1. Brought to you by: Nathaniel Whiteman, Christina
Pena, Erica Gonzales, and Catherine Joseph
2. The teacher understands how learners grow and
develop, recognizing that patterns of learning and
development vary individually within and across
the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and
physical areas, and designs and implements
developmentally appropriate and challenging
learning experiences.
4. To better understand this standard, it would be beneficial to
break it down.
Differentiation
Other factors of education
Applying these factors as part of the curriculum
5. The teacher collaborates with families,
communities, colleagues, and other
professionals to promote learner growth and
development.
How can teachers collaborate with families,
communities, colleagues and other
professionals?
6. The teacher uses understanding of individual
differences and diverse cultures and communities to
ensure inclusive learning environments that enable
each learner to meet high standards.
8. This standard is a reiteration of differentiation. Although,
in this case, it refers to the different ethnical and cultural
differences that many of us will undoubtedly face. Such as
multi-lingual students, different views on education
between cultures, and varying factors within the
community. Along with these issues, the standard stresses
the need for the teacher to able to deal and work with
these issues.
9. The teacher incorporates tools of language
development into planning and instruction, including
strategies for making content accessible to English
language learners and for evaluating and supporting
their development of English proficiency
How can teachers meet the needs of English language
learners?
