EDU 533 Elementary Educator Requirements

Elementary Education requirements for the Educator 

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 developed through a combination of academic and supervised practical experience in the following areas:

         (a)  In the area of curriculum and assessment, demonstrate the ability to promote student learning in:

(1)  Literacy and language arts across media, genres and content areas through knowledge and application of:

a.  Five components of basic early literacy:

1.  Phonemic awareness;

2.  Phonics;

3.  Fluency;

4.  Vocabulary; and

5.  Comprehension;

b.  Text complexity measures qualitative, quantitative and reader and task, and other strategies to identify and select appropriate text;

c.  The writing process to compose a variety of text types and structures including informational, opinion, research and narrative, in print and digital formats on and off-line;

d.  Standard English and English language conventions to speaking and writing including:

1.  Usage;

2.  Spelling;

3. Grammar;

4.  Mechanics;

5.  Syntax; and

6.  Semantics;

e.  Speaking and listening skills through the use of effective communication, collaboration, and presentation skills demonstrated in diverse formats, for varied audiences and purposes;

f.  Gross motor, fine motor and graphomotor skills and their relationship to reading, writing, handwriting and other literacy learning; and

g.  Characteristics of the 3 tiers of words,  every-day language, general academic words, and domain-specific words;

(2)  Mathematics across content areas through knowledge and application of:

a.  Conceptual and procedural knowledge with:

1.  Counting and cardinality;

2. Operations and algebraic thinking;

3.  Number and operations;

4.  Measurement and data;

5.  Geometry;

6.  Ratios and proportional relationships;

7.  Number systems;

8.  Expressions and equations; and

9.  Statistics and probability;

b.  Mathematical practices to include:

1.  Solving to mastery;

2.  Abstract and quantitative reasoning;

3.  Constructing arguments and critiquing student reasoning;

4.  Modeling and strategic use of mathematical tools and manipulatives;

5.  Attention to precision;

6.  Finding and making use of structure; and

7.  Expressing regularity in repeated reasoning;

c.  Social studies through knowledge and application of:

1.  Basic concepts in the 5 strands of social studies:

(i)  Civics;

(ii)  Economics;

(iii)  Geography;

(iv)  NH, US and world history; and

(v)  Contemporary issues; and

2.  The 10 themes of social studies:

(i)  Culture;

(ii)  Time/continuity/change;

(iii)  People/places/environments;

(iv)  Individual development and identity;

(v)  Individuals/groups/institutions;

(vi)  Power/authority/governance;

(vii) Production/distribution/consumption;

(viii)  Science/technology/society;

(ix)  Global connections and civic ideals/practices; and

(x)  Their interdisciplinary nature;

d.  Science through knowledge and application of:

1.  Basic concepts, structure of knowledge, and history in the 4 domains of science:

(i)  Earth and space science;

(ii)  Life science;

(iii)  Physical science; and

(iv)  Engineering, technology and applications of science; and

2.  The scientific method through the use of the observation and inquiry processes; and

e.  Technology and information literacy through knowledge and application of:

1.  The ability to develop and use spreadsheets, data systems, analysis tools and statistical measures;

2.  Digital citizenship, ethics and internet safety; and

3.  How to use changing instructional technologies in daily instruction;

         (b)  In the area of communication and collaboration, demonstrate the ability to promote student learning through:

(1)  Knowledge of the roles, responsibilities, and interdependency of  personnel indigenous to elementary schools; and

(2)  Application of technology as a tool to communicate with members of the professional community and parents;

         (c)  In the area of integration across content areas, demonstrate the ability to promote student learning through knowledge and application of:

(1)  Visual arts, music, theatre, dance and media arts; and

(2)  Health, wellness and safety.

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