SPU Residency Certification Competencies

“To prepare educators for service and leadership by developing their professional competence within a framework of Christian faith and values”

I: Positive student-focused learning environment

II: Challenging and responsive curriculum

III: Efective teaching practices

IV: Assessments to monitor and improve instruction

V: Integrate technology into instruction and assessment

VI: Information to involve students and families

VII: Evaluations and professional improvement

VIII: Professional and ethical behavior

Approval Standard V-Knowledge and Skills

“To prepare educators who demonstrate a positive impact on student learning”

L: KNOWLEDGE OF LEARNERS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT IN SOCIAL CONTEXTS

     L1: Learner Centered (a variety of culturally responsive, developmentally and age appropriate strategies)

     L2: Classroom/School Centered (learning, knowledge and skills connected to classroom and school communities)

     L3: Family/Neighborhood Centered (informed by collaboration with families and neighborhoods)

     L4: Contextual Community Centered (responsible citizenship for an environmentally sustainable, globally interconnected and diverse society)

P: UNDERSTANDING OF TEACHING AS A PROFESSION

     P1: Informed by Professional Responsibilities and Policies (a collegial and professional school setting)

     P2: Enhanced by Reflective, Collabroative, Professional Growth-Centered Practice (benefiting students)

     P3: Informed by Legal and Ethical Responsibilities (students benefit from a safe and respectful learning environment)

S: SUBJECT MATTER AND CURRICULUM GOALS

     S1: Content Driven (use of reading, written and oral communication and technology)

     S2: Aligned with Curriculum Standards and Outcomes (student learning targets and progress to meet them)

     S3: Integrated Across Content Areas (subject matter integrating mathematical, scientific and aesthetic reasoning)

T: KNOWLEDGE OF TEACHING

     T1: Informed by Standards-Based Assessment (analysis using formative, summative and self-assessment)

     T2: Intentionally Planned (beneficial standards-based plannning that is personalized)

     T3: Influenced by Multiple Instructional Strategies (addressing ability levels and cultural backgrounds)

     T4: Informed by Technology (designed to create technologically proficient learners)