California Standards for the Teaching Profession
The California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP) are foundational for teacher
preparation and teacher induction. They also serve as a guide for educator professional
learning, development, and evaluation statewide. With the ultimate goal of improving student
learning and well-being, the standards provide a broad and complex vision of the teaching
profession within which all teachers can define and develop their practice. They also provide a
common language for communication and dialogue, and thus play an important role in
prompting educators to reflect about student learning and teaching practice; formulate
professional goals that improve teaching practice in support of student learning; and guide,
monitor, and assess their progress toward professional goals -(https://www.ctc.ca.gov/docs)
preparation and teacher induction. They also serve as a guide for educator professional
learning, development, and evaluation statewide. With the ultimate goal of improving student
learning and well-being, the standards provide a broad and complex vision of the teaching
profession within which all teachers can define and develop their practice. They also provide a
common language for communication and dialogue, and thus play an important role in
prompting educators to reflect about student learning and teaching practice; formulate
professional goals that improve teaching practice in support of student learning; and guide,
monitor, and assess their progress toward professional goals -(https://www.ctc.ca.gov/docs)
