Please express your knowledge of each of the following twelve Life Span Development Standards by writing at least a paragraph about each letter below.
a. Discuss your knowledge of the physical, emotional, and social development of young people and the relationship of these to learning readiness and to cognitive development.
b. Discuss your knowledge of the components and characteristics of collaboratively designed and implemented individual behavioral support plans.
c. Discuss your knowledge of factors and situations that promote or diminish intrinsic motivation.
d. Discuss your knowledge of the ways in which student learning is influenced by individual experiences and out-of-school learning, including language and family/community values and conditions.
e. Discuss your knowledge of cultural, ethnic, gender, linguistic, and socio-economic differences and how these may affect individual learner needs, preferences, and styles.
f. Discuss your knowledge of the characteristics of your own culture and use of language and of how they differ from other cultures.
g. Discuss your knowledge of research and theory related to learning styles and multiple intelligences.
h. Discuss your knowledge of how personal/cultural biases can affect teaching and learning.
i. Discuss your knowledge of research relating collective responsibility for student learning to increased achievement
j. Discuss your knowledge of the principles of individual and organizational change and a commitment to assume personal responsibility for leading and supporting others in results-oriented changes.
k. Discuss your knowledge of human development and behavior across the life span with special emphasis on pre-school and school-age populations.
l. Discuss your understanding of student diversity and how to utilize differentiated experiences to engage diverse learners.