What the Utah Professional Teacher Standards?
The standards define high quality teaching as the core of a successful education for all students.
Utah Professional Teacher Standards - PDF
The standards are based on current research and expert advice pertaining to best teaching practice. Each standard contains specific elements of the teaching practice, but all of the standards are interrelated and work together to provide a complete picture of effective teaching practices to promote high quality student learning. The standards are designed to be used by teachers to:
- to set professional goals to improve practice;
- to prompt reflection about student learning and teaching practice;
- guide and assess the progress of a teacher’s practice toward professional goals and student achievement
Utah Professional Teacher Standards Continuum - PDF
The continuum describes teaching practices and professional development throughout a teacher’s career.
Utah Professional Teacher Standards and Continuum of Teacher Development Booklet - PDF
This booklet contains a compilation of the Utah Professional Teacher Standards, component descriptions, reflective questions, and Continuum of Teacher Development. The standards, reflective questions and continuum work together to provide a common language and vision of the scope and complexity of teaching by which all teachers can define and develop their practice.
