Careers in Education
Education Acronyms
Legal Requirements
Classroom Health & Safety
Licensing
100

Skills like effective communication, empathy, and teamwork,

What are soft skills?

100

This act protects student information from being observed or shared in an education context.

What is the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)?

100

Teachers are legally obligated to report any suspected child abuse or neglect under this requirement.

What is mandated reporting?

100

A regular inspection process to prevent the spread of illness.

What are health checks?

100

Keeping children in your direct line of sight is a part of this safety practice.

What is active supervision?
200

Lesson planning, assessing student progress, and classroom management are examples of these.

What are hard skills?

200

Equipment used to defend against bloodborne pathogens and other dangerous substance exposure.

What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?

200

A student's address is this type of fact.

What is Personally Identifiable Information?

200

This most important measure helps reduce the transmission of illnesses in schools.

What is handwashing?

200

The minimum age for working in preschool or community education in the state of AZ.

What is the age of 16?

300

An official document or level of achievement.

What is a certification?

300

This acronym refers to a plan designed to meet the educational needs of students with disabilities.

What is an Individualized Education Plan (IEP)?

300

Emails, notes, and other temporary documents are not considered one of these.

What are educational records?

300

These ensure the safety of students and staff during dangerous incidents.

What are emergency procedures?

300

Rubber, sand, and wood chips are suitable for this purpose.

What is appropriate playground cushioning?

400

This is created when hard skills and soft skills combine.

What is professionalism?

400

Information that when used alone or with other relevant data can indicate who someone is.

What is Personally Identifiable Information (PII)?

400

The phone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect.

What is 1 888 SOS CHILD?

400

The three foundations of classroom safety.

Environment, emergency procedures, and active supervision.

400

A paper made for documenting the location of students.

What is a tracking sheet?

500

This official document allows educators to work with students with disabilities and exceptionalities.

What is a special education certification?

500

The second of two versions of this common bloodborne pathogen. 

What is Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)?

500

** Double Jeopardy!** A disclosure by a child indicating possible abuse or neglect.

What is reasonable belief?

500

Treating all bodily fluids as if they are infections.

What is universal procaution?

500

The required ratio and total superivising teachers if there is a classroom of 28 students: 7 three-year-olds, 11 four-year-olds, and 10 five-year-olds.

What is 1:13 students,  3 teachers?