INTASC Standards

The INTASC task force decided to begin its work by articulating standards for a common core of teaching knowledge and skills that should be acquired by all new teachers, to be followed by additional specific standards for disciplinary areas and levels of schooling.          Like the first tier of assessment for licensing in virtually all other professions, this “common core” is intended to outline the common principles and foundations of practice that cut across specialty areas — the knowledge of student learning and development, curriculum and teaching, contexts and purposes which creates a set of professional understandings, abilities, and commitments that all teachers share.

The pages which follow focus on the INTASC standards developed by the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium in conjunction with representatives from the states and multiple school districts. These national standards address criteria by which new teachers are assessed. The ten standards are:

1. Content Pedagogy
2. Student Development
3. Diverse Learners
4. Instructional Strategies
5. Motivation and Management
6. Communication and Technology
7. Instructional Planning
8. Assessment
9. Reflective Practice: Professional Growth
10. School and Community Involvement

I have gathered artifacts from my career thus far that demonstrate my knowledge and application of the INTASC standards. Each artifact is accompanied by an explanation and justification that addresses why that particular artifact has been included.