Standard 3

A.
  • Teachers align their instruction with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study/Common Core
    • Teach the North Carolina Standard Course of Study
    • Develop and apply strategies to make the curriculum rigorous and relevant
    • Develop literacy skills appropriate to specialty area
B.
  • Teachers know the content appropriate to their teaching specialty
    • Know subject beyond the content they teach
    • Direct students' curiosity into an interest in learning

C.
  • Teachers recognize the interconnectedness of content areas/disciplines
    • Know links between grade/subject and the North Carolina Standard Course of Study
    • Relate content to other disciplines
    • Promote global awareness and its relevance

D.
  • Teachers make instruction relevant to students
    • Incorporate life skills which include leadership, ethics, accountability, adaptability, personal productivity, personal responsibility, people skills, self-direction and social responsibility
    • Demonstrate the relationship between core content and 21st Century content that includes global awareness, financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy, civic literacy and health and wellness awareness

Standard 3 Activity