Education Department

Standard 6-Communication

A teacher must be able to use knowledge of effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.

Substandards

A. understand communication theory, language development, and the role of language in learning;

B. understand how cultural and gender differences can affect communication in the classroom;

C. understand the importance of nonverbal as well as verbal communication;

D. know effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques;

E. understand the power of language for fostering self-expression, identity development, and learning;

F. use effective listening techniques;

G. foster sensitive communication by and among all students in the class;

H. use effective communication strategies in conveying ideas and information and in asking questions;

I. support and expand learner expression in speaking, writing, and other media;

J. know how to ask questions and stimulate discussion in different ways for particular purposes, including probing for learner understanding, helping students articulate their ideas and thinking processes, promoting productive risk-taking and problem-solving, facilitating factual recall, encouraging convergent and divergent thinking, stimulating curiosity, and helping students to question; and

K. use a variety of media communication tools, including audiovisual aids and computers, including educational technology, to enrich learning opportunities.