AYA Standards
Standard # 2: Decision Making.
The teacher of adolescents and young adults understands
the challenges young adults face and provides them with the skills and
opportunities to be reflective in making responsible decisions.
Standard #5: Instructional Strategies.
The teacher of adolescents and young adults understands
the teaching/learning research base and employs a variety of instructional
strategies, resources, and technologies which advance the learner into
high level thinking skills.
EAG Standard
Standard #5: Middle School Instruction
The early adolescence generalist understands
the breadth of instructional options available to the middle school teacher
and the research base that underlies these options and employs a variety
of instructional strategies which are developmentally appropriate for the
varying learning abilities and styles of young adolescents.