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| Illinois State Teaching Standards | ||||||
| 1. Content Knowledge | ||||||
| The teacher understands the central concepts, methods of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) and creates learning experiences that make the content meaningful to all students. | ||||||
| 2. Human Development and Learning. | ||||||
| The teacher understands how individuals grow, develop, and learn and provides opportunities that support the intellectual, social, and personal development of all students. | ||||||
| 3. Diversity | ||||||
| The teacher understands how students differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners. | ||||||
| 4. Planning for Instruction | ||||||
| The teacher understands instructional planning and designs instruction based upon knowledge of the discipline, students, the community, and curriculum goals. | ||||||
| 5. Learning Environment | ||||||
| The teacher uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation. | ||||||
| 6. Instructional Delivery | ||||||
| The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students' development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills. | ||||||
| 7. Communication | ||||||
| The teacher uses knowledge of effective written, verbal, nonverbal, and visual communication techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom. | ||||||
| 8. Assessment | ||||||
| The teacher understands various formal and informal assessment strategies and uses them to support the continuous development of all students. | ||||||
| 9. Collaborative Relationships | ||||||
| The teacher understands the role of the community in education and develops and maintains collaborative relationships with colleagues, parents/guardians, and the community to support student learning and well-being. | ||||||
| 10. Reflection and Professional Growth | ||||||
| The teacher is a reflective practitioner who continually evaluates how choices and actions affect students, parents, and other professionals in the learning community and actively seeks opportunities to grow professionally. | ||||||
| 11. Professional Conduct | ||||||
| The teacher understands education as a profession, maintains standards of professional conduct, and provides leadership to improve student learning and well-being. | ||||||
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