Alignment of Objectives with Standards and Assessments
As a result of taking this course (Intro to Teaching) the student should be able to:
1. Describe what it means to be a teacher; identify teaching as a profession; & describe how schools are organized and linked to society.
2. Understand how students, families and communities affect the culture of a school.
3. Describe the influence of historical, philosophical, political, economic, and legal issues on education.
4. Identify current trends in teaching and learning related to standards, assessment, accountability, curriculum & instruction, and technology.
5. Describe the reasons they have chosen to enter the field of education.
Education based organizations have come together to form a set of standards for teachers. The standards identifies specific knowledge, skills, dispositions and beliefs that support accomplished teaching. The University of Guam’s School of Education, the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC), Guam Teacher Professional Standards, and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards are just a few of the organizations that have put together a detailed listing of teaching standards. They are organized in different ways but they all cover the core objectives listed above. As more and more research is conducted, the standards are often updated to represent modern teaching strategies.
Setting standards for what certified teachers should know and be able to do does many things for teachers and their professions. It sets the foundation and gives the teaching career a professional image. It acts as a guide for teachers throughout their practice to take responsibility towards their students, their families and the communities that they serve in.
As a result of taking this course (Intro to Teaching) the student should be able to:
1. Describe what it means to be a teacher; identify teaching as a profession; & describe how schools are organized and linked to society.
2. Understand how students, families and communities affect the culture of a school.
3. Describe the influence of historical, philosophical, political, economic, and legal issues on education.
4. Identify current trends in teaching and learning related to standards, assessment, accountability, curriculum & instruction, and technology.
5. Describe the reasons they have chosen to enter the field of education.
Education based organizations have come together to form a set of standards for teachers. The standards identifies specific knowledge, skills, dispositions and beliefs that support accomplished teaching. The University of Guam’s School of Education, the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC), Guam Teacher Professional Standards, and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards are just a few of the organizations that have put together a detailed listing of teaching standards. They are organized in different ways but they all cover the core objectives listed above. As more and more research is conducted, the standards are often updated to represent modern teaching strategies.
Setting standards for what certified teachers should know and be able to do does many things for teachers and their professions. It sets the foundation and gives the teaching career a professional image. It acts as a guide for teachers throughout their practice to take responsibility towards their students, their families and the communities that they serve in.
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The various standards reflect many years of effort to attempt to create a list or description of what education should be in the U.S. Hopefully, educators can view these standards positively to improve themselves as well as the systems they are a part of. E.F.
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