Standards assist educators in evaluating accomplished teaching. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) developed a process to determine whether a teacher possesses the attributes of accomplished teaching based on their standards in each of the certificate areas. In addition, many national organizations are working to develop standards to assist educators in improving curriculum, instruction, assessment, educator preparation and professional development.  Sites listed below provide resources related to standards development.

•         AACTE's Standards Based Teacher Education Project (STEP)

•         Mathematics Teaching Standards

•         National Academy of Science's Teacher Preparation Standards

•         National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)

•         National Council on Teacher Quality

•         National Educational Technology Standards

•         Science Teaching Standards

•         Standards for Reading Professionals
 

State Specific Teaching Standards




•         Illinois Professional Teaching Standards

•         Iowa Department of Education Teaching Standards

•         Wisconsin Standards