Vocabulary 1
Curriculum Definition...
all organized and intended experiences of the student for which the school accepts responsibility
Core Curriculum Definition...
course of study every student would be required to take
Critical Thinking Definition...
helping students evaluate the worth of ideas, opinions, or evidence before making a decision or judgment
Content Standards Definition...
statements of the subject-specific knowledge and skills that schools are expected to teach and that students are expected to learn
Definition: a model of teaching in which the typical lecture and the homework elements of a course are reversed
flipped classroom
Cultural Literacy Definition...
awareness of the central ideas, stories, scientific knowledge, events, and personalities of a culture
Civic Learning Definition...
courses that will acquaint a racially and culturally diverse student population with the heritage common to the American democratic tradition
Cooperative Learning Definition...
students working in small groups or teams to help one another learn academic material
Definition: a response to student variance rather than adopting a standardized approach to teaching that assumes all learners in a class are essentially alike
differentiated instruction
Definition: a curriculum that cuts across subject-matter lines to focus on comprehensive life problems or broad-based areas of study that bring together the various segments of the curriculum in meaningful association
interdisciplinary (integrated) curriculum
Definition: standards that define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K–12 education careers so that they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs
Common Core State Standards
Definition: is a simple concept in which teachers are promoted with their students to the next grade level and stay with the group for several years, typically two years but sometimes as long as five years
looping