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Chapters 1&2
Term | Definition |
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Student Variability | difference among students in regard to their developmental needs, interests, abilities and disabilities |
Student Diversity | differences among students in regard to gender, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconmic status |
#1 Reason For Wanting to Teach | desire to work with young people |
High-Stakes Tests | State mandated standardized tests that assess students' mastery of academic standards |
Tenure | job security granted to teachers after satisfactory performance for a specified period, usually two to five years |
Highly Qualified Teachers | teacher who have a bachelor's degree, full state certification and knowledge of each subject they teach |
Teaching Certificate | a license to teach |
Multi-Age Classrooms | classrooms with students of different grade levels |
Charter Schools | independent public schools that are given a charter to operate by a school district, sate or national government |
Alternative School | a small, highly individualized school seperate from the regular school in a district |
Magnet School | offers curriculum that focuses on a specific area of study such as the arts, math, science, or technology |
IEP | Individualized Education Program developed by special education teachers for students to work collaboratively with regular classroom teachers, parents, and other school staff |
ELL's | English Language Learners, those whose first language is not English |
Cultural Competence | the ability to communicate cross-culturally and the willingness to learn about students' diverse cultural backgrounds |
Peer Coaching | an arrangement where teachers grow professionally by observing one another's teaching and providing constructive feeback |