Standard 1: Student Development and Diversity
Teachers at the secondary level have a broad and comprehensive understanding of student development and diversity and demonstrate the ability to provide instruction that is responsive to student differences and that promotes development and learning for all students, including:
1.1 major concepts, theories, and processes related to the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, physical, and moral development of students in grades 5–12, and factors in the home, school, community, and broader environment that influence the development of students at this level
1.2 knowledge of developmental characteristics and developmental variation for students in grades 5–12, and the ability to use this knowledge to inform instructional decision making and promote student success
1.3 typical developmental challenges for students in grades 5–12 (e.g., in relation to peer interactions, identity formation, self-esteem, risk taking, and educational decision making), and the ability to help students address these challenges
1.4 knowledge of types of student diversity (e.g., cultural, economic, and linguistic background; gender; religion; family structure), and the ability to use this knowledge to promote learning and development for students with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, and needs
1.5 knowledge of types of exceptionalities, including high ability and twice exceptional; their characteristics; and their implications for development, teaching, and learning; and the ability to use this knowledge to promote learning and development for students with exceptionalities
1.6 processes of second-language acquisition and the ability to use differentiated strategies based on assessment data to support learning for English Learners School Setting Developmental Standards–Secondary Education
1.1 major concepts, theories, and processes related to the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, physical, and moral development of students in grades 5–12, and factors in the home, school, community, and broader environment that influence the development of students at this level
1.2 knowledge of developmental characteristics and developmental variation for students in grades 5–12, and the ability to use this knowledge to inform instructional decision making and promote student success
1.3 typical developmental challenges for students in grades 5–12 (e.g., in relation to peer interactions, identity formation, self-esteem, risk taking, and educational decision making), and the ability to help students address these challenges
1.4 knowledge of types of student diversity (e.g., cultural, economic, and linguistic background; gender; religion; family structure), and the ability to use this knowledge to promote learning and development for students with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, and needs
1.5 knowledge of types of exceptionalities, including high ability and twice exceptional; their characteristics; and their implications for development, teaching, and learning; and the ability to use this knowledge to promote learning and development for students with exceptionalities
1.6 processes of second-language acquisition and the ability to use differentiated strategies based on assessment data to support learning for English Learners School Setting Developmental Standards–Secondary Education