PACE - LCSC Education Division - Lewis-Clark State College

4. The teacher fosters relationships with school colleagues, parents, and agencies in the largercommunity to support students' learning and well-being.STANDARD B. KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE PROFESSIONThe Knowledgeable Professional: The successful teacher candidate is one who is well-informedof the current body of knowledge regarding the processes of learning, strategies for instruction,and the structures of learning environments to support the intellectual, social, and physicaldevelopment of all types of learners.Indicators of The Knowledgeable Professional:1. The teacher understands how children, as individuals and in groups, learn, develop, behave,and are motivated to learn.2. The teacher understands a variety of instructional strategies to create learning opportunitiesthat• Support the intellectual, social, and personal development of learners,• Encourage positive social interaction, active engagement in learning,and self-motivation, and• Encourage students' development of critical thinking, problem solving,and performance skills.3. The teacher understands how students differ in their approaches to learning and howinstructional opportunities are adapted to diverse learners.4. The teacher understands schools as organizations within the larger community context andthe laws and norms that guide their operation.STANDARD C. THE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATORThe Culturally Responsive Educator: The successful teacher candidate is one who understandsand embraces the ideals of cultural consciousness, equity and human dignity, and social justicewhile striving to create learning environments that grant voice and authenticity to the beliefs,opinions and experiences of students from diverse experiences. The teacher candidate valuesdifferences and challenges all forms of prejudice and discrimination in schools and society whilepromoting democratic concepts of social justice (a purposeful and interactive process wherebymembers of a community demonstrate concern for the equality and human dignity of all.)Indicators of The Culturally Responsive Educator:1. The culturally responsive educator is aware of and understands his/her ownbias and prejudices. He/She is actively engaged in personal examination toconfront her/his limitations and transform himself/herself in the interest ofsocial justice within her/his classroom, school and community.2. The culturally responsive educator promotes cultural understanding withinhis/her students and colleagues.55