Alberta KSA FULFILMENT
KSA
1. Contextual Variables
Know how to analyze and respond to many variables at once by making reasoned decisions about teaching and student learning. |
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2. Alberta Education Structure
Know the roles and responsibilities, how they are communicated, enforced and held accountable, the expectations under the Certification of Teachers Reg. A. R. 261-90 as amended and their school authority’s teacher’s evaluation policy. |
3. Programming Guidelines
The teacher understands the purposes of the Guide to Education and programs of study germane to the specialization or subject disciplines they are prepared to teach. They know how to use these documents to inform and direct their planning, instruction and assessment of student progress. |
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4. Subject Disciplines
Complete a structured program of studies by acquiring the knowledge, concepts, methodologies, and assumptions in one or more areas of specialization or subject disciplines taught in Alberta schools. |
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5. All Students Can Learn
Know (include when and how to engage others) to identify ways students learn and their different learning styles. Respond to these differences by creating multiple paths to learning for individuals and groups, including those with special learning needs. |
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6. Purpose of Planning
Know how to translate curriculum and desired outcomes into reasoned, meaningful, and incrementally progressive learning opportunities for students. Vary plans to accommodate individuals and groups of students. |
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7. Meeting Student's Needs
Know how to engage students in creating effective classroom routines. Know how and when to apply a variety of management strategies, in keeping with the situations that provide for minimal disruptions to learning. |
8. Respecting Students' Dignity
Know how to establish, with different students, progressional relationships that are characterized by mutual respect, trust, and harmony. |
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9. Approaches to Teaching and Learning
Know a broad range of instructional strategies appropriate to your area of specialization and subject discipline taught, and know which strategies are appropriate to help different students achieve different outcomes. |
10. Technology and Teaching
Know how to use and engage students in using these technologies to present and deliver content, communicate effectively with other, find and secure information, research word process, manage information, and keep records. |
11: Student Assessment
Know how to assess the range of learning objectives by selecting and developing a variety of classroom and large scale assessment techniques and instruments. They know how to analyze the results of classroom and large scale assessment instruments and how to use the results for the benefit of students. |
12: Engaging Parents/Caregivers
Know how to develop and implement strategies that create and enhance partnerships among teachers, parents, and students. |
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13: Home & Community Resources.
Know how to identify resources relevant to teaching and learning objectives, and how to incorporate them into teaching and students’ learning. |
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14: Making Contributions
Know strategies to independently and collegially, enhance, and maintain the quality of your school to the benefit of students, parents, community, and colleagues. |
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15: Career-long Learning.
Know how to assess your own teaching and to work with others responsible for supervising and evaluating teachers. Know how to use the findings of assessments, supervision, and evaluation to select, develop and implement your own professional development activities. |
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16: Vision of Teaching
Be able to communicate your vision, including how it has changed as a result of knowledge, understanding, and experience. |