INFORMATION FOR
Initial Program Learning Outcome Category
Description of Program Learning Outcome Category
COE Competencies for Initial Programs and Shared Beliefs
CAEP Standard/ Component and Cross Cutting Themes
InTASC Standard(s) /Category
NJ Professional Standards for Teachers /Category
The Learner and Learner Development
Prospective teachers need to understand individual learners and how the learning environment impacts knowledge and skill acquisition. Prospective teachers must understand that learning and developmental patterns vary among learners and that they bring their individual differences to the learning process. Having high expectations for their learners and implementing developmentally appropriate learning experiences helps all learners achieve success. Understanding how cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical development occurs, with the recognition that learners are individuals who bring differing personal and family backgrounds, skills, abilities, perspectives and interests, prospective teachers can promote a learning environment where learners feel safe and can thrive.
C1- (Demonstrates Knowledge of Students) (K,A)
1.1 (InTASC)
1 (Learner Development/The Learner and Learning Environment)
1.2 (Use of Research)
CCT: Diversity
C2- (Recognizes and Addresses Student Learning Needs) (K,A)
2 (Learning Differences/ The Learner and Learning Environment)
1.5 (Model and Apply Technology)
CCT:
Diversity
Technology
C3- (Establishes a Culture of Learning) (K,A)
3 (Learning Environments/ The Learner and Learning Environment)
The Cycle of Teaching: Planning, Assessment and Reflection
Prospective teachers need to make content knowledge relevant to learners by connecting it to local, state, national, and global issues and make content knowledge accessible to learners by using multiple means of communication to help learners use content to solve problems. Prospective teachers need to design student learning objectives that align to content standards and assess those objectives. Prospective teachers need to understand and integrate assessment, planning, and instructional strategies in coordinated and engaging ways. They need to know how to design, implement and interpret results from a range of formative and summative assessments so they can modify instruction.
C4- (Demonstrates Knowledge of Content, Pedagogy, and Resources) (K,A)
4 (Content Knowledge/Content Knowledge Environment)
1.4 (College and Career-Ready)
3.4 (Monitors Candidates' Progressions Throughout the Program)
C5- (Develops Learning Objectives that Align to Learning Standards) (K,A)
4 (Content Knowledge/Content Knowledge)
C6- (Engages Students in Inquiry-Based Learning and Academic Discourse) (K,A)
5 (Application of Content/Content Knowledge)
CCT: Technology
C7- (Plans for Supporting Academic Language (K,A)
C8 (Design Assessments to Support Learning) (K,A)
6 (Assessment/ Instructional Practice)
C9- (Uses Assessments to Inform Instructional Practices) (K,D,A)
C10- (Develops Success Criteria Based on Learning Objectives and Engages Learners in Analyzing their own Assessment) (K,A)
C11- (Designs Instruction to Engage/ Expand/ Support Student Learning) (K,A)
7 (Planning for Instruction/ Instructional Practice)
C12- (Facilitates Instruction to Expand/Support Learning) (K,A)
8 (Instructional Strategies/Instructional Practice)
C13- (Reflects on Teaching) (K,D,A)
9 (Professional Learning and Ethical Practice/Professional Responsibility)
9 (Professional Learning /Professional Responsibility)
C14- (Analyzes Teacher Effectiveness) (K,D,A)
Professional Responsibility
Prospective teachers need to create a safe and productive learning environment where learners can achieve at the highest levels. Prospective teachers need to be self-reflective, and collaborative. They need to contribute to improving instructional practices that meet learners’ needs and accomplish their school’s mission and goals. Prospective teachers need to model ethical behavior.
C15- (Participates in the Professional Community to Grow and Develop) (D,A)
10 (Leadership and Collaboration/Professional Responsibility)
3.3 (Candidate Quality, Recruitment and Selectivity-Non-academic factors)
C16- (Demonstrates Professional Ethics) (D,A)
NJPST 11 ( Ethical Practice/Professional Responsibility)
3.3 (Dispositions and Non-academic Attributes Throughout the Programs)
C17- (Demonstrates Professional Dispositions) (D,A)
Diversity Technology
NJPST 11 (Ethical Practice)
C18- (Demonstrate skills and commitment that afford all P-12 learners access to rigorous college and career ready standards) (K,A)
4 (Content Knowledge/Content Knowledge) NJLS 9-21st Century Life and Careers
