(4) A beginning teacher knows the teacher's content area and how to teach it. Performances that reflect attainment of this standard include
(A) identifying the connections in instructional plans to the (i) student content and performance standards adopted by reference in 4 AAC 04.150; and (ii) district curriculum; and
(B) developing and teaching lessons or units that demonstrate (i) accurate and current knowledge of the content; (ii) instructional strategies that are suited to teaching the content area, integrating technology where appropriate; (iii)consideration of students' developmental stages of content mastery using an analysis of various qualitative and quantitative assessment data; (iv)a variety of teaching strategies that encourage students' development of critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and performance skills; and (v) connections across disciplines that enable students to apply their content knowledge and process skills to real world situations.