ERIC Number: ED482817
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2002
Pages: 66
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ISBN: ISBN-999-8059-27-5
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Health Education Standards for Teachers of Students Ages 11-18 plus.
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Arlington, VA.
This publication presents 11 standards, which represent a professional consensus on the characteristics of accomplished practice and provide a profile of the accomplished health education teacher. The standards are organized around student learning and divided into three categories. The first category, "Preparing for Student Learning," includes (1) "Knowledge of Students"; (2) "Knowledge of Subject Matter"; (3) "Promoting Skills-Based Learning"; and (4) "Curricular Choices." The second category, "Advancing Student Learning," includes (5) "Instructional Approaches"; (6) "High Expectations for Students"; (7) "Assessment"; and (8) "Equity, Fairness, and Diversity." The third category, "Supporting Student Learning," includes (9) "Partnerships with Colleagues, Families and Community"; (10) "Advocacy for the Profession"; and (11) "Reflective Practice and Professional Growth." (SM)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Faculty Development, Family School Relationship, Health Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Learning Strategies, Reflective Teaching, School Community Relationship, Student Diversity, Student Evaluation, Teacher Certification, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Expectations of Students, Teacher Knowledge, Teacher Qualifications, Teaching Methods
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, National Office, 1525 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22209. Tel: 800-22TEACH (Toll Free); Web site: http://www.nbpts.org.
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education, Washington, DC.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.
Authoring Institution: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Arlington, VA.
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