Supporting Student Learning
IX. Assessment
Accomplished teachers of students with exceptional needs design and select a variety of assessment strtegies to obtain useful and timely information about student learning and development and to help students refelect on their own progress.
X. Learning Environment
Accomplished teachers of students with exceptional needs establish a caring, stimulating, and safe community for learning in which democratic values are fostered and students assume responsibility for learning, show willingness to take intellectual risks, develop self-confidence, and learn to work not only independently but also collaboatively.
XI. Instructional Resources
Accomplished teachers of students with exceptional needs select, adapt, create, and use rich and varied resources, both human and material.
XII. Family Partnerships
Accomplished teachers of students with exceptional needs work collaboratively with parents, guardians, and other caregivers to understand their children and to achieve common educational goals.