The NEA Foundation

Teachers Take Charge of Their Learning:
Transforming Professional Development for Student Success

Abbreviations

AAHE American Association for Higher Education

ACT Academic Competitiveness through Technology Academy

AFT American Federation of Teachers

BEA Bellevue (Washington) Education Association

CEA Columbus (Ohio) Education Association

COMPAS Community Programs in the Arts (Minnesota)

DATA Dade Academy for the Teaching Arts

INTASC Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium

ISEA Iowa State Education Association

NASSP National Association of Secondary School Principals

NBC National Board Certificate (-ation)

NBPTS National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

NCATE National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

NCTAF National Commission on Teaching and America's Future

NCTM National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

NDEA National Defense Education Act

NEA National Education Association

NECTL National Education Commission on Time and Learning

NFIE The National Foundation for the Improvement of Education

NGA National Governors' Association

NHC National Humanities Center

NISDC New Iowa Schools Development Corporation

NSDC National Staff Development Council

OSU Ohio State University

PAR Peer Assistance and Review Program (Columbus, Ohio)

SEA Seattle Education Association

TEA Tennessee Education Association

TEC Teacher Education Center (Florida)

UW University of Wisconsin

WTEPB Wisconsin Teacher Enhancement Program in Biology