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Running head: DOMAINS AND COMPETENCIES 0

Domains and Competencies

Arisleidy Green

GCU/548

Professor Faulk

Domains and Competencies

English Standard: Knowledge of Students and Student Learning (NYSTS, 2011).

Domain: Pedagogy

The teachers acquire knowledge concerning every student’s abilities in English. Also, the teachers demonstrate good knowledge concerning student development in English, including promoting the English achievement abilities among all the students through learning.

Competencies Assessed:

1. The teachers demonstrate a good knowledge of child and adolescent development, which typically involves the students’ language, cognitive, physical, emotional and social developments.

2. The teachers demonstrate a good knowledge of the modern, current or recent research, which concerns English learning including theories and processes of English language acquisition.

3. The teachers acquire good knowledge of the students, especially from the families, caregivers, students, and guardians, to improve English learning.

4. The teachers also demonstrate a good knowledge about the current social, linguistic, economic, community and family factors, which have an impact on the students’ English learning.

5. The teachers also demonstrate knowledge, including understanding concerning the technological and even information literacy, also how they influence student English learning.

Reflection

I chose the domain because the teachers' knowledge concerning the students' characteristics such as their behaviors, abilities and weaknesses is critical in the process of learning (Pedagogical techniques for being a more effective teacher, n.d.). Hence, it enables the teachers to identify ways of improving the academic abilities of those students who may be below average, including motivating them. Consequently, it will lead to learning gains among the students.

The competencies, which I chose are typically based on the teachers' knowledge concerning the students, such as their abilities so that the teachers understand the students better, hence identify ways of improving their learning to meet their needs (NYSTS, 2011). Hence, I chose the competencies, which demonstrates that the teachers understand their students' abilities and even characteristics. The competencies also focus on the teachers' ability to develop and implement lessons, including instruction based on the needs of the students. It is important to note that the competencies also rely on the strategies and techniques that improve communication with the students.

References

Pedagogical techniques for being a more effective teacher. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.museum-ed.org/pedagogical-techniques-for-being-a-more-effective-teacher/

The New York State Teaching Standards (NYSTS). (2011). New York State Education Department.