Competency 001-013

Competency 001: The teacher understands human developmental

processes and applies this knowledge to plan instruction and ongoing

assessment that motivate students and are responsive to their

development characteristics and needs.

A teacher needs to understand the stages of human development

process to better understand how an individual grow from infancy

to adulthood. This will help the teacher understand how to

instruct a lesson plan that is suitable for that childs age and

better to fulfill the needs of that child through their

developmental stages, but beware of developmental delays.

Competency 002: The teacher understands students diversity and

knows how to plan learning experiences and design assessments that

are responsive to differences among students and that promote all

students' learning.
 A teacher needs to understand the diversity in the classroom and

in the community, so that the teacher can better understand the

students diversity and promote a healthy student learning. Also,

to promote an understanding in the childs environment.

Competency 003: The teacher understands procedures for designing

effective and coherent instructions and assessment based on

appropriate learning goals and objectives.

Having an effective lesson. That is planned, effective and

appropriate for each child age. It need to be taught to each child

for an appropriate goal and purposes so that each subject is

understood.

Competency 004: The teacher understands learning processes and

factors that impact students learning and demonstrates this

knowledge by planning effective, engaging instruction and

appropriate assessments.

The lesson needs to impact an engaging instruction and

appropriate lesson that accommodates each student age, but the

 teacher also needs to understand the difference that a student or

child may have to accommodate that lesson for that child, so each

child learns their full potential and receives the same education.

Competency 005: The teacher knows how to establish a classroom

climate that fosters learning, equity and excellence and uses this

knowledge to create a physical and emotional environment that is

safe and productive.

A teacher need to provide a safe, productive, and stable

surrounding for all student. The student need be treated as an

equal. As this will establish a healthy relationship with the

student to feel safe in their settings and a productive year of

learning.

Competency 006: The teacher understands strategies for creating an

organized and productive learning environment and for managing

student behavior.

The teacher needs to have and organized classroom for the

students to be productive in their education and by these

 strategies help promotes a good and manage behavior in the

class. Also, their needs to be a officiate set of rules to accomadate

an organized classroom and to promote a good behavior and

learning environment.

Competency 007: The teacher understands and applies principles and

strategies for communicating effectively in varied teaching and

learning contexts.

The teacher should know how to communicate the curriculum to

the student through different strategies. As this would include

visual, auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic learning. So, by teaching

these techniques can help each child learn in their own style of

learning. This would include reading, telling stories and showing

visual examples.

Competency 008: The teacher provides appropriate instruction that

actively engages students in the learning process.

Teachers can keep children active in their studies by telling stories

or activities by engaging each student into the lesson. This would

 include asking questions and enhancing their skills on a subject or

put the students in groups.

Competency 009: The teacher incorporates the effective use of

technology to plan, organize, deliver and evaluate instruction for all

students.

The teacher needs to know how to communicate the lecture in a

way that it is understandable for every student either by

computer, or even on the board. It needs to be well thought out

and organized and deliver in the way that students will benefit

from it.

Competency 010: The teacher monitors student performance and

achievements; provides students with timely, high-quality feedback

and responds flexibly to promote learning for all students.

The teacher demonstrates stages that can accomadate a high-

quality learning from all student. By placing different ways of

learning into a class that will help modify the flexibility in the class

and with the students.

Competency 011: The teacher understands the importance of family

involvement in children's education and knows how to interact and

communicate effectively with family.

The teacher should understand that family is a very important

factor in that childs education. So, by providing and interacting

with the family of each student. The teacher will get some insight

and a better understanding of what is going on in that childs life.

Also, the teacher is creating a safe zone for that child and family.

Competency 012: The teacher enhances professional knowledge and

skills by effectively interacting with other members of the professional

community and participating in various types of professional

activities.

Communicating with peers and fellow teacher is creating a

ground of trust and understanding. It shows the reflection of

interest in the all student education and in the community. In

contrast, participating in the school programs shows a great deal

participating in the community.

Competency 013: The teacher understands and adheres to legal and

ethical requirements for education and is knowledgeable of the

structure of education in Texas.

Following the requirement and what the school expects as an

educator. Being aware of the rules and regulations that might

affect a teacher or school.