Standards
TEACHER STANDARDS FOR PERFORMANCE
Knowledge of Individualization of Instruction:
The teacher is responsive to the needs and experiences children bring to intellectual, emotional, and social level of each student, and choose alternative teaching strategies and materials to achieve different curricular purposes.
6.2 Design and/or modify standards-based instruction in response to
diagnosed student needs, including the needs of exceptional
learners and English language learners.
6.3 Utilize his/her understanding of educational disabilities and giftedness
and their effects on student learning in order to individualize instruction
for these students, the classroom, including those based on culture,
community, ethnicity, economics,linguistics, and innate learning abilities.
The teacher is knowledgeable about learning exceptionalities and conditions that affect the rate and extent of student learning, and is able to adapt instruction for all learners.
The teacher has demonstrated the ability to: 
6.1 Employ a wide range of teaching techniques to match student
learning abilities.
6.4 Teach students within the scope of a teacher's legal responsibilities
and students' educational rights, and follow procedures as specified
in state, federal and local statutes.
6.5 Develop and apply individualized education plans.
6.6 Collect data on individual student achievement and be accountable
for each child's learning.
6.7 Use specific knowledge of student medical conditions and medications
and their possible effects on student learning and behavior.
Knowledge of Technology: 
The teacher is skilled in technology and is knowledgeable about using technology to support instruction and enhance student learning.
The teacher has demonstrated the ability to:
7.1 Apply technology to the delivery of standards-based instruction.
7.2 Use technology to increase student achievement.
7.3 Utilize technology to manage and communicate information.
7.4 Apply technology to data-driven assessments of learning.
7.5 Instruct students in basic technology skills.