Standard ThreeTeachers know the content they

teach.

Standard Three:•

Elements:

•Teachers align their instruction with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.

•Teachers know the content appropriate to their teaching specialty.

•Teachers recognize the interconnectedness of content areas/disciplines.

•Teachers make instruction relevant to students.

21st Century Teacher Skills Tied to the Standard

•Creativity

•Innovation

•Critical Thinking

•Problem Solving

•Communication

•Collaboration

•Flexibility

•Adaptability

•Technology Literacy

•Initiative

•Self-Direction

•Social Skills

•Cross-Cultural Skills

•Productivity

•Accountability

•Leadership

•Responsibility

•Media Literacy

•Entrepreneurial Literacy

Vision of 21st Century SchoolsTo succeed in the 21st century,

all students require a solid foundation in core academic subject mastery. In addition, all students must gain the cognitive and social skills that enable them to deal with the complex problems of our age.

~Partnership for 21st Century Skills

How are you helping students become…

Critical thinkers?Problem solvers?

Good communicators?Good collaborators?

Information and technology literate?

Flexible and adaptable?Innovative and creative?

Globally competent?Financially literate?

Civically literate?Health conscious?

Carol Frederick Steele

Inspired teachers' subject-matter knowledge is extensive, and they know from experience how to organize and present information to make it interesting and memorable to students. They integrate their subject-matter knowledge with other fields and help students to do the same.

Are you aligning your instruction with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (a.k.a. Essential Standards)?

Secondary

Are you utilizing: Pacing guides Learning Bridges Week-by-Week Essentials ClassScape formative assessments Curriculum mapping Departmental/Grade Level planning Vertical articulation (Feeder areas) AP Course Syllabus North Carolina Honors Course Standards CTE Blueprints DPI Secondary Resources

How do you determine the content appropriate for your specialty area?

Secondary

Are you accessing: Pacing guides Learning Bridges ClassScape CTE Blueprints DPI Secondary Resources Content literacy strategies United Streaming EOC Goal Summaries Vertical articulation meetings in the feeder area E-Group electronic information from DPI Journal articles relevant to your curriculum

Are you constantly engaged in conversations relative to the depth and breadth of your specialty area?

Do you recognize the interconnectedness of content

areas/disciplines?Secondary

Are you accessing: DPI’s Information Skills Integration Strategies (7-8) DPI’s Technology Integration for Middle & High Catawba County Schools C & I Resources Catawba County Schools Approved Reading List Vertical alignment K-12 Writing Plan

How do you make instruction relevant to students?Secondary

What strategies do you employ to make your content relevant to 21st Century learners? Do you incorporate:▫ Real-world applications▫ 21st Century skills▫ Project-based learning▫ Conceptual mathematics▫ SIOP strategies▫ Technology

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The

superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

-- William Ward

SECONDARY WEBSITESo Teaching on the Block http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/curriculum/secondlanguages/resources/flonblock/08adjusting.pdf

o Best Practices for Teaching and Learninghttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/curriculum/bpractices2.pdfo Theatre and American Historyhttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/artsed/resources/handbook/theatrearts/11studyingo Response to the Framework for Changehttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/acre/basis/whitepaper.pdfo Integration of Character Educationhttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/charactereducation/handbook/content.pdf

SECONDARY WEBSITES (continued)

o Stem-Focused Integrated High Schoolshttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/statesuperintendent/office/commissions/meetings/20090612/stem.pdf

A VISION OF STUDENTS TODAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o&feature=related

Standard ThreeTeachers know the content they

teach.