What is the most common reason given for becoming a teacher.
100
Allows teachers certified in one state to be certified in another state.
What is Interstate Reciprocity?
100
Ongoing and continuing teacher evaluation.
What is Formative Teacher Evaluation?
100
NEA
What is National Education Association?
100
Plans designed to re-energizing teachers.
What is Self-Renewal?
200
Because you want to make a valuable contribution to society.
What is another reason people give for wanting to become a teacher?
200
Standards for behaviors of members of a certain field.
What are Codes of Ethics?
200
Conditions at the end of an activity or time period to evaluate overall performance.
What is Summative Teacher Evaluation?
200
AFT
What is American Federation of Teachers?
200
A pay scale that equalizes teacher salary for equal preparation and experience.
What is a Single Salary Schedule?
300
Because you have interest/expertise in a subject and you want to pass it on to others.
What is another reason people claim for wanting to be a teacher?
300
Teachers have content knowledge and pedagogical understanding, and they have prepared in college and practiced their skills.
What is Specialized Knowledge and Preparation?
300
Also known as a Continuing Contract, it can be granted after a minimum of three years of service and a master's degree, and favorable teacher evaluations.
What is Tenure?
300
Distributed by unions (and other professional organizations), these materials are oriented to improving performance in the classroom, and sharing information about the status of American Education.
What are Publications (research journals, handbooks, position papers)?
300
Programs to bring people with a bachelors degree in any field into the teaching profession.
What are Alternative Certification programs?
400
Joy of working with children, autonomy, job security, camaraderie, collegiality with other educators.
What are the things that teachers find satisfying about the job?
400
Using our own best judgement in dealing with our students; making independent decision based on all the factors we know about how students learn.
What is The Exercise of Discretion?
400
Also known as Performance Based Pay, it can be based on student performance, along with other factors.
What is Merit Pay?
400
An event unions present to their members, usually annually, where they focus on current topics for professional development.
What are Conferences and Workshops?
400
Name some reasons it is important to have minority representation in the teaching force in this country.
What are: makes instruction more relevant to the growing minority population, brings much needed/alternate perspectives into a field dominated by middle-class white women.
500
Level of support from parents/administrators, limited time for professional growth, student misbehavior, school safety.
What are reasons some teachers find the job unsatisfying?
500
Work is done without someone standing over you; workers are self-regulated, but follow rules and codes of ethics.
What is Autonomy and Freedom from Direct Supervision?
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: This is the legislation introduced by the Obama administration that provides grants to school districts who meet strict criteria, including guidelines for teacher evaluation/merit pay.
What is Race to the Top?
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Some things teacher unions advocate for on behalf of their members.
What are tenure, certification, increased salaries, improved work conditions, professional development, and improved child welfare?
500
Science, math, bilingual education; vs. early childhood education, PE, language arts, performing/visual arts.
What are areas of teacher shortages vs. areas of teacher surpluses?