The teacher designs/plans instruction and learning climates that develop student abilities to use communication skills, apply core concepts, become self-sufficient individuals, become responsible team members, think and solve problems, and integrate knowledge.

Objective: The student will plan reading experiences that challenge, motivate, and actively involve the reader.

Methods and Activities: On-line discussion boards, reflective entries, WebQuest, seminars, follow-up sessions, culminating experiences

Assessment: Scoring guides

The teacher creates a learning climate that supports the development of student abilities to use communication skills, apply core concepts, become self-sufficient individuals, become responsible team members, think and solve problems, and integrate knowledge.

Objective: Exhibit enthusiasm for the learning and teaching of reading.

Methods and Activities: On-line discussion boards, reflective entries, WebQuest, seminars, follow-up sessions, culminating experiences

Assessment: Scoring guides

The teacher introduces/implements/manages instruction that develops student abilities to use communication skills, apply core concepts, become self-sufficient individuals, become responsible team members, think and solve problems, and integrate knowledge.

Objectives:

1. The student will develop a concept of "at-risk" students and appropriate strategies to teach various literacy needs at secondary levels.
2. The student will develop multiple teaching strategies to facilitate content area literacy.

Methods and Activities:

1. On-line discussion boards, reflective entries, WebQuest, seminars, follow-up sessions, culminating experiences

Assessment:

1. Scoring guides
2. Scoring guides

The teacher assesses learning and communicates results to students and others with respect to student abilities to use communication skills, apply core concepts, become self-sufficient individuals, become responsible team members, think and solve problems, and integrate knowledge.

Objective: The student will develop a concept of assessment appropriate for various teaching and learning situations.

Methods and Activities: On-line discussion boards, reflective entries, WebQuest, seminars, follow-up sessions, culminating experiences

Assessment: Scoring Guides

The teacher reflects on and evaluates specific teaching/learning situations and/or programs.

Objective: The student will reflect on the various instructional strategies in secondary schools and the relevance in their own content areas.

Methods and Activities: On-line discussion boards, reflective entries, WebQuest, seminars, follow-up sessions, culminating experiences

Assessment: Scoring guides

The teacher collaborates with colleagues, parents, and other agencies to design, implement, and support learning programs that develop student abilities to use communication skills, apply core concepts, become self-sufficient individuals, become responsible team members, think and solve problems, and integrate knowledge.

Objective: The student will develop a concept of reading as a common denominator of learning and develop strategies for reading across the content areas to enhance content area learning.

Methods and Activities: On-line discussion boards, reflective entries, WebQuest, seminars, follow-up sessions, culminating experiences

Assessment: Scoring guides

The teacher demonstrates a current and sufficient academic knowledge of certified content areas to develop student knowledge and performance in those areas.