anticipate and plan for the needs of the future by considering  the changes and developments in society such as trends in  employment, globalization and advances in technology incorporate values of good citizenship and respect for  different languages and cultures consider students’ needs and abilities—intellectual, social,  emotional and physical—at different ages and stages of  growth ensure that each grade provides a foundation of knowledge  for successful learning in subsequent years incorporate new discoveries and theories that are generally  accepted by experts in subject areas develop skills that are necessary for success in learning a  subject consider new research on proven teaching methods and how  students learn best reflect the most appropriate level at which the skills are to be  acquired integrate how the study of a subject contributes to student  personal growth and development accommodate learning in different environments consider various ways of delivering a program to students,  including new technologies and use of community resources  such as distance learning and workplace learning.                                                                          BACK