TEXES GENERALIST EC-6 Competencies – Flashcards
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competency 001
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ORAL LANGUAGE: THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL LANGUAGE, KNOWS THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES OF ORAL LANGUAGE AND PROVIDES THE STUDENTS WITH VARIED OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS.
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competency 002
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phonological and phonemic awareness: THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS PHONOLOGICAL AND PHONEMIC AWARENESS AND EMPLOYS A VARIETY OF APPROACHES TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP PHONOLOGICAL AND PHONEMIC AWARENESS.
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competency 003
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alphabetic principle) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ALPHABETIC PRINCIPLE FOR READING ENGLISH AND PROVIDES INSTRUCTION THAT HELPS STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPOKEN LANGUAGE AND PRINTED WORDS.
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competency 004
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literacy development) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THAT LITERACY DEVELOPS OVER TIME, PROGRESSING FROM EMERGENT TO PROFICIENT STAGES AND USES A VARIETY OF APPROACHES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS' LITERACY.
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competency 005
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word analysis and identification skills) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF WORD IDENTIFICATION SKILLS (INCLUDING DECODING, BLENDING, STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS, SIGHT WORD VOCABULARY AND CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS) AND PROVIDES MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO PRACTICE AND IMPROVE WORD IDENTIFICATION SKILLS.
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competency 006
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reading fluency) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF FLUENCY FOR READING COMPREHENSION AND PROVIDES MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR READING FLUENCY.
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competency 007
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reading comprehension and applications) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF READING FOR UNDERSTANDING, KNOWS THE COMPONENTS AND PROCESSES OF READING COMPREHENSION AND TEACHES STUDENTS STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING THEIR COMPREHENSION, INCLUDING USING A VARIETY OF TEXTS AND CONTEXTS.
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competency 008
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reading, inquiry and research) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH AND INQUIRY SKILLS TO STUDENTS' ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH INSTRUCTION THAT PROMOTES THEIR ACQUISITION AND EFFECTIVE USE OF THOSE STUDY SKILLS IN THE CONTENT AREAS.
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competency 009
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writing conventions) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE CONVENTIONS OF WRITING IN ENGLISH AND PROVIDES INSTRUCTION THAT HELPS STUDENTS DEVELOP PROFICIENCY IN APPLYING WRITING CONVENTIONS.
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competency 010
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written communication) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THAT WRITING TO COMMUNICATE IS A DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS AND PROVIDES INSTRUCTION THAT PROMOTES STUDENTS' COMPETENCE IN WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.
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competency 011
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viewing and representing) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS SKILLS FOR INTERPRETING, ANALYZING, EVALUATING AND PRODUCING VISUAL IMAGES AND MESSAGES IN VARIOUS MEDIA AND PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN THIS AREA.
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competency 012
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assessment of developing literacy) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF LITERACY ASSESSMENT AND USES A VARIETY OF ASSESSMENTS TO GUIDE LITERACY INSTRUCTION.
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competency 013
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mathematics instruction) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS HOW STUDENTS LEARN MATHEMATICAL SKILLS AND USES THAT KNOWLEDGE TO PLAN, ORGANIZE AND IMPLEMENT INSTRUCTION AND ASSESS LEARNING.
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competency 014
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number concepts and operations) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS CONCEPTS RELATED TO NUMBERS, OPERATIONS AND ALGORITHMS AND THE PROPERTIES OF NUMBERS.
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competency 015
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patterns and algebra) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS CONCEPTS RELATED TO PATTERNS, RELATIONS, FUNCTIONS AND ALGEBRAIC REASONING.
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competency 016
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geometry and measurement) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT.
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competency 017
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probability and statistics) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS CONCEPTS RELATED TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS.
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competency 018
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mathematical processes) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS MATHEMATICAL PROCESSES AND KNOWS HOW TO REASON MATHEMATICALLY, SOLVE MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS AND MAKE MATHEMATICAL CONNECTIONS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF MATHEMATICS.
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competency 019
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social science instruction) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS AND APPLIES SOCIAL SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO PLAN, ORGANIZE AND IMPLEMENT INSTRUCTION AND ASSESS LEARNING.
