Theories
In the Classroom
In the courts
Ed abbreviations
vocabulary
100

In my classroom I give lots of rewards - some activities, some prizes, sometimes praise.  The rewards give a desired effect.  I am a 

Behaviorist

100

I don't give everyone the same thing.  I help everyone have a fair chance.  I believe in teaching with 

equity

100

This case said that segregated schools are NOT equal

Brown v Board of Education

100

ESSA

Every Student Succeeds Act

Replaced no child left behind

100

Tests that compare student scores to other students' scores

Norm-referenced assessment

200

In my class we build - not with blocks, but with prior knowledge.  I like to discover what my students already know then build on that.  I am a 

Constructionist

200

My teaching values students' backgrounds.  It is 

Culturally Responsive

200

This law said that girls must have equal opportunities in school, even in sports

Title IX

200

The learning plan for one student, based upon specific learning needs.

IEP  Individual Educational Plan

200

Teacher provided assistance and accomodations

Scaffolding

300

I'm a chatty person.  I learn best when I can collaborate with my  classmates.  I'm happiest when my teacher used a ________________________approach

Social Learning

300

If a test really measures what it is supposed to measure, it is 

Reliable

300

Before a teacher can be disciplined or dismissed,he/she must be granted

due process

300

Students whose first language is not English

ELL     English Language Learners

300

Assuming all people in a group will be alike or behave in the same way

Stereotype

400

From birth until age 2, my intelligence focus was sensorimotor.  Now that I am 12, I am in the formal operational years.  My thinking abilities have reached a high level of development.  The teachers who teach to this theory follow 

Cognitism

400

Real-world activities 

authentic tasks

400

If a teacher suspects any type of child abuse, he/she must turn in a report because teachers are

Mandated reporters

400

Law passed in 1990 whose provisions insured that  youth with special needs between 3 and 21  would have free and appropriate education

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Act

400

A way of life common to a group, including values, attitudes and beliefs

Culture

500

I taught that  there are 8 thinking strengths.  I wish I could prove it, but it's just a theory.  They may not be intelligences, but just preferences.  What is my name

Gardner

500

When I get to the place where I need a little help to go on, I have reached my

Zone of Proximal Development   ZPD

500

A teacher can get in trouble for crossing these.  Some examples might be contact on social media, personal texting or emails.  What should we never cross?

Professional boundaries

500

IN charge of education in this state.  We find our standards on their website.

ODE   Ohio department of education

500

The things we do NOT teach

Null Curriculum

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