These standards represent a unified set of expectations across the country of
what academic content knowledge and skills are required for students to be ready for credit - bearing college courses and careers.
The academic content and performance standards adopted by the state board, including how the programs and services will enable ELs to access the common core academic content standards and the English language development (ELD) for purposes of
gaining academic content knowledge and English language proficiency.
Research on college and career readiness has clearly confirmed that post-secondary success depends on much more than
just academic content knowledge and critical thinking skills, and that a host of meta - cognitive and non-cognitive competencies are significantly predictive of whether students will persist toward graduation in college or succeed in entry - level jobs.
In his view, criteria for judging teacher effectiveness could be based upon Shulman's categories of teacher knowledge —
especially academic content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, knowledge of the curriculum, and knowledge of learners and educational contexts.
Simple organizational management has given way to continual data - analysis ~ professional development and
academic content knowledge.
NRCCTE research addresses such topics as programs of study / career pathways, curriculum integration of CTE and
academic content knowledge and skills, postsecondary student retention and completion, and professional development for educators.