Core Values, Foundations, and Unifying Factors of the ATU Conceptual Framework

Pathwise/Praxis III Domains

AECT Standards

Core Values: 1. All human beings grow, develop and learn. 3. Educational practices are systemically coherent and developmentally appropriate.

5. Educators focus on maximizing growth, development, and learning opportunities for all students.

Foundations: 1. Increasing level of professional and pedagogical knowledge, skills, and dispositions

4. Strong and developing liberal arts background.

Unifying Factors: Diversity, Leadership, Oral and Written Communication, Technology, and Purposeful Reflection.

Domain A: Organizing Content Knowledge for Student Learning.  A1-A4

Standard 1: Design

Candidates demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to design conditions for learning by applying principles of instructional design, message design, instructional design, and learner characteristics.

Core Values: #1, #3, and #5 (listed above), and 2. Educational processes have key components.

Foundations: #1 (listed above), 2. Strong and developing knowledge of the school culture, 3. Growing expertise concerning systemic and developmentally appropriate practices, and #4 (listed above).

Unifying Factors: Diversity, Leadership, Oral and Written Communication, Technology, and Purposeful Reflection.

Domain A: Organizing Content Knowledge for Student Learning.  A1, A3, A4

Standard 2: Development

Candidates demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to develop instructional materials and experiences using print, audiovisual, computer-based, and integrated technologies.

Core Values: #1, #2, #3, and #5 (listed above).

Foundations: #1-4 (listed above).

Unifying Factors: Diversity, Leadership, Oral and Written Communication, Technology, and Purposeful Reflection.

Domain A: Organizing Content  Knowledge for Student Learning.  A1 – A5

Domain C:

Teaching for Student Learning.  C3 – C5

Domain D: Teacher Professionalism. D1

Standard 3: Utilization

Candidates demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to use processes and resources for learning by applying principles and theories of media utilization, diffusion, implementation, and policy making.

Core Values: #1, #2, #3, and #5 (listed above).

Foundations: #1-4 (listed above).

Unifying Factors: Diversity, Leadership, Oral and Written Communication, Technology, and Purposeful Reflection.

Domain B: Creating an environment for Student Learning. B1 – B5

Domain C: Teaching for Student Learning.  C1 – C3

Domain D: Teacher Professionalism.  D2 – D3

Standard 4: Management

Candidates demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions to plan, organize, coordinate, and supervise instructional technology by applying principles of project, resource, delivery system, and information management.

Core Values: 4. Educators are moral and ethical professionals and #5 (listed above).

Foundations: #1-4 (listed above).

Unifying Factors: Diversity, Leadership, Oral and Written Communication, Technology, Parents and Community, and Purposeful Reflection.

Domain D: Teacher Professionalism.  D2 – D4

Standard 5:  Evaluation

Candidates demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions to evaluate the adequacy of instruction and learning by applying principles of problem analysis, criterion-referenced measurement, formative and summative evaluation, and by long range planning.