National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Also, the schools are closely monitored and if the school falls below the set passing rate for three consecutive years, the board surveys the school. 4.) The three bodies that regulate the scope of nursing are the Indiana State Board of Nursing, and the Nurse Practice Act of Indiana, and the American Nurses Association (ANA). 5.) The laws in the article were impaired nurses- which states that a nurse’s license would be protected

must obtain national certification in order to provide services as an ABA therapist. This certification requires the practitioner to complete a qualifying degree which includes taking the appropriate coursework from an approved university; meet a minimum number of supervised experience hours under a certified BCBA; after which the therapist must pass the BCBA examination. Only after the exam is passed does one become board certified and able to practice within the field of ABA as a board certified

Andrews and Sober (1987) maintains the existence of correlation between strong instructional leadership and school effectiveness. Furthermore, research (Leithwood, Seashore Louis, Anderson, & Wahlstrom, 2004; Robinson, Lloyd, & Rowe, 2008) and standards for education

In the book Professional Capital: Transforming Teaching in Every School renowned educators Andy Hargreaves and Michael Fullan set out to transform the future of teaching and public education by proposing the idea and importance of investing in Professional Capital. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, capital is defined as “Relating to or being assets that add to long-term net worth.” The autho 's notion of Professional Capital lies upon the integration of three kinds of capital – human, social

ideal curriculum depends on whether the ideas are adopted and implemented. The second level is formal curriculum. Formal curriculum is a collection of the ideal or, adaptations to the ideal, combined with other policies and guides sanctioned by the board as legal authority concerning what should be taught. The perceived curriculum is how the teacher interprets the curriculum to be. Operational curriculum is what actually goes on in the classroom. Many times the way a teacher instructs doesn’t exactly

demonstrating nursing care with patients requiring standard and contact precautions using a model of reflection. Reflection is the process in which learners engage to recapture, notice and re-evaluate their experience, to work with their experience and to turn it into learning (Boud et al, 1993). The skill of reflection is essential to the development of clinical knowledge and ability which allows the learner to consider personal and professional skills and identify needs for ongoing development (Levett-Jones

“Good teaching is a skillful blend of artistic and scientific elements. Teaching as an art involves beliefs, emotions, values and flexibility, while teaching as a science utilizes instructional practices that are proven by research to improve student achievement” (Snowman and Biehler, 2006). According to (Peters, R.) teaching can involve formal methods of instruction as well as informal ways of organizing things so that children will be led to discover things for themselves. According to (Manning

As we all know, Common Core is a state standard in the educational system. The standard details what kindergarten through 12th grade students should know, in the English language arts and mathematics at the end of each grade. Regardless of where students live the Common Core standards were created to ensure that all students graduate from high school with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in college, career, and life. State education standards have been around since the early 1990s. By

Current reforms and initiatives based on the national education standards focus on student’s achievement and teacher’s preparation. Educational researchers and curriculum designers continuously find problems with standards and requirements on a state level and how the state and local boards of education focus highly on advanced placement and cultural literacy. A key focus is also accountability for students, schools, and school-districts in regards to academic performance. A new factor that has surfaced

education accredited education program. • Student teaching is then required. This will provide Allison with a chance to observe her mentor teacher at work as well as the opportunity to receive guidance as she directs the class in learning. • Allison must then complete the Praxis 1 exam which measures basic skills in reading, writing and mathematics. • Complete Praxis II exam which measures knowledge of general specific subjects related to K-12 teaching skills and classroom knowledge. • Finally, Allison