Special Education
Services provided in "as normal" an environment as possible.
What is least restrictive environment?
The chapter of PA law that applies to gifted education.
What is Chapter 16?
A blank must exist for students to feel belonging and connectedness to school.
What is a relationship?
The term used to describe the tone or mood of the classroom.
What is climate?
Curriculum that is taught as written in the district's guidelines and policies.
What is the explicit curriculum?
"Mental Retardation" was removed under Rosa's Law and changed to what?
What is "intellectual disabilities"?
A gifted service delivery model in which the learner is given more in-depth curriculum.
What is enrichment?
Parents and school staff working together to support a child's development.
What is engagement?
A philosophy in which the learner creates their own meaning based on experiences.
What is constructivism?
Curriculum that is omitted as the teacher eliminates due to personal priorities or lack of time.
What is the null curriculum?
An example is "student with autism" rather than "autistic student"
What is "Person-first Language"?
The type of certification required to instruct students who are gifted and in need of services.
What is a PA Instructional Certificate?
The active participation of the child's caregivers in the educational process.
What is parent engagement? What is parent involvement?
A philosophy that relies upon consequences through rewards and punishments to increase or decrease student behaviors.
What is behaviorism?
Embedded curriculum that the teacher includes intentionally or unintentionally, but that is not a part of the written curriculum.
What is the implicit curriculum?
Supports provided through accommodations only for a major life activity to access the school environment.
What is a 504 plan?
What is twice exceptional?
Students feel blank when they have a say in developing classroom rules and establishing expectations.
What is empowerment?
Activities that are outside of the regular curriculum and are provided to support social development and connectedness.
What are extracurricular activities?
Has the greatest impact on the determination of what is taught within the classroom both explicitly and implicitly.
Who is the teacher?
A legal document that outlines specially designed instruction for an individual child based on a disability and a need for services.
What is an Individualized Education Plan?
A student qualifying for gifted education is given a curriculum for the next grade level for a subject.
What is acceleration?
Lack of transportation, scheduling conflicts, speaking a different language, lack of communication, uncomfortable due to own experiences or possible perceptions
What are barriers to parent involvement or engagement?
A teacher must be aware of their beliefs, values, and actions that may demonstrate partiality to a particular social group, race, gender, etc.
What is bias?
A teacher includes literature that represents diverse cultures and recognizes the traditions and practices of students from those cultures.
What is cultural competence?