NC+Professional+Teaching+Standards

Using TPAK is a reflection of the NEW Professional Teaching Standards of NC:

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See part of Standard IV: teachers integrate and utilize technology in their instruction. Teachers know when and how to use technology to maximize student learning. Teachers help students use technology to learn content, think critically, solve problems, discern reliability, use information, communicate, innovate, and collaborate. • Know appropriate use • Help students use technology to learn content, think critically, solve problems, discern reliability, use information, communicate, innovate, and collaborate teachers help students develop critical thinking and problemsolving skills. Teachers encourage students to ask questions, think creatively, develop and test innovative ideas, synthesize knowledge and draw conclusions. They help students exercise and communicate sound reasoning; understand connections; make complex choices; and frame, analyze, and solve problems. • Encourage students to ask questions, think creatively, develop and test innovative ideas, synthesize knowledge and draw conclusions • Help students exercise and communicate sound reasoning; understand connections; make complex choices; and frame, analyze, and solve problems teachers help students work in teams and develop leadership qualities. Teachers teach the importance of cooperation and collaboration. They organize learning teams in order to help students define roles, strengthen social ties, improve communication and collaborative skills, interact with people from different cultures and backgrounds, and develop leadership qualities. • Teach the importance of cooperation and collaboration • Organize learning teams in order to help students define roles, strengthen social ties, improve communication and collaborative skills, interact with people from different cultures and backgrounds, and develop leadership qualities teachers communicate effectively. Teachers communicate in ways that are clearly understood by their students. They are perceptive listeners and are able to communicate with students in a variety of ways even when language is a barrier. Teachers help students articulate thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively. • Communicate clearly with students in a variety of ways • Assist students in articulating thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively teachers use a variety of methods to assess what each student has learned. Teachers use multiple indicators, including formative and summative assessments, to evaluate student progress and growth as they strive to eliminate achievement gaps. Teachers provide opportunities, methods, feedback, and tools for students to assess themselves and each other. Teachers use 21st Century assessment systems to inform instruction and demonstrate evidence of students’ 21st Century knowledge, skills, performance, and dispositions. • Use multiple indicators, both formative and summative, to evaluate student progress • Provide opportunities for self-assessment • Use assessment systems to inform instruction and demonstrate evidence of students’ 21st Century knowledge, skills, performance, and dispositions