Education Student Learning Outcomes
Knowing the Content
- Demonstrate knowledge of content in their disciplines
- Demonstrate proficiency in writing, reading comprehension, speaking, listening, thinking, and computational skills
- Demonstrate knowledge of human development, learning theories, and child psychology
- Demonstrate knowledge of curriculum and instruction in their disciplines
- Demonstrate knowledge and use of educational technology
- Articulate an understanding of the historical, social, and political foundations of education
- Articulate a personal philosophy regarding teaching and current educational issues
- Select and develop classroom learning experiences that are valid and significant
- Plan short- and long-term learning experiences in specific subject matter and interdisciplinary areas
- Formulate and write suitable general and specific performance objectives for a given instructional plan that reflect the needs of the learner, society, and subject matter content
- Creatively plan from and extend the documented curriculum, considering the needs of diverse populations
Performance
- Demonstrate an ability to reflect on their teaching, including an ability to alter strategies in light of reflection
- Teach effective lessons that utilize varied instructional strategies
- Determine and select appropriate instructional materials
- Construct a variety of teacher-made instructional materials that are clear, appropriate, and function as good models
- Use structuring comments and appropriate questioning strategies for fostering cognitive and affective understandings
- Observe, interpret, and provide for student behaviors, interests, understandings, and skills
- Evaluate student progress and provide constructive feedback
- Establish and carry out a self-evaluation of curriculum and instruction
- Provide a safe and secure environment for learning
Professionalism
- Perform according to the ethical standards of the teaching profession
- Exhibit professional traits, such as showing enthusiasm for learning and teaching, for self-evaluation, and for correcting behaviors that detract from effective teaching
- Maintain accurate and current records
- Communicate pupil progress, with accuracy and sensitivity, to parents and colleagues, as well as on permanent records
- Treat students and colleagues with kindness, compassion, honesty, and respect