The successful teacher candidate will consistently meet the following objectives:
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- Teacher Dispositions
- Demonstrate the values, attitudes, and dispositions consistent with those expected
of a professional educator.
- Demonstrate a level of integrity and respect that honors the dignity of self, others,
and the education profession.
- Know, and at all times act, in accordance with professional, ethical, and legal standards
as defined in all relevant guidelines, policies, and statutes, including FERPA, COPPA,
and other applicable federal laws.
- Speak and act in a manner that reflects genuine concern for the safety and well-being
of self and of all members of the educational context in which he/she/they work.
- Demonstrate an eagerness to acquire, understand, respect, and consider the cultural
backgrounds and contexts of individual learners, the classroom, the school, and the
greater community, and use this information to adapt and differentiate instruction
that meets the needs of all learners
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- Planning & Instruction
- Develop, at minimum, beginning teacher competence in the full range of teaching skills
and functions of a classroom teacher.
- Demonstrate increasing degrees of competence in planning lessons and instruction aligned
with appropriate standards and with learners' developmental levels, skills, and strengths.
- Demonstrate increasing degrees of competence in implementing engaging flexible lessons
that encourage maximum learning
- Present subject matter content accurately and in ways that demonstrate an understanding
of the major concepts, discipline-specific vocabulary, conceptual structure, and processes
of inquiry specific to the discipline.
- Increase his/her/their understanding of common learner misconceptions in the subject
being taught and demonstrate effective approaches to both assess and guide learners
to accurate understanding.
- Make informed and purposeful choices to integrate technology in significant and effective
ways to improve communication and learning.
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- Professionalism
- Communicate, collaborate, and consult with teachers, students, administrators, parents,
and other stakeholders within the clinical teaching context in ways that demonstrate
respect, professionalism, and promote positive improvement for all.
- Use the expected conventions of professional communication in all verbal, written
and digital contexts.
- Seek out, be receptive to, and respond to substantive feedback from all program faculty.
- Display a commitment to and engage in ongoing reflection and self-assessment of his/her/their
current teaching practice for the purpose of continuous improvement
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- Assessment & Technology Use
- Demonstrate an awareness of and an increasing ability over time to select and use
instructional methods and strategies that respond to content demands and learners'
needs.
- Select, create (as needed), and apply assessment strategies and tools in ways that
indicate understanding of the role of both formative and summative assessment in informing
the Learning Cycle.
- Use information and data from assessments to inform and adapt instruction.
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University of North Texas 
