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      • Classroom Manager >
        • Manages Behavior
        • Creates & Manages a Learning Environment
        • Monitors Progress Towards Learning Goals
        • Communicates Progress Towards Learning Goals
      • Instructional Designer >
        • Develops Research-Based Instruction
        • Aligns Instruction to Goals, Curriculum, and Assessments
        • Uses Data to Make Decisions
        • Differentiates to Meet Unique Student Needs
        • Plans Student Progress Monitoring
        • Designs Learning Activities, Tasks, and Experiences
        • Selects, Aligns, & Curates Strategies
      • Facilitator of Thinking & Learning >
        • Promotes Student Use of Technology
        • Facilitates Self-Directed Learning
        • Fosters Student Communication & Expression
        • Advances Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills
        • Facilitates Student Inquiry & Research
        • Promotes Connection of Prior Knowledge to New Information
        • Engages Students in Content
      • Reflective Learner >
        • Increases Knowledge & Skill Through Professional Learning
        • Engages in On-Going Reflective Practice
        • Evaluates Effectiveness of IInstruction
        • Sets Growth Goals
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MTDS Level-Specific Learning Statements
Preparing Teacher A

Domain:  Community Builder

Promotes Diversity Sensitivity
Investigates issues from multiple perspectives and identifies the role of personal bias in developing diversity sensitivity.

Domain:  Classroom Manager

Manages Behavior
Understands research-based: (a) behavior management, (b) effective classroom practices, and (c) strategies for discouraging inappropriate behaviors.
Priority:  Creates & Manages a Learning Environment
Plans classroom layouts and organizational strategies designed to:  (a) promote student interaction; (b) meet student needs and well-being; (c) minimize disruption; (d) allow teacher movement for monitoring student progress and productivity; (e) increase and manage student productivity; and (f) encourage self-directed student learning. 

Domain:  Facilitator of Thinking & Learning

Fosters Student Communication & Expression
Understands student free-expression rights and limitations.

Domain:  Reflective Learner

Increases Knowledge & Skill through Professional Learning
Builds content knowledge, analyzes pedagogical theories, and explains the role of education in fostering innovation, solving local and/or global challenges, and ensuring a healthy democracy.
Sets Growth Goals
Selects a growth goal based on the Missouri Teacher Standards/Growth Guides and/or MTDS Competency Progressions.

Domain:  Professional

Priority:  Understands & Promotes the Profession
Understands:  (a) major philosophies of education; (b) Missouri Teacher Standards/Competencies and codes of conduct of teaching; (c) aspects of teacher associations (e.g. mission, advocacy, and membership benefits) and their role in supporting teachers; and (d) the role of state and federal governmental bodies (e.g. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and US Department of Education).
Demonstrates Professional Growth & Development
Demonstrates the use of on-going self-assessment and reflection strategies to support new learning and professional improvement.
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  • Home
  • Framework
    • Effective Professional Development
    • Domains & Competencies >
      • Community Builder >
        • Promotes Diversity Sensitivity
        • Builds Relationships & Culture
        • Works in a Community of Practice
        • Accesses & Builds Systemic Supports & Services
      • Classroom Manager >
        • Manages Behavior
        • Creates & Manages a Learning Environment
        • Monitors Progress Towards Learning Goals
        • Communicates Progress Towards Learning Goals
      • Instructional Designer >
        • Develops Research-Based Instruction
        • Aligns Instruction to Goals, Curriculum, and Assessments
        • Uses Data to Make Decisions
        • Differentiates to Meet Unique Student Needs
        • Plans Student Progress Monitoring
        • Designs Learning Activities, Tasks, and Experiences
        • Selects, Aligns, & Curates Strategies
      • Facilitator of Thinking & Learning >
        • Promotes Student Use of Technology
        • Facilitates Self-Directed Learning
        • Fosters Student Communication & Expression
        • Advances Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills
        • Facilitates Student Inquiry & Research
        • Promotes Connection of Prior Knowledge to New Information
        • Engages Students in Content
      • Reflective Learner >
        • Increases Knowledge & Skill Through Professional Learning
        • Engages in On-Going Reflective Practice
        • Evaluates Effectiveness of IInstruction
        • Sets Growth Goals
      • Professional >
        • Understands & Promotes the Profession
        • Supports School District Vision, Mission, & Goals
        • Demonstrates Professional Growth & Development
        • Communicates Professionally
    • Glossary, Terms and Phrases >
      • Action Research
  • RPDC Programming
    • Contact
    • Program List
  • Registration
  • Facilitator Log-in
    • Career Levels >
      • Aspiring >
        • Aspiring A
      • Preparing >
        • Preparing A
        • Preparing B
        • Preparing C >
          • Level-Specific Learning Statements-Peparing-C
        • Preparing D
      • Emerging >
        • Emerging A >
          • BTAP Information
        • Emerging B
      • Developing
      • Mastering
      • Leading >
        • Level-Specific Learning Statements-Leading
  • Director's Corner