Teacher Training
School Politics
Types of Learning
Things Teachers Do
Miscellaneous
100

A battery of tests required for the initial certification of teachers

Praxis Series

100

The primary governing body of a local school district

School Board

100
Strategy in which students work in small groups to accomplish a common goal

Cooperative Learning

100

Determining how much a student or class has learned in a measurable way

Assessment

100

A multi-tier approach to the early identification/support of students with learning needs

RTI (Response to Intervention)

200

Opportunities for teachers-in-training to experience an educator’s world (i.e. day-to-day experiences) through observing and/or tutoring

Field Experience

200

Anyone invested in the welfare and success of a school and its students, administrators, faculty/staff, parents, etc.

Stakeholder

200

Learning experiences customized for students based on the learning needs, interests, and aspirations of individual students

Personalized Learning

200

When a gen ed and SPED teacher teach together in the same classroom for the benefit of a SPED student

Co-Teaching

200

A tool used to score or judge a particular type of work; describes levels of quality for various criterion, usually organized in a chart format

Rubric

300

Specialized and/or advanced training intended to help educators improve their professional knowledge, skills, and effectiveness

Professional Development

300

An employment policy in which teachers can retain their positions indefinitely and can be dismissed only on legally defensible grounds

Tenure

300

The process of developing the self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills that are vital for school, work, and life success

Social-Emotional Learning

300

Structuring class so that typical elements like lecture/homework are reversed; work is done at home before class while class time is devoted to exercises

Flipped Classroom

300

Items that are created as representations of learning

Artifacts

400

A pre-professional, year-long field experience in one school setting with one mentor teacher, to identify and practice daily roles/responsibilities of teachers

Teacher Residency

400

When a student loses the right to attend school for a specified period of time

Expulsion

400

An approach to teaching in which students participate in community-based service activities, then reflect on the meaning of their experiences

Service-Learning

400

Presenting components of a lesson or lessons throughout the day at a specific rate

Pacing

400

A broad set of knowledge, skills, work habits, and character traits that are believed to be important to success in today’s world

21st Century Skills

500

Instruction, schoolwork, and/or expectations that are academically and intellectually challenging

Rigor

500

Changes made to public education that target specific elements or components of an education system

Education Reform

500

A teaching method in which students gain knowledge/skills by working to investigate and respond to a complex question, problem, or challenge

Project-Based Learning

500

Providing a variety of teaching techniques used to instruct a diverse group of students, in the same course, classroom, or learning environment

Differentiation

500

An approach to lesson design that removes obstacles so that all learners can succeed, regardless of their needs/challenges

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)