What are the RI professional teaching Standards?
The Rhode Island Professional Teaching Standards (RIPTS) are content standards that outline what every teacher should know and be able to do. The RIPTS are ambitious and visionary, while at the same time presenting a portrait of quality teaching that every competent professional can achieve.
What are the Aitsl standards for?
The Standards enhance the professionalism of teachers by raising the status and contributing positively to the public standing of the profession (AITSL 2011b). They have two main purposes: to improve the quality of teaching ◆ to support the career progression of Australian teachers.
What constitutes a quality teacher?
Some qualities of a good teacher include skills in communication, listening, collaboration, adaptability, empathy and patience. Other characteristics of effective teaching include an engaging classroom presence, value in real-world learning, exchange of best practices and a lifelong love of learning.
What is professional standard for teacher?
Professional standards are statements of a teacher’s professional attributes, professional knowledge and understanding, and professional skills. They provide clarity of the expectations at each career stage.
What is the meaning of content knowledge and pedagogy?
Pedagogical content knowledge
Definitions. Pedagogical content knowledge is a special combination of content and pedagogy that is uniquely constructed by teachers and thus is the “special” form of an educator’s professional knowing and understanding. Pedagogical content knowledge also is known as craft knowledge.
Why do teachers need standards?
Standards ensure better accountability – holding teachers and schools responsible for what goes on in the classrooms. The practice of aligning learning to standards also helps ensure that a higher level of learning is attained, guides teachers in the process of assessment and helps keep them on track.
Why do teachers have professional standards?
Quality professional learning standards identify characteristics of professional learning that are most likely to support educators in building individual and collective capacity to meet professional, school, and student performance expectations.
How do teachers get standards?
How do I achieve the teaching standards?
- Make accurate and productive use of assessment.
- Plan and teach well-structured lessons.
- Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils.
- Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good safe learning environment.