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Teacher preparation has moved from a course and credit orientation to a performance and competency orientation requiring that teaching skills be developed and demonstrated throughout the teacher preparation program. To be certified for licensure, teacher candidates need to demonstrate or exhibit the knowledge, skills, and dispositions identified in the ten Wisconsin Teacher Standards.
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License renewal is a career-long focus of self-directed, planned professional development that is guided by the ten Wisconsin Teacher Standards.
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License levels or categories are broader in that they will be based on students’ developmental levels: early childhood, middle childhood, early adolescence, and adolescence.