The eMINTS Competencies by Brooke

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Questioning: Teacher creates a classroom environment where questioning promotes critical thinking and inquiry

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Knowledge Construction: Teacher cultivates complex thinking and knowledge construction.

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Self-directed Learners: Teacher equips students to become self-directed learners.

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Assessment: Teacher uses varied assessments (formative and summative) aligned to standards (process, content, technology).

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Instructional Decision-making: Teacher makes instructional decisions based on data collected from formative and summative assessments.

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Learning Outcomes: Teacher provides multiple opportunities for students to demonstrate proficiency and mastery of standards and learning outcomes.

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Diverse Learners: Teacher’s day-to-day practices address the diverse needs and characteristics of all learners.

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Classroom Environment: Teacher establishes a classroom where students work effectively in teams.

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Risk-taking: Teacher fosters an atmosphere of safety and connection so individuals feel comfortable taking risks and are willing to share.

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Leadership Development: Teacher promotes the development of leadership skills in all students.

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Collaboration: Teacher cultivates global collaborations and creates opportunities for safe interactions with others outside the classroom.

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Professional Practice: Teacher continuously improves professional practice and engages in lifelong learning in order to improve teaching and learning.

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Lesson Design: Teacher constructs authentic, engaging and student-centered units of study based on standards.

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Inquiry and Innovation: Teacher promotes discovery, creativity, inventiveness and innovation.

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Information and Media Literacy: Teacher prepares students to become information and media literate.

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Digital Citizenship: Teacher prepares students to be digital citizens by modeling and teaching appropriate, responsible behavior with regards to technology use.

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Seamless Technology Integration: Teacher develops a learning environment where technology is seamlessly integrated into the classroom as a fundamental tool for learning.

Continuous lifelong learning takes place in a community. eMINTS helps teachers and other participants learn the importance of building a community of learners where learners share, take risks, respect and push each other as they find their own best ways to learn and engage in deep content with one another.

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Seamless integration of technology with authentic learning and differentiated instruction bring about true learning. Technology adds excitement and motivation for students and teachers as they use digital tools to enhance and expand learning beyond the classroom walls.

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Through the use of real-world projects, students become problem-solvers, collaborators, critical thinkers, inventors, and creators. Through the use of global content, students begin to ask and think about their world in new and innovative ways.

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The best teaching and learning take place in classrooms where teachers value self-directed learning. Through the use of varied instructional and assessment strategies teachers have the opportunity to create the kinds of lessons that meet the needs of learners.

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