The Professional Standards for BC Educators are in place to promote forward progression, acceptance, and responsibilities of teachers. Teachers have a very important role in society as we are apart of a community that helps raise children and teach them about the moral and ethical responsibilities we all have. The Profesional Standards for BC Educators details the following:

  1. Educators value the success of all students. Educators care for students and act in their best interests
  2. Educators act ethically and maintain the integrity, credibility, and reputation of the profession
  3. Educators understand and apply knowledge of student growth and development
  4. Educators value the involvement and support of parents, guardians, families and communities in schools
  5. Educators implement effective planning, instruction, assessment and reporting practices to create respectful, inclusive environments for student learning and development
  6. Educators demonstrate a broad knowledge base and an understanding of areas they teach
  7. Educators engage in professional learning
  8. Educators contribute to the profession
  9. Educators respect and value the history of First Nations, Inuit and Metis in Canada and the impact of the past on the present and the future. Educators contribute towards truth, reconciliation and healing. Educators foster a deeper understanding of ways of knowing and being, histories, and cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Metis

As educators, we have to make a commitment to teaching students the importance of social responsibility and equality, both inside and outside the classroom.