| Standard 1: |
| Promoting Child Development & Learning |
Indicators of Strength:
1. Students know and understand
young children’s characteristics
and needs.
2. Students know and understand
the multiple influences on
development and learning.
3. Students use developmental
knowledge to create healthy,
respectful, supportive,
and challenging learning
environments. |
| Standard 2: |
Building Family &
Community Relationships |
Indicators of Strength:
1. Students know about and
understand family and
community characteristics.
2. Students can support and
empower families and
communities through
respectful, reciprocal
relationships.
3. Students involve families and
communities in children’s
development and learning. |
| Standard 3: |
Observing,
Documenting, & Assessing to
Support Young
Children & Families |
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Indicators of Strength:
1. Students understand the goals,
benefits, and uses of
assessment.
2. Students knowing about and
use observation
documentation, and other
appropriate assessment tools
and approaches.
3. Students understand and
practice responsible
assessment.
4. Students know about
assessment partnerships with
families and other
professionals. |
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| Standard 4: |
| Teaching & Learning |
Indicators of Strength:
1. Students know, understand,
and use positive relationships
and supportive interactions as
the foundation for their work
with young children.
2. Students know, understand,
and use a wide array of
effective approaches,
strategies, and
tools to positively influence
children’s development and
learning.
3. Students understand the
importance of each content
area in young children’s
learning.
They know the essential
concepts, inquiry tools, and
structure of content areas,
including academic subjects,
and they can identify
resources to deepen their
understanding.
4. Students use their own
knowledge and other resources
to design, implement, and
evaluate meaningful,
challenging curriculum
that promotes comprehensive
development and learning
outcomes for all young
children. |
| Standard 5: |
| Becoming a Professional |
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Indicators of Strength:
1. Students identify and involve
themselves with the early
childhood field.
2. Students know about and
uphold ethical standards and
other professional guidelines.
3. Students engage in
continuous, collaborative
learning to inform practice.
4. Students integrate
knowledgeable, reflective,
and critical perspectives on
early education.
5. Students engage in informed
advocacy for children and the
profession. |
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