importance of creating and learning environments that safe and supportive learning maintaining safe learning promote the healthy environments that promote the environments that promote the development of diverse healthy development of all development of young populations of young young adolescents. They adolescents. adolescents. create dynamic environments that celebrate and incorporate the diversity found within student populations. Middle teacher candidates Middle level teacher Middle teacher candidates understand the importance of candidates assess the diverse assess the diverse using young adolescent developmental levels of their developmental levels of their development when selecting students and use this students and use this instructional strategies and information when selecting information effectively when making curricular decisions. instructional strategies and selecting instructional making curricular decisions. strategies and making curricular decisions. They reflect on their decisions and revise their practice to enhance their teaching effectiveness and to increase student learning. Middle teacher candidates Middle teacher candidates Middle level teacher demonstrate awareness about articulate and apply their candidates articulate and apply the ways young adolescent understanding of the their understanding of school development impacts school diversities of young organizations and the organizations and middle level adolescent development as components of middle level programs and practices. they work successfully within programs and practices. They middle level school use this understanding to help organizations and engage in ensure a successful schooling middle level programs and experience for all young practices. adolescents (e.g., race, ethnicity, culture, age, appearance, ability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, family composition). They use reflection to improve their ability to be successful in middle level programs and practices in a variety of school organizational patterns. References Association for Middle Education (2006). Association for Middle Level Education position Westerville, OH: Author. statement on the professional preparation of middle level teachers. Retrieved from
importance of creating and maintaining safe learning environments that promote the development of young adolescents. learning environments that promote the healthy development of diverse populations of young adolescents. safe and supportive learning environments that promote the healthy development of all young adolescents. They create dynamic environments that celebrate and incorporate the diversity found within student populations. Middle teacher candidates understand the importance of using young adolescent development when selecting instructional strategies and making curricular decisions. Middle level teacher candidates assess the diverse developmental levels of their students and use this information when selecting instructional strategies and making curricular decisions. Middle teacher candidates assess the diverse developmental levels of their students and use this information effectively when selecting instructional strategies and making curricular decisions. They reflect on their decisions and revise their practice to enhance their teaching effectiveness and to increase student learning. Middle teacher candidates demonstrate awareness about the ways young adolescent development impacts school organizations and middle level programs and practices. Middle teacher candidates articulate and apply their understanding of the diversities of young adolescent development as they work successfully within middle level school organizations and engage in middle level programs and practices. Middle level teacher candidates articulate and apply their understanding of school organizations and the components of middle level programs and practices. They use this understanding to help ensure a successful schooling experience for all young adolescents (e.g., race, ethnicity, culture, age, appearance, ability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, family composition). They use reflection to improve their ability to be successful in middle level programs and practices in a variety of school organizational patterns. References Association for Middle Education (2006). Association for Middle Level Education position statement on the professional preparation of middle level teachers. Westerville, OH: Author. Retrieved from
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