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.
New. #6366, eff 10-30-96, EXPIRED: 10-30-04
New. #8229, eff 12-17-04; ss by #8725, eff 9-9-06
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