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National Professional Standards for Teachers

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Teaching is one of the most important professions in the world. Although much debate has been ongoing relating to teachers' salaries and professional standards, the fact remains that teachers are charged with sculpting the future of the community and indeed the country within which they work and live. Children benefit from teachers who are professional and well versed not only in their subject matter, but also in how to work with the students in their charge, how to communicate with interested parties such as parents, and how to continually improve their own practice. In order to ensure the excellence of this important profession, countries such as Australia have developed a number of teaching standards. These standards ensure that various levels of standards are provided for a variety of teaching levels. At the graduate level, teachers are, for example, expected to adhere to a minimum number of standards, which are developed as the teaching career develops.
Graduate teachers, for example, are qualified according to a nationally accredited program that ensures initial teacher education (AITSL, 2013). Hence, the Graduate Standards in Australia have been met by such persons. As such, graduate professionals can engage their students by means of technological support, while also communicating with other professionals and stakeholders regarding their profession. Specifically, there are three categories, within which seven professional standards are organized at the graduate

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