Education
Thinking deeply about one's teaching and ways to improve it, may use journaling, video, diary
Reflective Teaching
What is the acronym that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
STEM
Focus on interaction, collaboration, interpersonal skills, community involvement
Social
Most principals think current new teachers are less motivated than teachers entering the profession in the past. True or False?
False
Teaching approach with inclusion of a variety of race and ethnic backgrounds respected and addressed
Multicultural Education
What is the difference between schooling and education?
Schooling is formal, rigid and education is dynamic and changing
Belonging to a group whose cultural identity is chosen or learned from your culture, family or shared background
ethnicity
Focus on preparing students for future careers and financial goals
Economic
Motivation in the form of external rewards such as money, vacation time, benefits
extrinsic
Excellent college course with an emphasis on teaching with an included objective of developing cultural sensitivity
Introduction to Education
What is the primary language spoken in schools in the United States?
English
process of teaching using two languages
Bilingual education
Focus on academic improvement and educational goals
Intellectual
Motivation from within such as helping children or providing a service to society
Intrinsic
Approach to culture with emphasis on all persons embracing the dominant culture's ideology and practices
Assimilation or enculturation
Often used outside Germany to mean a place to work out, in the context of the German educational system, what 9-letter word means the most academically oriented type of secondary school?
Gymnasium
adapting teaching and strategies to assessed learner needs and diverse learning styles
Differentiation
Focus on government, community leadership and participation in democracy
Political and civic
The science or art of teaching
Pedagogy
Belief that all persons have a variety of strengths and weaknesses in at least 12 areas that make up their intellectual profile
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences
School with global approach, extremely rigorous curriculum, focus on critical thinking and academics
International Baccalaureate
Educators who emphasize social reform and the need to promote changes democracy through education and activism
Social reconstructionists
Study with focus on in depth study one topic/subject at a time
Single group studies
English language learning with a English only "sink or swim" approach
Immersion
A society in which diversity is accepted and supported
Pluralism/Pluralistic Society