Common Acronyms
SEL
Social Emotional Learning
physical objects for students to use or model with
manipulatives
Best known for developing the practice of scaffolding
Lev Vygotsky
a teaching method where students learn by investigating a complex and real-world problems or challenges
project-based learning
STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
Culturally Responsive Teaching/Teacher
varying types and complexity of content to reach all students
differentiation
Known for developing four stages: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational
Jean Piaget
assessments given throughout the unit
formative
IS
Intervention Specialist
Individualized Education Plan
disposition that all students can and will learn
growth mindset
Responsible for behaviorist theory of education
B.F. Skinner
assessments given at the end of a unit
TESOL
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
LRE
Least Restrictive Environment
ELL/MLL
developed Bloom's Taxonomy
Benjamin Bloom (or Bloom)
backwards design
UTA
Urban Teaching Academy
SWBAT
Students Will Be Able To
a classroom with both typical and low level students or students with additional needs
Inclusive Classroom
concept of comprehensible input
Steven Krashen
give an example of a norm-referenced assessment
SAT or ACT or DIBELS
ITS
Infant and Toddler Specialist