Teaching in America: Chapter 2: Teaching as a Profession – Flashcards
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Profession
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An occupation that requires advanced education and training and that involves intellectual skills
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Praxis
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A national battery of tests prepared by the Educational Testing Service available for the initial certification of teachers. Consists of assessments in three areas: Academic Skills, Knowledge of Subject, and Classroom Performance.
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National Education Association (NEA)
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The oldest and largest professional association for teachers and administrators
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Reflective Practice
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The active process of thinking before teaching, during teaching, and after teaching in order to make decisions about how to plan, assess, and teach
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Professional Disositions
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The values, commitments, and ethical decisions and practices that influence behavior toward students, families, colleagues, and members of the profession and community
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Advocacy
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The act of engaging in strategies designed to improve the circumstances of children and families. Advocates move beyond their day-to-day professional responsibilities and work collaboratively to help others
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Philosophy of Education
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Beliefs about children's development and learning and the best ways to teach them
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Core Values
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The values that relate to your beliefs about the nature and purposes of life; your role and calling in life; and your responsibilities to others
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Core Beliefs
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The beliefs that include what you believe about the nature of students, the purpose of education, and the role of teachers
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Data-Driven Instruction
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The practice of using assessment data measuring student performance to evaluate and change instructional practice so that all students succeed
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Professional Development School (PDS)
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A school that has formed a partnership with a college or university for the purposes of improving teacher preparation programs, student achievement, and reforming schools
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Action Research
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The continuing process whereby teachers identify a problem specific to their own classroom situation and plan and implement a program to solve the problem
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Professional Development
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The process of growing and becoming a professional
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Professional Learning Community
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A defined group of educational stakeholders brought together to enable teachers and others to collaborate in support of reflective practice, action research, and ongoing professional development
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American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
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A national professional association for teachers, affiliated with the AFL-CIO; the second largest organization of educators
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Carnegie Task Force on Teaching as a Profession
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This group issued the report "A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century" criticizing how the nation's colleges and universities prepare teachers and recommending more rigorous teacher education
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"A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century"
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A Carnegie Foundation report that criticizes how the nation's colleges and universities prepare teachers and recommends more rigorous teacher education
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Alternative Teacher Education/Certification (AC) Programs
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Programs designed to recruit, prepare, and license individuals who are already have at least a bachelor's degree and who often have other careers
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Merit Pay
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Pay based on meritorious service, performance, and/or special assignments
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Performance Pay
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Salary increases based on student achievement and classroom performance. Gradually replacing the term "Merit Pay"
