National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

Program Standards For Elementary Teacher Preparation

Index


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Rubrics for ACEI/NCATE Elementary Standards

Rubrics for ACEI/NCATE Review of Assessment Evidence Provided in a Program Report

Guidelines for preparing program reports

Synopsis

Design of Program Standards
Content of the Standards
Requirements for institutional submissions

PREFACE

Members of the Program Standards Development Project Drafting Committee

PART I: Standards for Candidates Preparing to Teach Elementary Students

A. INTRODUCTION

A perspective on teaching elementary students
Alignment with INTASC
Developmental foundations
K-6 grade span

B. STANDARDS

Structure of the standards

Connections among the standards

Source documents for the Program Standards

1. Development, Learning and Motivation
Rubrics for Standard 1

2. Curriculum
2.1 English language arts
Rubrics for Standard 2.1
2.2 Science
Rubrics for Standard 2.2
2.3 Mathematics
Rubrics for Standard 2.3
2.4 Social studies
Rubrics for Standard 2.4
2.5 The arts
Rubrics for Standard 2.5
2.6 Health education
Rubrics for Standard 2.6
2.7 Physical education
Rubrics for Standard 2.7
2.8 Connections across the curriculum
Rubrics for Standard 2.8

3. Instruction
3.1 Integrating and applying knowledge for instruction
Rubrics for Standard 3.1
3.2 Adaptation to diverse students
Rubrics for Standard 3.2
3.3 Development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills
Rubrics for Standard 3.3
3.4 Active engagement in learning
Rubrics for Standard 3.4
3.5 Communication to Foster Learning
Rubrics for Standard 3.5

4. Assessment
Rubrics for Standard 4

5. Professionalism
5.1 Practices and behaviors of developing career teachers
Rubrics for Standard 5.1
5.2 Reflection and evaluation
Rubrics for Standard 5.2
5.3 Collaboration with families
Rubrics for Standard 5.3
5.4 Collaboration with colleagues and the community
Rubrics for Standard 5.4

For information on the program review process go to: http://www.ncate.org/institutions/process.asp

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Last updated May 2005

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