At the end of this working paper, I mention possible implications of the Board's work for teacher education program design. Teachers are committed to students and their learning. 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.
The Board has created, or is in the process of creating, a set of certificates. Each certificate has a developmental level and subject area associated with it. Each certificate has a set of standards associate with it. These standards have been ordered to facilitate understanding, not to assign priorities. They are each important facets of the art and science of teaching English language arts to adolescents and young adults.