INTASC Principle #4: The teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students' development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
AYA 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.
AYA 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.EAG 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.