Or. Admin. Code § 584-017-1050 - Diversity and Inclusion

(1) The unit designs, implements, and evaluates curriculum and provides experiences for candidates to acquire and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions necessary to help all students learn equitably. Assessments indicate that candidates can demonstrate and apply proficiencies related to cultural competency and equitable student learning. Experiences provided for candidates include working with diverse populations, including higher education and P-12 school faculty, candidates, and students in P-12 schools. A cohort of candidates and faculty from diverse groups informs the unit's curriculum, pedagogy, and field experiences in culturally inclusive meaningful ways. Diverse faculty and peers assist candidates in addressing teaching and learning from multiple perspectives and different life experiences. These experiences provide for different voices in the professional development and work of the education profession. The greater range of cultural backgrounds and experiences among faculty and candidates enhances understanding of cultural competency, inclusion and equity for all students in the classroom.

(2) Areas evaluated under this standard include:

(a) Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Curriculum and Experiences;

(b) Experiences Working with Diverse Faculty; and

(c) Experiences working with Diverse Candidates; and

(d) Experiences working with Diverse Student in the P-12 Schools.

(3) Units will be accredited against a rubric that sets forth the following levels of achievement of the standards: Target, Acceptable, and Unacceptable. The full rubrics for each standard are found in the TSPC Professional Standards Manual adopted by the Commission. A unit is held accountable to the full set of standards contained in the TSPC Professional Standards Manual.

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Or. Admin. Code § 584-017-1050

TSPC 3-2012, f. & cert. ef. 3-9-12

Stat. Auth.: ORS 342

Stats. Implemented: ORS 342.120 - 342.430; 342.455-342.495; 342.553