| A | B |
| Information age | Began in 1970 with computers and networking |
| mentoring | A trusted advisor |
| performance assessment | Test given based on action |
| portfolio | The materials collected in such a case, especially when representative of a person's work |
| Code of Ethics | the core values of the profession |
| salary schedule | the amount of money a person earns for the job they work |
| alternative licensure | Alternative teacher education programs are for people with a desire to teach in elementary, middle, or high schools but do not have an undergraduate degree in education |
| moral turpitude | Criminal behavior that is inherently bad in contrast to the behavior that is bad merely because it is forbidden in law; immorality |
| revocation | nullification or withdrawal, esp. of an offer to contract. |
| remuneration | The act of reward; pay |
| National Education | National Teacher’s Union |
| Phi Delta Kappa | An international association for professional educators |
| PAGE | The largest Professional Association for the State of Georgia Educators |
| ACTAE | American college and Trustees and Alumni in Education; committed to academic excellence and freedom of expression in higher education |
| induction | To admit as a member |
| authentic assessment | Testing through the use of tasks that resemble reading and writing in the real world and in school. |
| National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education | professional accrediting organization for schools, colleges, and departments of education in the United States |
| PRAXIS | Assessment which provides educational tests and other services that states use as part of their teacher licensure and certification process |
| structured observations | The act or an instance of granting other types of license, usually to practice a profession. |
| licensure | the granting of a license, which gives a 'permission to practice |
| adjudication | the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented |
| certificate | A formal or legal document testifying to the truth of something |
| reprimand | To voice or convey disapproval in a formal way |
| confidential information | Privileged communication shared with only a few people |
| American Federation of Teachers | one million members nationwide that has grown into a trade union representing workers in education |
| GAE | Georgia Association of Educators exists to support, protect, and strengthen those who nurture Georgia's children. |
| GACTAE | A sub group of the Georgia Department of Education for Career, Technical, and agricultural Education which promotes careers for the 21st century through standards, instruction, and assessment. |