Teacher Education Competencies

Building blocks of Jenga

The 12 Competencies

Twelve comptencies frame each of our teacher education programs. Developed by campus instructors and field partners, the 12 competencies articulate the intellectual, personal, social and emotional proficiencies required by teacher candidates as you are engaged in your program.

  • What does it mean to be a professional?

  • Why is it important to understand your worldview?

  • How can you support the diverse learners in today’s classrooms?

These Competencies were developed to support you in understanding, acquiring and practicing the 12 competencies throughout your teacher education program. We hope you find it useful in your coursework, field experiences and in your own professional growth.

Competencies for Teacher Education

These 12 competencies (proficiencies for life long learning and professional growth) have been developed with instructors, and in collaboration with our field partners. Throughout your Teacher Education Program, seek out opportunities to practice and develop these competencies.

 

Personal and Professional Preparation

1)  develop an awareness of your worldview and how this relates to others’ worldviews

2)  develop a growth mindset demonstrated in collaboration with others

3)  cultivate a culture of professionalism by demonstrating professional standards, including the Professional Standards for BC Educators

4)  demonstrate an understanding of the complexity of teaching and learning

 

Collaboration and Community Engagement

5)  practise effective communication appropriate to the context and audience, enabling responsiveness to diversities of learners

6)  practise respect for all learners from all cultures, including, specifically, Indigenous learners

7)  practise working collaboratively and collegially as well as independently

8)  develop positive and supportive connections with students and colleagues, building professional learning networks

Exploring and Enhancing Pedagogies

9)   demonstrate a deep understanding of overarching disciplinary concepts

10) engage critically and creatively with ideas to be a change agent in society, especially with regard to equity and justice

11) implement pedagogically context-appropriate sound practices linking assessment for/as/of learning, planning for                        learning, instructional strategies and approaches to engage all students in relevant and personalized learning

12) develop an understanding of how learners learn in order to cultivate effective learning environments