Merit pay
pay-for-performance
Tenure
expectancy of continued employment
Normal School
Reverend Samuel Hall established one in Concord, Vermont
Horace Mann
Instrumental in establishing the first normal school in Lexington, Massachusetts; father of education
National Education Association (NEA)
Created in 1857
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
Curated to recognize superior teacher performance and to name those teachers as "board certified
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Created in 1960 and affiliated with the American labor movement
Pedagogy
The art and science of teaching
Portfolio
A more comprehensive reflection of a candidate's skills
Collective Bargaining
Method in which organizations such as the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers use to improve the salaries and working conditions of teachers
Collective Bargaining
Method in which organizations such as the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers use to improve the salaries and working conditions of teachers
Teach for America (TFA)
Corp members, agree to teach for two years under-resourced urban and rural schools