Standards #4 and #5 Addendum – Secondary Education
ENGLISH
The intern teacher understands, connects, and applies the central concepts, tools of
inquiry, and structures of the English discipline(s) she/he teaches and creates
learning experiences that make the discipline accessible and meaningful for
learners.
A) The intern teacher is knowledgeable about texts—print and non-print texts, media
texts, classic texts and contemporary texts, including young adult—that represent
a range of world literatures, historical traditions, genres, and the experiences of
different genders, ethnicities, and social classes.
B) The intern teacher is able to use literary theories to interpret and critique a range
of text.
C) The intern teacher is knowledgeable about how adolescents read texts and
make meaning through interaction with media environments.
D) The intern teacher demonstrates an understanding that writing is a recursive
process.
E) The intern teacher uses contemporary technologies and/or digital media to
compose multimodal discourse.
F) The intern teacher knows the conventions of English language as they relate
to various rhetorical situations (grammar, usage, and mechanics).
G) The intern teacher understands the concept of dialect and is familiar with
relevant grammar systems (e.g., descriptive and prescriptive).
H) The intern teacher plans instruction that incorporates knowledge of
language—structure, history, and conventions—to facilitate students’
comprehension and interpretation of print and non-print texts.
I)
The intern teacher designs and selects appropriate reading assessments that
inform instruction by providing data about student interests, reading
proficiencies, and reading processes.
Comments:
Proficient
Emerging
Undeveloped
Standards #4 and #5 Addendum – Secondary Education
MATH
(NCTM Standards Are Noted Where Applicable)
The intern teacher understands, connects, and applies the central concepts, tools of
inquiry, and structures of the Math discipline(s) she/he teaches and creates learning
experiences that make the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners.
A) The intern teacher provides opportunities for students to learn mathematical
concepts within and across multiple representations (context, equation, table, and
numerical).
B) The intern teacher organizes students’ mathematical thinking through written
and oral communication. (3.3)
C) The intern teacher analyzes and evaluates students’ mathematical thinking and
strategies. (3.4)
D) The intern teacher demonstrates how mathematical ideas interconnect and
build on one another to produce a coherent whole. (4.3)
E) The intern teacher uses mathematical action (e.g., calculators) and conveyance
(e.g., document camera) technologies to deepen students’ conceptual
understanding and procedural fluency. (6.1)
F) The intern teacher selects and uses appropriate concrete materials for learning
mathematics. (8.2)
G) The intern teacher demonstrates the ability to lead classes in mathematical
problem solving and in developing rich conceptual understanding. (8.8)
H) The intern teacher provides opportunities for students to identify patterns,
construct conjectures and develop valid mathematical arguments.
Comments:
Proficient
Emerging
Undeveloped
Standard #4 Addendum – Secondary Education
SCIENCE (Safety)
The intern teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures
of the Science discipline(s) she/he teaches and creates learning experiences that
make the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners.
A) Effective teachers of science can, in a P-12 classroom setting, demonstrate and
maintain chemical safety, safety procedures, and the ethical treatment of living
organisms needed in the P-12 science classroom appropriate to their area of
licensure.
B) Design activities in a P-12 classroom that demonstrate the safe and proper
techniques for the preparation, storage, dispensing, supervision, and disposal of all
materials used within their subject area science instruction.
A)
C) Design and demonstrate activities in a P-12 classroom that demonstrate an ability to
implement emergency procedures and the maintenance of safety equipment,
policies and procedures that comply with established state and/or national
guidelines. Candidates ensure safe science activities appropriate for the abilities of
all students.
D) Design and demonstrate activities in a P-12 classroom that demonstrate ethical
decision-making with respect to the treatment of all living organisms in and out of
the classroom. They emphasize safe, humane, and ethical treatment of animals and
comply with the legal restrictions on the collection, keeping, and use of living
organisms.
Comments:
Proficient
Emerging
Undeveloped
Standard #5 Addendum – Secondary Education
SCIENCE (Impact on Student Science Learning)
The intern teacher connects and applies the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and
structures of the Science discipline(s) she/he teaches and creates learning
experiences that make the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners.
A) Effective teachers of science provide evidence to show that P-12 students’
understanding of major science concepts, principles, theories, and laws have
changed as a result of instruction by the candidate and that student knowledge is at
a level of understanding beyond memorization.
B) Preservice teachers will collect, organize, analyze, and reflect on diagnostic,
formative and summative evidence of a change in mental functioning
demonstrating that scientific knowledge is gained and/or corrected.
B) Provide data to show that P-12 students are able to distinguish science from
C)
nonscience, understand the evolution and practice of science as a human endeavor,
and critically analyze assertions made in the name of science.
D) Engage students in developmentally appropriate inquiries that require them to
develop concepts and relationships from their observations, data, and inferences in a
scientific manner.
Comments:
Proficient
Emerging
Undeveloped
Standards #4 and #5 Addendum – Secondary Education
SOCIAL STUDIES
The intern teacher understands, connects and applies the central concepts, tools of
inquiry, and structures of the Social Studies discipline(s) she/he teaches and creates
learning experiences that make the discipline accessible and meaningful for
learners.
A) The intern teacher demonstrates the ability to design, present, and assess social
studies instruction for diverse learners.
B) The intern teacher designs and implements lesson plans that apply geographic
knowledge and skills to the study of history.
C) The intern teacher helps students organize their thinking about social studies.
D) The intern teacher designs and implements instructional strategies that promote
higher order thinking, deep knowledge, substantive conversations, the enhancement of intercultural competence, and connections to the world beyond the
classroom.
E) The intern teacher demonstrates knowledge of and ability to implement a variety of
formative and summative assessment strategies appropriate to social studies.
Comments:
Proficient
Emerging
Undeveloped
Standards #4 and #5 Addendum – Secondary Education
MODERN LANGUAGES
The intern teacher understands, connects and applies the central concepts, tools of
inquiry, and structures of language acquisition and creates learning experiences that
make the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners.
A) The intern teacher provides opportunities for students to learn the target language
within and across multiple modalities (speaking, reading, listening).
B) The intern teacher helps students organize their thinking about languages and
language structure.
C) The intern teacher selects and uses appropriate materials for learning the target
language.
D) The intern teacher demonstrates the ability to lead classes in the target language
using vocabulary appropriate for the students’ level of proficiency.
E) The intern teacher provides opportunities for students to construct meaningful
communication in the target language.
F) The intern teacher encourages student participation through frequent oral practice.
Comments:
Proficient
Emerging
Undeveloped