StandardsStandard 1- Commitment to Mathematics Learning of All Students
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DescriptionAccomplished math teachers believe that all students can learn. We are dedicated to determining the abilities and learning styles of all our students, and developing teaching strategies that accommodate our students’ needs.
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Standard 2- Knowledge of Mathematics
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Accomplished math teachers understand the connections between concrete math techniques and abstract concepts.
Accomplished math teachers understand the various domains of mathematics and ways in which to get students to develop understanding in all of these areas. |
Standard 3- Knowledge of the Students
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Accomplished teachers are committed to getting to know students’ backgrounds, past experiences, learning styles, and personal needs. Teachers motivate and challenge students when it’s appropriate as needed and offer additional support as needed.
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Standard 4- Knowledge of the Practice of Teaching
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Accomplished math teachers use their knowledge of pedagogy, math, and student development to make informed, appropriate instructional strategies.
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Standard 5- Learning Environment
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Accomplished math teachers create classroom environments in which students are actively learning, inclined to take risks, and develop self-confidence.
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Standard 6- Ways to Think Mathematically
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Accomplished mathematics teachers develop their own and their student’ abilities to reason and think mathematically- to investigate and explore patterns, to discover structures and establish mathematical relationships, to formulate and solve problems, to justify and communicate conclusions, and to question and extend those conclusions.
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Standard 8-Reflection and Growth
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Accomplished math teachers reflect on the teaching strategies they’ve use, and continually make adjustments to help improve their students’ knowledge.
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