Teachers Demonstrate Mastery and Pedagogical Expertise in the Content They Teach
A. Alignment: Teachers provide instruction that is aligned with Colorado Academic Standards, their District's organized plan of instruction, and the individual needs of their students.
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B. Literacy: Teachers demonstrate knowledge of student literacy development in reading, writing, speaking and listening.
We have been developing reading guides for each chapter in Advanced Chemistry that assist students in reading for meaning in a technical science book. Click here for an example of a reading guide for Advanced Chemistry. |
C. Numeracy: Teachers demonstrate knowledge of mathematics and understand how to promote student development in numeracy as appropriate to content and level.
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D. Content: Teachers demonstrate knowledge of the content, central concepts, tools of inquiry, appropriate evidence-based instructional practices and specialized character of the disciplines being taught.
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E. Connectedness: Teachers develop lessons that reflect the interconnectedness of content areas/disciplines
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F. Relevance: Teachers make instruction and content relevant to students and take actions to connect students' background and contextual knowledge with new information being taught.
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