PRESENTATION OUTLINE
The teacher can connect concepts.
Can also engage learners in
- critical thinking
- creativity
- collaborative problem solving related to authentic local and global issues.
Teachers create projects to help learners in various ways.
Helps students use resources.
Ex. computers, books, etc.
Helps to develop students communication skills
Teacher knows how to use technology to help students learn
Helps learners develop questioning skills
helps students create original work
Knows how to build global awareness
Constantly exploring & teaching global issues
Flexible learning enviroments
5(a). Teacher develops & implements projects that guide learners in analyzing the complexities of an issue or question using perspectives from varied disciplines & cross-disciplinary skills
5(b). The teacher engages learners in applying content knowledge to real world problems through the lens of interdisciplinary themes
5(c). Teacher facilitates learners’ use of current tools and resources to maximize content learning in varied contexts.
5(d). The teacher engages learners in questioning & challenging assumptions & approaches in order to foster innovation & problem solving in local & global contexts.
5(e). Teacher develops learners’ communication skills in disciplinary & interdisciplinary contexts by creating meaningful opportunities
to employ a variety of forms of communication that address varied audiences & purposes.
5(f). Teacher engages learners in generating and evaluating new ideas & novel approaches, seeking inventive solutions to problems, & developing original work.
5(g). Teacher facilitates learners’ ability to develop diverse social & cultural perspectives that expand their understanding of local & global issues & create novel approaches to solving problems.
5(h). Teacher develops & implements supports for learner literacy development across content areas.
5(i). Teacher understands the ways of knowing in his/her discipline, how it relates to other disciplinary approaches to inquiry, & the strengths & limitations of each approach in addressing problems, issues, & concerns.
5(j). Teacher understands how current interdisciplinary themes connect to the core subjects & knows how to weave those themes into meaningful learning experiences.
5(k). Teacher understands the demands of accessing & managing information as well as how to evaluate issues of ethics & quality related to information & its use.
5(l). Teacher understands how to use digital & interactive technologies for efficiently & effectively achieving specific learning goals.
5(m). Teacher understands critical thinking processes & knows how to help learners develop high level questioning skills to promote their independent learning.
5(n). Teacher understands communication modes & skills as vehicles for learning across disciplines as well as vehicles for expressing learning.
5(o). Teacher understands creative thinking processes & how to engage learners in producing original work.
5(p). Teacher knows where & how to access resources to build global awareness & understanding, & how to integrate them into the curriculum.
5(q). Teacher is constantly exploring how to use disciplinary knowledge as a lens to address local & global issues.
5(r). Teacher values knowledge outside his/her own content area & how such knowledge enhances student learning.
5(s). Teacher values flexible learning environments that encourage learner exploration, discovery, & expression across content areas.
