You will receive other information as your progress toward licensure. Teachers know the content they teach. Teachers know how to teach students. Teachers are successful in teaching a diverse population of students. Teachers are leaders.
Teachers are reflective about their practice.
Teachers respect and care about students. Teachers demonstrate target language competency commensurate with their role as a second language model by functioning effectively in interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes using listening, speaking, reading and writing. Teachers demonstrate understanding of the basic linguistic components of the target language. Teachers demonstrate familiarity with multiple cultures represented by the target language as they relate to products, practices and perspectives. Teachers demonstrate familiarity with current theories in second language acquisition, human cognitive development and brain research.