NBPTS Five Core Propositions and NCTEP Five Teaching Standards

Proposition 1: Teachers are committed to students and their learning.

Standard 2. Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students.

Proposition 2: Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students.

Standard 3. Teachers know the content they teach.

Proposition 3: Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.

Standard 4. Teachers facilitate learning for their students.

Proposition 4: Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.

Standard 5. Teachers reflect on their practice.

Proposition 5: Teachers are members of learning communities.

Standard 1. Teachers demonstrate leadership.

Interconnected themes:

• 21st-century skills & knowledge
• Collaboration
• Effective communication
• Ongoing assessment