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**National Board Propositions and Standards**
1. Teachers are committed to students and their learning
 * Modify curriculum to meet the needs of each student – differentiation
 * Be involved with multiple professional development opportunities
 * Strive to understand peoples’ backgrounds/stories (i.e. cultural, socio-economic, etc.)
 * Support the needs of the whole child (social, emotional and academic)
 * Recognize and respect various learning styles (multiple intelligences)

2. Teacher know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students
 * Professional development / continue learning and apply new learning to classroom
 * Open-minded and use resources (colleagues, workshops, etc.) to become more of a master in your own field
 * Content/curriculum is meaningful and can be applied to real-life situations
 * Variety of teaching strategies, especially hands-on, to engage all learners

3. Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning
 * Variety of assessments (formal and informal)
 * Self-reflection for teachers and students
 * Communicate expectations to students prior to assignments and to guide teacher instruction (rubrics, profile sheets or checklists)
 * Open communication with families

4. Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experiences
 * Evaluate and adjust mind set and practices as needed
 * Continuously update practices and materials to meet student needs
 * Use existing ideas/resources and making it useful for your classes’ needs and areas of interest
 * Evaluate best practices “what am I doing and why?”

5. Teachers are members of learning communities
 * Collaborate (parents, specialists, teams, colleagues, district, etc.)
 * Active member of school initiatives (cadres, committees, volunteering, teams, etc.)

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