ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS
The teacher understands the central concepts, methods
of inquiry, and structures of the
discipline(s) and creates learning experiences that
make the content meaningful to all students.
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1: Content Knowledge
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2 Human Development and Learning
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3: Diversity
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4: Planning for Instruction
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5: Learning Environment
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6: Instructional Delivery
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7: Communication
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8: Assessment
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9: Collaborative Relationships
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10: Reflection and Personal Growth
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11: Professional Conduct and Leadership
ILLINOIS CONTENT AREA STANDARDS
Standards for all science teachers
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1 Science as Inquiry
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2 Technological Design
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3 Molecular and Cellular Sciences
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4 Organisms and Ecosystems
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5 Understanding of Ecology
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6 Force and Motion
Standard 7
The Earth
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8 The Universe
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9 Practices of Science
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10 Science, Technology and Society
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11 Unifying Concepts
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12 Curriculum in Science
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13 Planning for Instruction
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14 Environment for Learning
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15 Teaching Science
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16 Assessment
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17 Connection in Teaching Science
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18 Learning Science and Community
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19 Content Reading
Biology Designation
The competent biology teacher applies:
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1: an understanding of the concepts of cell biology.
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2: an understanding of the molecular basis of heredity and
the
associated mathematical probabilities of pedigrees.
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3: an understanding of biological evolution
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4: an understanding of organismal biology and diversity.
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5: applies an understanding of ecology.
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6: an understanding of the matter, energy and organization in living systems.
Environmental Science Designation
The competent environmental science teacher understands:
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1: the earth as a physical system, the living environment, humans
and their societies, and human-environment interactions
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2: environmental issues and possesses the skills to address these issues.
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3: understands and can apply scientific processes and concepts to the study
of environmental phenomena.