Professional Self Assessment And Professional Standards

Professional Dispositions: Self-Assessment and Professional Standards For many years the question has been asked, what is necessary for a teacher effectively accomplish successful instruction in the classroom? â€Å"In the early 1990s the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) offered an answer: dispositions† (Bercaw, L. Schussler, D. and Stooksberry, L. 2010. p. 350). Determining if a teacher has the skills and knowledge to be effective has never been an issue, but whether they are able to implement them effectively in the classroom has been. â€Å"Dispositions bridge successful teacher—revealing how teachers enact—knowledge and skills—with good teaching—elucidating the discernment one employs to achieve worthwhile ends†Ã¢â‚¬ ¦show more content†¦In December of 2012, The National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) adopted the CEC’s Preparation Standards, this began a two year transition period. During this time period, preparation facilities had to choose whether to continue using old content standards or the new content standards developed by the Council for Exception Children. â€Å"Beginning in the spring of 2015 preparation program reports must align to the â€Å"new† CEC preparation Standards† (CEC.2015). Standard One of the Council for Exceptional Children Specialist Advanced Preparations addresses the learner and learning. â€Å"Special education specialists use valid and reliable assessment practices to minimize bias† (CEC.2015). The education specialist participates in the designing and development of assessment that appraise the performance of programs and practices. Non-biased materials are necessary in the assessment process to ensure accurate assessment results for individuals as well as the program. â€Å"With respect to assessment of individuals with exceptionalities, special education specialist apply their knowledge and skills to all stages and the purposes of the assessment in the decision making process including: prereferral and screening, preplacement for special education eligibility, and