Online Learning Wordle

Educator Requirements

 Ed 612.04  Elementary Education.  The elementary education program for grades K-6 or K-8 shall provide the teaching candidate with the skills, competencies and knowledge gained through a combination of academic and supervised practical experience in the following areas:

          (a)  In the area of curriculum and assessment, the ability to:

(1)  Design, administer, and use the results of informal assessments to meet individual needs;

(2)  Use the results of standardized tests, observations, and daily student performance to plan instruction; and

(3)  Help K-6 or K-8 students develop the ability to assess their own progress as learners;

          (b)  In the area of planning and instructional strategies, the ability to:

(1)  Use the following strategies to promote student learning:

a.  Development of student literacy, including reading instruction that leads to development of student strategies for word recognition, decoding skills, and reading comprehension;

b.  Development of student writing skills, including writing process, usage, and grammar; and

c.  Development of student mathematics skills, including number systems, number series, algebraic concepts, informal geometry, measurement, data organization and interpretation skills;

(2)  Apply fundamental skills of social interaction, problem solving, and higher order thinking and to foster development of these skills in students by integrating them into all subject areas;

(3)  Use enthusiasm and appropriate language and behaviors to provoke interest, curiosity, and engagement in learning for all subjects;

(4)  Demonstrate understanding of all subject areas through the proper use of subject specific language, behaviors, and skills;

(5)  Use literature and artistic expression as teaching tools in all subject areas;

(6)  Use developmentally appropriate practices to create authentic learning experiences crucial to teaching elementary students; and

(7)  Integrate effectively a variety of content areas into a holistic, thematic approach to teaching;

          (c)  In the area of communication and collaboration:

(1)  Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of various personnel, including principal, speech language specialist, speech language pathologist, occupational therapist, special education administrator, and paraeducator, indigenous to elementary schools and districts;

(2)  Ability to effectively access and collaborate with school district personnel to support student learning; and

(3)  Skill in using a variety of appropriate, constructive communication strategies that effectively engage families, parents, and guardians in discussions of children’s growth and development;

          (d)  In the area of professionalism:

(1) Knowledge of the laws governing the education of all learners and ability to use that knowledge to create an inclusive learning environment;

(2)  Ability to understand how the dynamics of the classroom and the teacher’s own behavior and skills can impact students’ behavior and learning; and

(3) Ability to create systems managing time, space, and discipline that effectively promote learning and a positive classroom climate;

          (e)  In the area of technology:

(1) Ability to discriminate between developmentally appropriate and inappropriate use of technology with children;

(2)  Skill in utilizing technologies effectively to assist student learning; and

(3)  Knowledge of how to provide equal access to the digital world;

          (f)  In the area of language arts content, the ability to:

(1)  Explain the usage of structure, grammar, and orthography of the English language;

(2)  Analyze, interpret, and evaluate the elements of literary works, including fiction, non-fiction, drama, and poetry; and

(3)  Apply knowledge of the influence of social, cultural, psychological, and economic factors to the acquisition of language and language learning and to the teaching of literacy;

          (g)  In the area of mathematics content, the ability to:

(1)  Explain the meaning and use of numbers and the standard algorithms for the 4 basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division;

(2)  Explain basic algebraic concepts, representations, and formulas;

(3)  Explain the proportions of geometry, including relationships and theorems in figures and shapes;

(4)  Explain standard units of measurement; and

(5)  Organize and interpret data through the use of visual displays, probability, and statistics;

          (h)  In the area of social studies content, ability to:

(1)  Explain world geography and its effects on human, physical, political, and economic systems;

(2)  Explain the pre-history and early civilizations to those of the current day, including their developments and transformations;

(3)  Explain United States history from European exploration and colonization to current developments and transformations;

(4)  Explain the nature, purpose, and forms of local, state, national, and international government;

(5)  Demonstrate a working knowledge of the tools, goals, and areas of study in anthropology, sociology, and psychology; and

(6)  Explain basic micro- and macro-economics; and

          (i)  In the area of science content, ability to:

(1)  Explain, in the area of earth science, the structure and the process of the earth system and its relationship to the universe;

(2)  Explain, in the area of life science, the structure, function, and healthy maintenance of living systems;

(3)  Explain, in the area of physical science, the structure, property, and interactions of energy and matter;

(4)  Apply the inquiry process an educational standard of science pursuant to RSA 193-C:3,III(a) through the use of scientific inquiry; and

(5)  Apply an awareness of history and nature of science to an inquiry process an educational standard of science pursuant to RSA 193-C:3,III(a) illuminating the history of science.

Source.  #2055, eff 6-16-82; ss by #2714, eff 5-16-84; ss by #4632, eff 7-1-89; EXPIRED 7-1-95

New.  #6366, eff 10-30-96, EXPIRED: 10-30-04

New.  #8229, eff 12-17-04; ss by #8725, eff 9-9-06