3. Educators understand and apply knowledge of student growth and development.
Educators are knowledgeable about how children develop as learners and as social beings, and demonstrate an understanding of individual learning differences and special needs. This knowledge is used to assist educators in making decisions about curriculum, instruction, assessment and classroom management.
The following is a conglomeration of words I think are important when describing different learning styles and brain development. This list has been compiled from my Educational Psychology classes taken over the years.