Unit 1: Education

The process by which teacher influence their colleagues, principals, or other members of the school community to improve outcomes for students

• salary

• teacher leadership

• disposition

• essential question

Professional attitudes, values, and beliefs demonstrated through both verbal and non-verbal behaviors as educators interact with students, families, colleagues, and communities

• pedagogy

• disposition

• teacher leadership

• pension

The money paid to an employee for performing their job, often paid monthly or every two weeks

• essential question

• pension

• salary

• Total Compensation

Money saved while an employee is working and paid to them on a regular schedule after they retire

• pension

• essential question

• salary

• teacher leadership

The method or practice of teaching children; the study of different teaching methods

• State Teacher Salary Schedule

• pension

• pedagogy

• disposition

The sum of salary and other benefits that an employee receives, including, as examples, the value of their health insurance and retirement contributions

• total compensation

• pension

• effective teaching

• disposition

When teachers have a positive influence on students in terms of achievement, positive attitudes toward school and learning, and students are empowered to reach their personal best

• essential question

• teacher leadership

• salary

• effective teaching

A big, memorable question that students need to be able answer at the end of a unit or course 

• salary

• effective teaching

• essential questions

• pedagogy

Highly effective teachers generate more student growth than ineffective teachers.

• True

• False

Which is NOT an example of a non-academic impact teachers can have on their students?

• Increase students' self-esteem

• Help develop better work and lifestyle habits

• Help students get high scores on college entrance exams

• Increase their lifetime earning potential through career exposure