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School District of Beloit
Board of Education Policy #311
Principles of competent teaching shall be reflected by all staff and
support the School District of Beloit philosophy to provide an
environment in which each child's needs can be met to ensure maximum
student achievement. Among these principles are the following:
- The professional educator understands and applies the
central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the
discipline(s) he/she teaches and can create learning experiences
that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for
students.
- The professional educator understands how children learn
and develop and will provide learning opportunities that support
their intellectual, social, and personal development.
- The professional educator understands how students differ
in their approaches to learning and creates instructional
opportunities that are adapted to learners with diverse
needs.
- The professional educator understands and uses a variety of
instructional strategies to encourage students' development of
critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
- The professional educator has 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.
- The professional educator has knowledge of effective
verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques to foster
active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the
classroom.
- The professional educator plans instruction based upon
knowledge of subject matter, students, the community, and
curriculum goals.
- The professional educator understands and has formal and
informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the
continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the
learner.
- The professional educator is a reflective practitioner who
continually evaluates the effects of his/her choices and actions
on others (students, parents, and other professionals in the
learning community), constantly reviews his/her own performance,
actively seeks input from others (parents, professional educators,
principals), and actively seeks out opportunities to grow
professionally. Professional growth is a critical factor to
success for professional educators and the School District of Beloit.
- The professional educator fosters relationships with
school colleagues, parents, and agencies in the larger community
to support students' learning and well-being and is an active
participant in the community of Beloit.
* "Model Standards for Beginning Professional Educator
Licensing and Development: A Resource for State Dialogue," Interstate New Professional
Educator Assessment and Support Consortium (California,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin, the
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the American
Association for Colleges of Professional Educator Education, the
National Council on Accreditation of Professional Educator
Education, the National Association of State Directors of
Professional Educator Education, the National Association of State
Boards of Education, the American Federation of Professional
Educators and the National Education Association) (1992). Modified
by the School District of Beloit Board of Education (1999)
- CROSS REF.: 110 Educational Philosophy
- 111 Effective Schools
- APPROVED: November 24, 1992
- REVISED: March 23, 1999
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