communities. In consultation with the instructor, each student will select a project that advances personal knowledge, skills, and dispositions for the teaching role. Students are encouraged to think of a specialty at the early childhood, middle childhood, or early adolescence level. The project should contain a relevant literature review in a standard bibliographic form as well as the personal reflective material.