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Its stated mission is to “advance the profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection.” [2] AAE also seeks to “promote excellence in education so that [teachers] receive the respect, recognition and reward they deserve.” [2] AAE is officially nonpartisan. [2]
The original goals of the program were to support the professional development of teachers of core subject, target those teachers who teach "at-risk" students, integrate other reform efforts to ensure all aspect of the education system were geared toward the same goals, and track the progress of states and local education agencies against a ...
The National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF) is a non-profit, non-partisan education policy advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1994 by then-North Carolina governor Jim Hunt and Stanford University professor Linda Darling-Hammond, the NCTAF focuses its research on improving the teaching profession through recruitment, development, and retention of ...
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is a United States professional organization dedicated to "improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. Since 1911, NCTE has provided a forum for the profession, an array of opportunities for teachers to continue their professional growth ...
Professional development, also known as professional education, is learning that leads to or emphasizes education in a specific professional career field or builds practical job applicable skills emphasizing praxis in addition to the transferable skills and theoretical academic knowledge found in traditional liberal arts and pure sciences education.
Congress appropriated $105 million for fiscal year 1994. States submitted applications to develop school improvement plans, and make subgrants to local schools, and awards for pre-service and professional development. In 1996, President Clinton introduced a competitive grant entitled the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund (TLCF).
Proposition 4: Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience; Proposition 5: Teachers are members of learning communities; The National Board publishes standards of “accomplished teaching” for 25 certificate areas [5] and developmental levels for pre-K through 12th grade. These standards were developed and ...
Teach For America teachers are full-fledged faculty members at their schools, receiving the normal school district salary and benefits as well as a modest AmeriCorps "education voucher" (which can be used to pay for credentialing courses, cover previous student loans or fund further education during or after the two-year commitment). They do ...