Interstate New Teachers Assessment and Support Consortium
Each principal is further discussed in terms of the knowledge, dispositions and performances it implies. These provide the basis for evaluating evidence about a candidates’ achievement of the standards, thus providing guidance for both preparation and assessment.
Principle 1: Making content meaningful
The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and creates learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students.
Principle 2: Child development and learning theory
The teacher understands how children learn and develop and can provide learning opportunities that support their intellectual, social, and personal development.
Principle 3: Learning styles/diversity
The teacher understands how students differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners.
Principle 4: Instructional strategies/problem solving
The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students’ development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
Principle 5: Motivation and behavior
The teacher uses an understanding individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagements in learning, and self-motivation.
Principle 6: Communication/knowledge
The teacher uses knowledge of effective verbal, nonverbal and media communication techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.
Principle 7: Planning for instruction
The teacher plans instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, the community, and curriculum goals.
Principle 8: Assessment
The teacher understands and uses formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the learner.
Principle 9: Professional growth/reflection
The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects of his or her choices and actions on others (students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community) and who actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.
Principle 10: Interpersonal relationships
The teacher fosters relationships with school colleagues, parents, and agencies in the larger community to support students’ learning and well being.
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