Standard 3: Element Breakdown by Jessie Linkous Gravel https://padlet.com/jessielinkous/lstfrzxy05rx en-us 2017-10-23 18:11:18 UTC 2017-10-23 19:46:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Element A: Teachers align their instruction with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. jessielinkous https://padlet.com/jessielinkous/lstfrzxy05rx/wish/199722173 In order to enhance the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, teachers investigate the content standards developed by professional organizations in their specialty area. They develop and apply strategies to make the curriculum rigorous and relevant for all students and provide a balanced curriculum that enhances literacy skills. ]]> 2017-10-23 18:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jessielinkous/lstfrzxy05rx/wish/199722173 Element B: Teachers know the content appropriate to their teaching specialty. jessielinkous https://padlet.com/jessielinkous/lstfrzxy05rx/wish/199730254 Teachers bring a richness and depth of understanding to their classrooms by knowing their subjects beyond the content they are expected to teach and by directing students’ natural curiosity into an interest in learning. Elementary teachers have broad knowledge across disciplines. Middle school and high school teachers have depth in one or more specific content areas or disciplines. 

]]> 2017-10-23 18:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jessielinkous/lstfrzxy05rx/wish/199730254 Element C: Teachers recognize the interconnectedness of content areas/disciplines. jessielinkous https://padlet.com/jessielinkous/lstfrzxy05rx/wish/199730341 Teachers know the links and vertical alignment of the grade or subject they teach and the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. Teachers understand how the content they teach relates to other disciplines in order to deepen understanding and connect learning for students. Teachers promote global awareness and its relevance to the subjects they teach. ]]> 2017-10-23 18:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jessielinkous/lstfrzxy05rx/wish/199730341 Element D: Teachers make instruction relevant to students. jessielinkous https://padlet.com/jessielinkous/lstfrzxy05rx/wish/199730394 Teachers incorporate 21st century life skills into their teaching deliberately, strategically, and broadly. These skills include leadership, ethics, accountability, adaptability, personal productivity, personal responsibility, people skills, self- direction, and social responsibility. Teachers help their students understand the relationship between the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and 21st century content which includes global awareness; nancial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy; civic literacy; and health awareness. ]]> 2017-10-23 18:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jessielinkous/lstfrzxy05rx/wish/199730394