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Issues of accountability and transparency are at the core of an active and responsible teaching profession. In contemporary society, teachers have a primary responsibility to contribute to public debates about the quality of teaching and the quality of student learning outcomes. With this in mind, teachers need to participate in shaping the form and content of teaching standards and be actively involved in ensuring that their own classroom practices are accountable and transparent. Such activity leads to a robust and intellectually challenging approach to teachers’ professional growth and learning and a confident and competent teaching profession.
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This organisation is based on the North American Move On!
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Accessed from the Getup website www.getup.org.au on 6 April 2011.
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Sachs, J. (2016). Accountability, Standards and Activism: A Challenge or Opportunity for Teacher Education. In: Chi-Kin Lee, J., Day, C. (eds) Quality and Change in Teacher Education. Professional Learning and Development in Schools and Higher Education, vol 13. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24139-5_15
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