Reference no: EM133431120
Subarea I: Curriculum and Instruction
Objective 1: Understands the foundational components of an effective curriculum development process
The beginning Curriculum and Instruction educator:
A. Understands how to design. implement. and evaluate cumculum to promote student learning
B. Understands the philosophical frameworks that undergird curriculum design
C. Understands content standards and how these are organized in the curriculum
D. Understands how to align curriculum across local, state, and national standards within and across subject areas
E. Knows resources, including technology, to support best teaching practices and to enhance student learning
F. Knows how to use performance data and student work to evaluate curriculum
G. Is familiar with strategies to refine curriculum
Objective 2: Understands the impact of instructional practices on student learning The beginning Curriculum and Instruction educator:
A. Understands how to use best practices to promote student learning
B. Understands content pedagogy to plan. implement. and assess the important ideas within a content body of knowledge to benefit student learning
C. Understands how to design and modify learning environments that promote learning based on best practices and student performance data
D. Understands when and how to differentiate instruction based on diverse student needs
E. Understands how to use appropriate resources, including technology, to promote student learning
F. Understands culturally responsive pedagogy
G. Understands how to evaluate and modify instruction based on a variety of data, educational research, and continuous self-assessment
Subarea Research
Objective 1: Knows how to use a variety of research methods to inform educational practices
The beginning Curriculum and Instruction educator:
A. Knows how to use quantitative. qualitative. and/or mixed research methods to investigate educational problems
B. Knows how to articulate research findings in a variety of forums
Objective 2: Understands how to apply research and data to promote student learning The beginning Curriculum and Instruction educator:
A. Understands how to apply current research and data to demonstrate content knowledge to promote student learning
B. Knows how to apply research to inform curriculum, instruction, and assessment to improve student learning. classroom processes. and/or institutional practices