All courses incorporate the California Standards for the Teaching Profession and the Teacher Performance Expectations adopted by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Specific learning outcomes include the following:

• Teach the state-adopted academic content standards for their respective subjects;
• Use progress monitoring to determine whether students are progressing adequately;
• Understand and use informal, formal, formative and summative assessments;
• Incorporate specific strategies, instructional activities, procedures and experiences that address state-adopted academic content standards;
• Clearly communicate instructional objectives to students;
• Use developmentally appropriate teaching practices;
• Understand and apply pedagogical theories, principles, and instructional practices for comprehensive instruction of English learners;
• Understand patterns of child and adolescent development;
• Plan instruction that is comprehensive in relation to the subject matter and in accordance with state-adopted academic content standards;
• Maximize student achievement;
• Develop and maintain clear expectations for academic and social behavior;
• Take responsibility for student learning outcomes; and
• Evaluate their own teaching practices and subject matter knowledge.