In-depth thinking about ideas and concepts, such as justice or love.
What is abstract thinking?
People who support or promote the interests of others.
Who is an advocate?
Offers a way for students to work in groups and solve problems together. Working together to work on assignments.
What is collaborative learning?
Thinking that focuses on facts and actual experiences.
What is concrete thinking?
Teachers who provide education to the employees of businesses and industries.
What is a corporate trainer?
The courses taught in a school, what is taught in each course, and how the courses are sequenced.
What is curriculum?
A group of conditions (physical, intellectual, or behavioral) that can severely impact learning.
What is developmental disabilities?
The distinct and unique differences among people.
What is diversity?
Activities that take place before or after school.
What are extracurricular activities?
A person who works under the supervision of a more highly educated professional.
Who is a paraprofessional?
Education that takes place after high school.
What is postsecondary education?
A person who studies human behavior and mental processes and develops theories to explain why people behave the way they do.
What is a psychologist?
A set of curriculum standards where teachers are involved in making decisions about what is taught in their classrooms and schools.
What is a school-based curriculum?
A situation in which the same teacher and group of students remain in one classroom for most of the day, with one teacher teaching most or all of the subjects.
What is a self-contained classroom?
Schools that offer programs that teach the specific skill requirements to begin working in a trade.
What is a technical school?
A comparison of two unlike things for similarities.
What is an analogy?
Putting thoughts into words.
What is articulate?
A clear, concise statement of what you want to become in life.
What is a career goal?
A teacher who has met all the state requirements for teacher preparation.
What is a certified teacher?
A classroom teacher who supervises and mentors a student teacher.
Who is a cooperating teacher?
Money that is given for a specific purpose, such as educational expenses, that doesn't need to repaid.
What is a grant?
Following a person on the job for a few hours, a day or even longer to experience what the person's career typically involves.
What is job shadowing?
An organized collection of materials and information that shows how personal knowledge, skills, and attitudes have developed over time.
What is a personal portfolio?
A personal statement about your thoughts, views, and values as they relate to teaching.
What is the philosophy of teaching?
A course that students must complete before entering a program or prior to taking higher level courses.
What is prerequisite course?