Information for Educators

NC Professional Teaching Standards and Resources

• NC Professional Teaching Standards
  • STANDARD I: TEACHERS DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP
    • Lead in the Classroom
    • Lead in the School
    • Lead the Teaching Profession
    • Advocate for the School and Students
    • Demonstrate High Ethical Standards
  • STANDARD II: TEACHERS ESTABLISH A RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENT FOR A DIVERSE POPLULATION OF STUDENTS
    • Provide an environment in which each child has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults
    • Embrace diversity in the school community and in the world
    • Treat students as individuals
    • Adapt their teaching for the benefit of students with special needs
    • Work collaboratively with the families and significant adults in the lives of their students
  • STANDARD III: TEACHERS KNOW THE CONTENT THEY TEACH
    • Align their instruction with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study
    • Know the content appropriate to their teaching specialty
    • Recognize the interconnectedness of content area/disciplines
    • Make instruction relevant to students
  • STANDARD IV: TEACHERS FACILITATE LEARNING FOR THEIR STUDENTS
    • Know the ways in which learning takes place, and they know the appropriate levels of intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of their students
    • Plan instruction appropriate for their students
    • Use a variety of instructional methods
    • Integrate and utilize technology in their instruction
    • Help students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills
    • Help students work in teams and develop leadership qualities
    • Communicate effectively
    • Use a variety of methods to assess what each student has learned
  • STANDARD V: TEACHERS REFLECT ON THEIR PRACTICE
    • Analyze student learning
    • Link professional growth to their professional goals
    • Function effectively in a complex, dynamic environment

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