Appalachian State University
Middle Grades Teacher Preparation Standards
The Appalachian State University Middle Grade Teacher Preparation Standards are five standards that all Middle Grade majors must meet before graduation. These standards are designed to make middle school teachers qualified to not only teach their content areas but also to be able to work with the middle school population. Different projects throughout the middle grades program were designed to make students proficient in all five standards. Each tab corresponds with a standard and has three examples of work which shows that I met that standard.Click the button that says All Standards to be taken to the webpage that has the complete Appalachian State University Middle Grades Teacher Preparation Standards along with all the qualifications to meet each standard.
Standard 1: Young Adolescent Development
Middle level teacher candidates understand and apply the major concepts, principles, theories, and research related to young adolescent development that support student development and learning
Standard 2: Middle Grades Philosophy and School Organization
Middle level teacher candidates understand and apply the philosophical foundations of developmentally responsive middle level programs and schools and the organizational structures that support young adolescent development.
Standard 3: Middle Grades Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Middle level teacher candidates plan interdisciplinary curriculum based on core and elective curricula that are relevant, challenging, and exploratory. They understand and apply the major concepts, principles, theories, and research unique to effective middle level instruction and assessment, and they employ a variety of developmentally responsive strategies to meet the varying abilities and learning styles of all young adolescents.
Standard 4: Content Knowledge
Middle grades teacher candidates understand and use the central concepts, tools of inquiry, standards, and structures of content in their chosen teaching fields and create meaningful learning experiences that develop young adolescents’ competence in subject matter and skills.
Standard 4: Content Knowledge
Middle grades teacher candidates understand and use the central concepts, tools of inquiry, standards, and structures of content in their chosen teaching fields and create meaningful learning experiences that develop young adolescents’ competence in subject matter and skills.
Standard 5: Middle Grades Professional Roles
Middle grades teacher candidates understand the complexity of teaching young adolescents and engage in practices and behaviors that develop their competence as professionals and leaders in the field of middle grades education within a global community.