AYA Standard
Standard #1: The Development of Adolescents and
Young Adults.
The teacher of adolescents and young adults understands
the range of developmental characteristics of adolescence including interpersonal,
cultural, and societal contexts and uses this knowledge to facilitate student
learning.
EAG Standards
Standard #1: Young Adolescent Development
The early adolescence generalist understands
the range of developmental characteristics of early adolescence within
social, cultural, and societal contexts and uses this knowledge to facilitate
student learning.
Standard #2: Healthy Development of Young Adolescents
The early adolescence generalist demonstrates
an understanding of the risk behaviors of young adolescents and the changes
in family setting and society that affect their development by establishing
a learning environment that promotes positive, productive, healthy development.