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competency 020
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history) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS AND APPLIES KNOWLEDGE OF SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS, MULTIPLE HISTORICAL INTERPRETATIONS AND IDEAS AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE AS DEFINED BY THE TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (TEKS).
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competency 021
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(geography and culture) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS AND APPLIES KNOWLEDGE OF GEOGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS INVOLVING PEOPLE, PLACES AND ENVIRONMENTS IN TEXAS, THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD AND ALSO UNDERSTANDS AND APPLIES KNOWLEDGE OF CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, ADAPTATION, DIVERSITY AND INTERACTIONS AMONG SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY AS DEFINED BY THE TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (TEKS).
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competency 022
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economics) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS AND APPLIES KNOWLEDGE OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS AND HOW PEOPLE ORGANIZE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS TO PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE AND CONSUME GOODS AND SERVICES.
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competency 023
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government and citizenship) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS AND APPLIES KNOWLEDGE OF CONCEPTS OF GOVERNMENT, DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP, INCLUDING WAYS THAT INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS THROUGH POLITICAL SYSTEMS.
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safe and proper laboratory processes) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS HOW TO MANAGE LEARNING ACTIVITIES, TOOLS, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL STUDENTS.
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competency 025
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scientific inquiry) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE, THE PROCESS AND ROLE OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND THE ROLE OF INQUIRY IN SCIENCE INSTRUCTION.
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impact on daily life/environment) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS HOW SCIENCE IMPACTS THE DAILY LIVES OF STUDENTS AND INTERACTS WITH AND INFLUENCES PERSONAL AND SOCIETAL DECISIONS.
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competency 027
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unifying concepts and processes in science) THE TEACHER KNOWS AND UNDERSTANDS THE UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES THAT ARE COMMON TO ALL SCIENCES.
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competency 028
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(theory and practice of science teaching) THE TEACHER HAS THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TEACHING SCIENCE AND ABOUT HOW STUDENTS LEARN SCIENCE.
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competency 029
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assessments in science learning) THE TEACHER KNOWS THE VARIED AND APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENTS AND ASSESSMENT PRACTICES FOR MONITORING SCIENCE LEARNING IN LABORATORY, FIELD AND CLASSROOM SETTINGS.
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competency 030
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(physical science) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS FORCES AND MOTION AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS.
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competency 031
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(physical science) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF AND CHANGES IN MATTER.
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competency 032
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(physical science) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS ENERGY AND INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MATTER AND ENERGY.
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competency 033
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physical science) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONS AND THE CONSERVATION OF MATTER AND ENERGY.
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competency 034
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(life science) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF LIVING THINGS.
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competency 035
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(life science) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS REPRODUCTION AND THE MECHANISMS OF HEREDITY.
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competency 036
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(life science) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS ADAPTATIONS OF ORGANISMS AND THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION.
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competency 037
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life science) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
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competency 038
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earth and space science) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF EARTH SYSTEMS
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competency 039
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earth and space science) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS CYCLES IN EARTH SYSTEMS.
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competency 040
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earth and space science) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE ROLE OF ENERGY IN WEATHER AND CLIMATE.
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competency 041
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earth and space science) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND THE UNIVERSE.
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competency 042
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visual arts) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE CONCEPTS, PROCESSES AND SKILLS INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, APPRECIATION AND EVALUATION OF ART AND USES THAT KNOWLEDGE TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE AND ENGAGING VISUAL ARTS INSTRUCTION.
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competency 043
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music) THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE CONCEPTS, PROCESSES AND SKILLS INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, APPRECIATION AND EVALUATION OF MUSIC AND USES THAT KNOWLEDGE TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE AND ENGAGING MUSIC INSTRUCTION.
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competency 044
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health) THE TEACHER USES KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONCEPTS AND PURPOSES OF HEALTH EDUCATION TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE AND ENGAGING HEALTH INSTRUCTION.
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physical education) THE TEACHER USES KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES, SKILLS AND PRACTICES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE AND ENGAGING PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION.
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competency 046
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theatre) 3 THE TEACHER UNDERSTANDS THE CONCEPTS, PROCESSES AND SKILLS INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, APPRECIATION AND EVALUATION OF THEATRE AND USES THAT KNOWLEDGE TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE AND ENGAGING THEATRE INSTRUCTION.
