Both the Alliance and the National Board are participating in a new national Partnership for Excellence and Accountability in Teaching based at the University of Maryland and funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The partnership will highlight what works in effective teacher training, how to keep teacher skills current and how to energize professional development. Other groups that are part of the partnership include the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, the Holmes Partnership, the American Federation of Teachers, the Middle Grade School State Policy Initiative of the Carnegie Corporation, the National Education Association and Vanderbilt University. Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students. Teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning.
Teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.
Teachers are members of learning communities.