Professional Standards for

Teachers

Know students and

how they learn

Knowledge of Islamic ethical values/ social

life skills

Learning environment

Engage in professional

learning

Know the

content and

how to teach

it

Instructiona

l planning

and

strategies

Assessment

and

feedback

Engage

professionally

with

colleagues,

parents and

the community

STANDARD 1KNOW STUDENTS AND HOW THEY LEARN

Physical, social and intellectual development and

characteristics of students .

Understand how students learn.

Students with diverse linguistic, cultural,

religious and socioeconomic backgrounds .

Differentiate teaching to meet the specific

learning

Needs of students across the full range of

abilities.

Know The Content And How To Teach It

Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area.

Organize content into an effective learning and

teaching sequence.

Use curriculum, assessment and reporting

knowledge to design learning sequences and lesson

plans.

Creates meaningful learning experiences for each

student based upon interactions among content area

and pedagogical knowledge and evidence-based

practice.

STANDARD 3

KNOWLEDGE OF ISLAMIC ETHICAL

VALUES/ SOCIAL LIFE SKILLS

The Islamic code of conduct ( beliefs, prayers and

ethics ) in light of Quran and Sunnah.

The present need of national/global peace and the

factors affecting peace and resulting in decline of

the values and ethics.

Respect for individual and cultural/religious

differences .

STANDARD 4

INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING AND

STRATEGIES Plan lesson sequences using knowledge of

student learning, content and effective teaching

strategies.

Include a range of teaching strategies in teaching.

Select and use relevant teaching strategies to

develop knowledge skills, problem solving and

critical and creative thinking.

Use effective verbal and non-verbal

communication strategies to support student

understanding, participation, engagement and

achievement.

Demonstrate broad knowledge of strategies that

can be used to evaluate teaching programs to

improve student learning.

STANDARD 5

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Demonstrate the capacity to organize classroom

activities and provide clear directions.

Demonstrate knowledge of practical approaches

to manage challenging behavior.

Organize classroom activities and provide clear

directions.

Assessment strategies including, informal and

formal, diagnostic, formative and summative

approaches to assess student learning.

Provide feedback to students on their learning.

Demonstrate the capacity to interpret student

Assessment data to evaluate student learning and

modify teaching practice.

Identify and plan professional learning needs.

Understand the relevant and appropriate sources

of professional learning for teachers.

Engage with colleagues and improve practice.

Apply professional learning and improve

student Learning.

Professional ethics and responsibilities.

Establish and maintain respectful

collaborative relationships with parents

regarding their children’s learning .