The teacher understands how students learn and develop, recognizing that patterns of learning and development vary individually within and across the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical areas, and designs and implements developmentally appropriate and challenging learning experiences.
Possible Indicators:
- Candidates understand child development in the areas of cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical growth.
- Candidates use information about children’s growth to adjust instructional practices.
- Candidates design developmentally appropriate and challenging learning experiences.
- Candidates use a strengths-based approach to planning instruction.
- Candidates understand how to collaborate with others– professionals, families, and students- to design instruction to meet children’s learning needs.
