Education
Education Vocabulary
Purposes of Education
Teachers
Diversity
IEP
100

Thinking deeply about one's teaching and ways to improve it, may use journaling, video, diary

Reflective Teaching

100

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

STEM

100

Focus on interaction, collaboration, interpersonal skills, community involvement

Social

100

Most principals think current new teachers are less motivated than teachers entering the profession in the past.  True or False?

False

100

Teaching approach with inclusion of a variety of race and ethnic backgrounds respected and addressed

Multicultural Education

100

Name of 1975 or current law mandating free & appropriate education in least restrictive environment for all children with disabilities

94-142 Or IDEA

200

What is the difference between schooling and education?

Schooling is formal, rigid and education is dynamic and changing

200

Belonging to a group whose cultural identity is chosen or learned from your culture, family or shared background

ethnicity

200

Focus on preparing students for future careers and financial goals

Economic

200

Motivation in the form of external rewards such as money, vacation time, benefits

extrinsic

200

Excellent college course with an emphasis on teaching and exploring a variety of instructional tools and techniques

Introduction to Education

200

I. E. P 

Individualized Education Program

300

Characteristics of effective schools

High teacher expectations 

communication

task orientation

effective behavior management

excellent principals 

engaged parents

300

process of teaching using two languages

Bilingual education

300

Focus on academic improvement and educational goals

Intellectual

300

Motivation from within such as helping children or providing a service to society

Intrinsic

300

Approach to culture with emphasis on all persons embracing the dominant culture's ideology and practices

Assimilation or enculturation

300

Most important person at IEP meeting

the child/student

400

Schools with a "specialty shop" "something for everyone" approach

shopping-malll high school

400

adapting teaching and strategies to assessed learner needs and diverse learning styles

Differentiation

400

Focus on government, community leadership and participation in democracy

Political and civic

400

The science or art of teaching

Pedagogy

400

Belief that all persons have a variety of strengths and weaknesses in at least 8 areas that make up their intellectual profile

Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

400

Traditional time period covered by an IEP

annual / 1 year

500

School with global approach, extremely rigorous  curriculum, focus on critical thinking and academics

International Baccalaureate

500

Educators who emphasize social reform and the need to promote changes democracy through education and activism

Social reconstructionists

500

Study with focus on in depth study one topic/subject at a time

Single group studies

500

English language learning with a English only "sink or swim" approach

Immersion

500

A society in which diversity is accepted and supported

Pluralism/Pluralistic Society

500

Two of the thirteen legal disability categories

  1. Autism
  2. Deaf-blindness
  3. Deafness
  4. Emotional Disturbance
  5. Hearing Impairment
  6. Intellectual Disability
  7. Multiple Disabilities
  8. Orthopedic Impairment
  9. Other Health Impairment
  10. Specific Learning Disability
  11. Speech or Language Impairment
  12. Traumatic Brain Injury
  13. Visual Impairment