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InclusionInclusion

““A term that describes A term that describes services that places services that places students with disabilities students with disabilities in a general education in a general education classroom with classroom with appropriate support appropriate support services. Student may services. Student may receive instruction from receive instruction from both the special both the special education and general education and general education teacher” education teacher” (Understanding Special (Understanding Special Education, 2013).Education, 2013).

Informal AssessmentsInformal Assessments

““A procedure for A procedure for obtaining information obtaining information that can be used to that can be used to make judgments about a make judgments about a student’s learning” student’s learning” (Education.com, 2013). (Education.com, 2013). Some examples of Some examples of informal assessments informal assessments are observations and are observations and checklists. checklists.

Mentoring Mentoring

According to the dictionary “a mentor is a wise According to the dictionary “a mentor is a wise and trusted teacher and can be an influential and trusted teacher and can be an influential supporter.” Mentoring is when a mentee is supporter.” Mentoring is when a mentee is being mentoring by a mentor to enhance areas being mentoring by a mentor to enhance areas that need to be developed. that need to be developed.

Cooperative LearningCooperative Learning

A learning method that students learn by small A learning method that students learn by small groups usually with a goal of completing a groups usually with a goal of completing a specific task.specific task.

Charter SchoolCharter School

A charter school is “a tax A charter school is “a tax supported establishment supported establishment by a charter between a by a charter between a school district and an school district and an outside group which outside group which operates without most operates without most local or state educational local or state educational regulations to achieve regulations to achieve set goals. set goals.

StandardsStandards

Standards are divided Standards are divided into Common Core into Common Core standards, Performance standards, Performance standards, and Content standards, and Content standards. The U.S. has standards. The U.S. has academic standards academic standards “that are public “that are public statements about what statements about what students should know students should know and be able to do.”and be able to do.”

Blooms TaxonomyBlooms Taxonomy

““Bloom’s Taxonomy refers to a hierarchy of question stems that Bloom’s Taxonomy refers to a hierarchy of question stems that teachers use to guide their students through the learning teachers use to guide their students through the learning process.”process.”

Inquiry InstructionInquiry Instruction

Inquiry Based Instruction Inquiry Based Instruction describes “approaches describes “approaches that lead to learning that that lead to learning that are based on are based on investigation of investigation of questions, scenarios, or questions, scenarios, or problems that are often problems that are often assisted by the teacher.” assisted by the teacher.” (Inquiry-Based Learning, (Inquiry-Based Learning, 2013)2013)

AssessmentAssessment

Black & Dylan (1998) Black & Dylan (1998) state “assessment refers state “assessment refers to activities that teachers to activities that teachers use to help students use to help students learn and gauge their learn and gauge their process. There are process. There are different types of different types of assessment: formative, assessment: formative, summative, objective, summative, objective, subjective, criterion-subjective, criterion-referenced, and norm-referenced, and norm-referenced.”referenced.”

Portfolio AssessmentPortfolio Assessment

Annie Mulligan describes the term portfolio Annie Mulligan describes the term portfolio assessment as “ a term used to describe a assessment as “ a term used to describe a collection of work over a time, so that teachers collection of work over a time, so that teachers and parents can view a student’s progression and parents can view a student’s progression in a given content area.”in a given content area.”

Lesson PlansLesson Plans

A lesson plan is a “detailed description of the A lesson plan is a “detailed description of the course of instruction in one subject or class” course of instruction in one subject or class” (O'Bannon, 2008). A lesson plan is developed (O'Bannon, 2008). A lesson plan is developed by the teacher to them guide what the by the teacher to them guide what the instruction should be for that day or week.instruction should be for that day or week.

Scoring RubricScoring Rubric

Scoring rubrics “ have a set criteria and Scoring rubrics “ have a set criteria and standards that are linked to learning objectives standards that are linked to learning objectives and is used to assess or communicate about and is used to assess or communicate about performance” (Goodrich, 1996).performance” (Goodrich, 1996).

TenureTenure

Educational tenure “refers to an employment Educational tenure “refers to an employment status that teachers earn after successful status that teachers earn after successful fulfilling the requirements of probationary fulfilling the requirements of probationary period” (Lewis, 2013).period” (Lewis, 2013).

Assistive TechnologyAssistive Technology

Assistive technology Assistive technology is “devices that allow is “devices that allow the successful the successful inclusion of students inclusion of students with disabilities into with disabilities into the general the general education classroom. education classroom. (Ray, 2013)(Ray, 2013)

VoucherVoucher

School Vouchers “are School Vouchers “are aimed at improving aimed at improving education for low income education for low income children by providing children by providing tuition that can be used tuition that can be used at public and private at public and private schools. It is also used schools. It is also used at given parents a choice at given parents a choice of schools and of schools and approaches” (School approaches” (School Voucher, 2013).Voucher, 2013).

ELLELL

ELL “is a term for English Language Learners ELL “is a term for English Language Learners that indicates a person who is in the process of that indicates a person who is in the process of learning English and has a first language other learning English and has a first language other than English” (ELL, 2013).than English” (ELL, 2013).

Normal SchoolNormal School

A normal school “is a 2 year school for training A normal school “is a 2 year school for training elementary teachers” (Dictionary, 2013).elementary teachers” (Dictionary, 2013).

Standardized TestsStandardized Tests

Popham (1999) states Popham (1999) states that “standardized tests that “standardized tests are administered and are administered and scored in a consistent scored in a consistent manner. The tests are manner. The tests are designed in a way that designed in a way that questions, administering, questions, administering, scoring are all the scoring are all the same.”same.”

Master TeacherMaster Teacher

A master teacher “is a A master teacher “is a teacher who has mastered teacher who has mastered the management of their the management of their classrooms and found a way classrooms and found a way to accelerate learning for all to accelerate learning for all their students. These their students. These educators are exceptional educators are exceptional communicators and have a communicators and have a strong connection with their strong connection with their students” (Master Teacher, students” (Master Teacher, 2011).2011).

Null CurriculumNull Curriculum

Null curriculum is “topics or perspectives Null curriculum is “topics or perspectives in the curriculum that are not taught by in the curriculum that are not taught by the teacher and the student will not learn the teacher and the student will not learn the material.”the material.”

Direct InstructionDirect Instruction

Direct Instruction is “ an approach to teaching that is Direct Instruction is “ an approach to teaching that is skilled oriented and the teaching practices are teacher-skilled oriented and the teaching practices are teacher-directed.” The instruction is small grouped with face-to-directed.” The instruction is small grouped with face-to-face interaction in which the lessons are broken down face interaction in which the lessons are broken down and taught explicitly.and taught explicitly.

Emergency CertificateEmergency Certificate

An emergency An emergency teaching certificate is teaching certificate is a certificate that is a certificate that is valid for one year valid for one year and the teacher has and the teacher has to meet requirements to meet requirements to get their to get their permanent permanent certificate.certificate.

PedagogyPedagogy

According to Webster According to Webster dictionary that dictionary that pedagogy is “the art, pedagogy is “the art, science, or science, or profession of profession of teaching.”teaching.”

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