Essay_week_3.docx A Summary of InTASC and CEC Standards Grand Canyon University: SPD 5

Essay_week_3.docx    A Summary of InTASC and CEC Standards  Grand Canyon University: SPD 501    InTASC/CEC Standards   Effective training of new teachers is based on common standards. The standards are laid out by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and by Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC). Two important standardspresented by both organizations are assessments and collaboration. According to Council of Chief State School Officers (2013), teaching standards express what effective teaching and learning should be in an education system.    Summary of Key Themes  The standards of assessment and collaboration are important skills in the training of effective teachers.Council for Exceptional Children(2015) states,“Beginning special education professionals use multiple methods of assessment and data sources in making educational decisions” (p. 2). Teachers must use a wide variety of assessments tomeasure and interpret individuals abilities and talents. Collaboration with families, other educators and community agencies across a wide range of experiences and assessments give a clearer picture of the needs of each student. The standards of assessment and collaboration are summed up by Council of Chief State School Officers (2013), “When teachers collectively engage in participatory decision-making, designing lessons, using data, and examining student work, they are able to deliver rigorous and relevant instruction for all students and personalize learning for