1. Foundations: The teacher understands the central concepts,
tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline he or she
teaches, and can create learning experiences that make these
aspects of subject matter meaningful for students.

2. Development and Characteristics of Learners: The teacher
understands how children learn and develop and can provide
learning opportunities that support their intellectual, social,
and personal development.

3. Individual Learning Differences: The teacher understands how
students differ in their approaches to learning and creates
instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse 
learners.

4. Instructional Strategies: The teacher understands and uses a
variety of instructional strategies to encourage students'
development of critical thinking, problem solving, and
performance skills.

5. Learning Environments and Social Interaction: The teacher 
uses an understanding of individual and group motivation and 
behavior to create a learning environment that encourages 
positive social interaction, active engagement in learning and 
self-motivation.

6. Communication: The teacher uses knowledge of effective 
verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques to foster 
active inquiry, collaboration and supportive interaction in the 
classroom.

7. Instructional Planning: The teacher plans instruction based
upon knowledge of subject matter, student, the community, and
curriculum goals.

8. Assessment: The teacher understands and uses formal and
informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the
continuous intellectual, social, and physical development of the
learner.

9. Professional and Ethical Practice: The teacher is a 
reflective practitioner who continually evaluates the effects 
of his/her choices and actions on others (students, parents, 
and other professionals in the learning community) and who 
actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.

10. Collaboration: The teacher fosters relationships with school
colleagues, parents, and agencies in the larger community to
support students' learning.

1. Introduction and course overview
2. Relationship of Educational Philosophy and Instruction; 
Effective Instruction for All Students
3. Inclusive teaching
4. Direct instruction 
5. Collaboration
6. Teaching Students with High Incidence Disabilities, Low    
Incidence Disabilities, and Other Learning Needs
7. Improving Classroom Behavior and Social Skills
8. Promoting Inclusion with Classroom Peers
9. Motivation and Affect
10. Attention and Memory
11. Teaching Study Skills
12. Assessment
13. Literacy 
14. Mathematics
15. Science and Social Studies
16. Transitions