Competency 12

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Action Research

Back 1

Using the scientific process to investigate a problem in a school or classroom. Teachers serve as primary investigators to improve their own teaching practices.

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Administrators

Back 2

Essential people who provide support for the personal and academic needs of students (superintendents, principals, assistant principals, instructional specialists, grade-level chairpersons, and supervisors).

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Campus Involvement Plan (CIP)

Back 3

It involves teachers in campus-level-planning, evaluation, and decision-making processes at their own school.

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Collaboration

Back 4

Working together with shared responsibility for planning and implementing goals.

Front 5

Continuing Professional Education (CPE)

Back 5

There are state requirements for renewing certification at a specific time and participation in approved learning experiences that improve the teachers knowledge and skills.

Front 6

Domains

Back 6

Specific areas of information.

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Family Liaisons

Back 7

Representatives from the school who serve as contacts and promote positive links between school and home.

Front 8

Horizontal Teaming

Back 8

Educators on the same grade level working together in planning and decision making.

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Mentee

Back 9

A teacher being mentored. Usually a new or first year teacher that gets assistance from someone with experience.

Front 10

Mentor

Back 10

An experienced teacher who gives guidance and help to new teachers.

Front 11

Nonverbal Communication

Back 11

Having a conversation without any spoken words (raising eyebrows, nodding).

Front 12

Novice

Back 12

New teacher with limited experience.

Front 13

Online Teacher Networks

Back 13

Teachers who communicate voluntarily using digital tools.

Front 14

Parent Educators

Back 14

People from a school that provides family with information about child growth and development.

Front 15

Professional Development

Back 15

Activities that increase teachers professional knowledge and help them grow as educators.

Front 16

Professional Development Appraisal System (PDAS)

Back 16

Formal evaluation of teachers performance in Texas.

Front 17

Protege

Back 17

A new teacher that benefits from the guidance of a mentor.

Front 18

Reflection

Back 18

Thinking about previous issues, activities, and events related to teaching and learning.

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Reflective Practitioners

Back 19

Teachers that study their past teaching moments to grow.

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Reflective Teaching

Back 20

The outcome of the teachers reexamination of their teaching.

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Reflective Thinking

Back 21

Studying to improve one's own teaching practice.

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School Community

Back 22

Everyone that assists one another in providing learning opportunities for students at school.

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Self-assessment

Back 23

Teacher's rating or judging their own performance.

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Self-efficacy

Back 24

A person's expectations about their effectiveness.

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Site-based Decision Making (SBDM)

Back 25

Teachers participate in the management, decision making, and governing of different aspects of their school.

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Specialists

Back 26

People within the school community that have specific knowledge, understanding, and expertise in certain areas of information (diagnostician).

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Summative Evaluation

Back 27

Final comprehensive evaluation of a teachers overall performance at the end of school.

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Support Systems

Back 28

People and groups that are a source of strength, guidance, and encouragement for teachers and students.

Front 29

Teacher Appraisal System

Back 29

The procedure for the evaluation of teachers abilities.

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Teacher Self-Report Form

Back 30

Requirement of the PDAS that encourages teachers to look within themselves.

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Team Teaching

Back 31

Instruction that is provided by two or more teachings who share an equal responsibility.

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Verbal Communication

Back 32

Using spoken words to transmit information.

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Vertical Teaming

Back 33

Joining planning across grade levels by teachers.

Front 34

Colleagues

Back 34

People who work together.