Brown University’s Practice Based Standard Two: Student as Learner

 

In what ways does the student teacher:

Seek information about the learner’s background and culture?

See information about the learner’s life experiences, achievements, and past performance?

See information about and observe the learner’s strengths and limitations, developmental levels and learning styles?

See information about and observe the learner’s patterns of language use?

See information about and observe the learner’s interests and talents?

See information about and observe learner’s organizational skills?

Use efficient and effective ways to document student characteristics and progress?

Listen carefully and respectfully to students?

Check with students about inferences and assumptions s/he makes about them?

Develop an understanding and awareness of students as individuals without overgeneralizing or stereotyping?

 

Meeting the Standard:

The student teacher demonstrates as awareness of, and concern for, the people in his/her classroom. Focusing on learners as full human beings with a rich history, unique characteristics, substantive achievements, talents, skills and interests, the student teacher does his/her best to observe, document and learn about those students. S/he works hard to “understand their understanding.”

 

RIBTS Standards: 2.4, 2.6., 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 8.4, 9.3, 10.1.