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North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards
Standard 1: Teachers demonstrate leadership.
1.03. Teachers lead the teaching profession.
Teachers strive to improve the teaching profession. They contribute to the establishment of positive working conditions in their school. They actively participate in and advocate for decision-making structures in education and government that take advantage of the expertise of teachers. Teachers promote professional growth for all educators and collaborate with their colleagues to improve the profession.
- Strive to improve the profession
- Contribute to the establishment of positive working conditions
- Participate in decision-making structures
- Promote professional growth
Resources for professional development
These resources available from LEARN NC can help you improve your teaching in this area.
Best practices & instructional models
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- Not your mother's math teacher
- North Carolina's 2001–2002 Teacher of the Year, Carmen Wilson, talks about real-world math and teachers' roles as professionals.
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- Learning from new teachers
- Mentors can share in the hope and enthusiasm of new teachers.
- Format: article
- By Joy Jenkins.
