AYA Standards
Standard #4: Curriculum.
The teacher of adolescents and young adults understands
the interdisciplinary nature of the high school curriculum and relates
his/her subject matter to foster well-rounded student learning.
Standard #7: Community and Transition to the Future.
The teacher of adolescents and young adults understands
the importance of the community in the education of the young adult and
works with resource persons and community groups to promote student learning
and citizenship.
EAG Standards
Standard #4: Middle School Curriculum
The early adolescence generalist understands
and can implement the established middle school curriculum.
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.
Standard #8: Teacher Roles
The early adolescence generalist understands
and performs the complex role of the teacher of young adolescents within
the context of young adolescent development, middle school curriculum,
instruction, and school organization.