N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 505.03

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024
Section Ed 505.03 - Professional Education Requirements for Endorsements in Ed 506 and Ed 507

Four domains of professional education requirements shall encompass the knowledge, skills, and abilities entry-level educators demonstrate prior to being eligible for an educator license with a teacher endorsement in New Hampshire as outlined in Ed 507, as follows:

(a) In the area of the learning environment, all educators shall be prepared to establish and maintain safe, effective, organized, and respectful environments for student learning as follows:
(1) Building respectful relationships with students;
(2) Implementing clear classroom routines, standards, and procedures that foster positive student-to-student and student-to-teacher interactions;
(3) Maintaining high expectations for learning with appropriate support for the full range of students in the classroom;
(4) Promoting students' critical and creative thinking, problem solving, and analysis;
(5) Creating learning environments that promote productive student learning, reflect diversity and multiple perspectives, and are culturally responsive; and
(6) Using digital tools and learning technologies, as appropriate, to engage and support students in learning;
(b) In the area of student learning, be prepared to engage and support all students in learning by:
(1) Applying knowledge of students, including their prior experiences, interests, culture, language, social emotional learning needs, and socioeconomic backgrounds to involve them in learning;
(2) Monitoring student learning, adjusting, and differentiating instruction while teaching so students continue to be actively engaged in learning;
(3) Knowing how to access resources within the school and community to support students;
(4) Using strategies to promote active student engagement through inquiry, reflection, and responding to and framing meaningful questions;
(5) Using resources and technologies to ensure accessibility and relevance for all students;
(6) Developing appropriate sequencing of learning experiences and providing multiple means for students to demonstrate knowledge and skills;
(7) Engaging students in generating and evaluating new ideas to develop diverse perspectives, expand their understanding of local and global issues, and create novel approaches to solving problems; and
(8) Providing students with opportunities to apply new learning across time and settings;
(c) In the area of instructional practices and design, be prepared to implement and assess learning experiences for all students by:
(1) Locating and applying information about students' current academic status, language proficiency status, and cultural background for both short-term and long-term instructional planning purposes;
(2) Integrating technology resources into instructional plans by creating, implementing, and managing digital learnings;
(3) Designing and implementing instruction and assessment that reflects the interconnectedness of academic content areas;
(4) Constructing single lessons and sequences of lessons, setting long- and short-term learning goals for students, and assessing and adjusting instruction during a lesson and at the conclusion of lessons;
(5) Facilitating developmentally appropriate and challenging learning experiences based on the unique needs of each learner;
(6) Supporting students' equitable access to the curriculum by using resources, standards-aligned instructional materials, and evidence-based strategies;
(7) Selecting and designing formative and summative assessments of student learning;
(8) Providing students timely oral and written feedback regarding their learning;
(9) Collecting and analyzing assessment data from multiple measures and sources to plan and modify instruction and document students' learning over time;
(10) Involving all students in self-assessment and reflection on their learning progress and providing students with skills to revise or reframe their work; and
(11) Using assessment information in a timely manner to assist stakeholders in understanding student progress; and
(d) In the area of professional responsibility, be prepared to develop as a professional educator by:
(1) Taking responsibility for student learning and classroom management;
(2) Engaging in reflective practices for the purpose of continual professional improvement;
(3) Designing learning goals based on appropriate data and engaging in activities which improve practice;
(4) Accessing resources for planning and instruction through collaboration with members of the learning community such as students, parents, families, colleagues, other professionals, and community service members; and
(5) Understanding and enacting professional roles and responsibilities as articulated in the code of conduct outlined in Ed 510.

N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 505.03

#2055, eff 6-16-82; ss by #2714, eff 5-16-84; ss by #4851, eff 6-25-90; EXPIRED 6-25-96

New. #6349, eff 10-5-96; ss by #7923, eff 7-24-03; amd by #8194, eff 10-26-04; amd by #8843, eff 3-16-07; EXPIRED: 7-24-11 except for paras. (c) intro., (c)(1)a., & (d); ss by #9992, eff 9-16-11

Amended by Volume XXXV Number 40, Filed October 8, 2015, Proposed by #10927, Effective 9/10/2015, Expires 9/10/2025.
Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 46, November 14, 2019, Proposed by #12897, Effective 10/11/2019, Expires 4/8/2020.
Amended by Volume XL Number 41, Filed October 8, 2020, Proposed by # 13101, Effective 10/5/2020, Expires 10/5/2030.
Amended by Number 28, Filed July 13, 2023, Proposed by #13654, Effective 7/1/2023, Expires 7/1/2033.