Comparison Of National And State Standards
Comparison of National and State Standards
Danae Richmond
Midway College
Teachers are vital to ensure the success and college/career readiness of all students, and to do this properly; they must follow a set of standards that correspond to their certification. In the United States, all teachers must follow the
SPA standards in place for their specific certification area. For English teachers,
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has come up with a list of standards to follow. Furthermore, in Kentucky, teachers must also follow the
Kentucky Teacher Standards adopted by the EPSB in 2008.
Many of the national and Kentucky standards are the same. For example, both the NCTE Standards and the Kentucky Teacher Standards …show more content…
Another similarity between the NCTE Standards and the Kentucky
Teacher Standards is the emphasis on collaboration with other teachers.
Standard 8 in the Kentucky Teacher Standards says that teachers should collaborate with colleagues, parents, and others, and under standard 4 in the
NCTE Standards, it states that English teachers should work with teachers in
other content areas to help students connect important ideas within
English/Language Arts with similar ones in other disciplines. The NCTE
Standards also says, under standard 2, that teachers should develop a plan for professional development that features collaboration with the academic community and professional organizations. All of these standards stress the importance of collaborating with others, in the educational profession and outside, to ensure that students receive the best possible education.
Designing and implementing instruction is another standard that both the
Kentucky Teacher Standards and the NCTE Standards describes. Under standard 2 in the NCTE Standards, it says that teachers should design …show more content…
Standard 6 says that teachers should use technology to communicate with colleagues and parents, standard 8 says teachers should design a plan that involves parents, colleagues, and others in a collaborative effort to enhance
student learning, and standard 5 says teachers should communicate learning results to students and parents. These standards outline how important it is to involve parents in student learning to ensure their success.
Another difference is that the NCTE Standards put a larger emphasis on involving culture and society in the classroom. Standard 2 says that teachers should make meaningful connections between English/Language Arts and culture, society, and education, and that they should use English/Language Arts to help students become more familiar with their own and other cultures.
Standard 3 also says that teachers should use works from a wide variety of genres and cultures and also understand the media’s influence on culture.
Because culture plays a huge part in our everyday life, these standards explain how important it is for teachers to understand different cultures and
Danae Richmond
Midway College
Teachers are vital to ensure the success and college/career readiness of all students, and to do this properly; they must follow a set of standards that correspond to their certification. In the United States, all teachers must follow the
SPA standards in place for their specific certification area. For English teachers,
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has come up with a list of standards to follow. Furthermore, in Kentucky, teachers must also follow the
Kentucky Teacher Standards adopted by the EPSB in 2008.
Many of the national and Kentucky standards are the same. For example, both the NCTE Standards and the Kentucky Teacher Standards …show more content…
Another similarity between the NCTE Standards and the Kentucky
Teacher Standards is the emphasis on collaboration with other teachers.
Standard 8 in the Kentucky Teacher Standards says that teachers should collaborate with colleagues, parents, and others, and under standard 4 in the
NCTE Standards, it states that English teachers should work with teachers in
other content areas to help students connect important ideas within
English/Language Arts with similar ones in other disciplines. The NCTE
Standards also says, under standard 2, that teachers should develop a plan for professional development that features collaboration with the academic community and professional organizations. All of these standards stress the importance of collaborating with others, in the educational profession and outside, to ensure that students receive the best possible education.
Designing and implementing instruction is another standard that both the
Kentucky Teacher Standards and the NCTE Standards describes. Under standard 2 in the NCTE Standards, it says that teachers should design …show more content…
Standard 6 says that teachers should use technology to communicate with colleagues and parents, standard 8 says teachers should design a plan that involves parents, colleagues, and others in a collaborative effort to enhance
student learning, and standard 5 says teachers should communicate learning results to students and parents. These standards outline how important it is to involve parents in student learning to ensure their success.
Another difference is that the NCTE Standards put a larger emphasis on involving culture and society in the classroom. Standard 2 says that teachers should make meaningful connections between English/Language Arts and culture, society, and education, and that they should use English/Language Arts to help students become more familiar with their own and other cultures.
Standard 3 also says that teachers should use works from a wide variety of genres and cultures and also understand the media’s influence on culture.
Because culture plays a huge part in our everyday life, these standards explain how important it is for teachers to understand different cultures and