ARM 10.58.501. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

(1) All programs require that successful candidates: (a) demonstrate understanding of and ability to integrate knowledge of the history, cultural heritage, and contemporary status of American Indians and tribes in Montana; (b) demonstrate understanding of the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structure of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and creates learning experiences that make subject matter meaningful for students; (c) demonstrate understanding of how students learn and develop, and provide learning opportunities that support intellectual, social, and personal development; (d) demonstrate knowledge of how students, within different populations, including Montana American Indians, differ in their approaches to learning and create instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners; (e) demonstrate understanding of personal cultural and socioeconomic biases and teaching style differences that affect one's teaching; (f) utilize a variety of instructional strategies to encourage students’ development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills; (g) demonstrate understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation; (h) demonstrate knowledge of effective verbal, nonverbal, media, and electronic communication techniques to teach the strategies of active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom; (i) plan instruction based on knowledge of subject matter, students, the community, curriculum goals, and appropriate use of current and emerging technologies; (j) demonstrate assessment strategies, tools, and practices to plan and evaluate effective instruction; (k) demonstrate continued growth in knowledge related to a particular subject area and the teaching of it; (l) demonstrate knowledge of strategies to build relationships with school colleagues, families, and agencies in the larger community to support students’ learning and well-being; and (m) demonstrate the ability to foster contextual and experiential learning and to build connections between academic learning and the skills required in the present and future workforce.