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MidTerm Review (ALL)
All terms and things you need to know for midterm.
What is equity? | Equity is where you provide different resources based on an individuals NEEDS to achieve a specific outcome. |
What is equality? | Equality means you treat everyone the same and provide everyone the same resources to reach a specific outcome. |
How can the concept of fairness manifest in the classroom? | treating all students with equity thinking about students individual needs provide clear expectations and ensure everyone has a fair chance to succeed offer differentiated instruction create respectful learning environment |
How is equity applied in society and in specific educational contexts? | tailored teaching methods and resources, aim to close achievement gaps based on factors like race, socioeconomic status, or disability. Things like IEP and 504 and accommodations for students. |
How can you identify and examine issues of equity in your school and community? | analyze student data based on things like race, socioeconomic status, and gender to see differences and comparison of academic achievement, access to resources, discipline actions, etc. |
How is mastery of content knowledge a significant marker of a professional educator? | How do professional educators maintain their values as individuals and uphold the values and policies of the institutions that employ them? |
How do professional educators maintain their values as individuals and uphold the values and policies of the institutions that employ them? | An educator will have a strong sense of self efficacy and morality while also committing to ongoing professional learning. they will collaborate with colleagues in a manner that supports success. |
What makes a professional educator? | A professional educator will follow the model code of ethics, care about their student's success, have content knowledge, and be unafraid to report concerns and questions to admin. |
What is Bias? | prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. |
How can we recognize and reflect on our own biases? | We can recognize and reflect by identifying our biases and trying to overcome them by being more accepting and less judgemental. |
Why is it important to identify the role and significance of bias before, during, and after we enter a classroom? | It is important because unidentified biases can affect student outcomes, can affect relationship building, and influence how students are reprimanded. |
What is the difference between asset-based perspective and a deficit-based perspective ? | Asset-Based focuses on strengths, keeps them interested and is a positive perspective. Deficit-Based focuses on weaknesses, can cause stress and burnout, and is a negative perspective. |
How will recognizing students' passions and strengths help them in their studies? | Students will be more engaged with the content and they will understand to a greater degree. |
How do you identify and examine personal strengths and weaknesses? | Give them tests and surveys can help identify or observing the class as they work. |
What is the importance of emphasizing student strengths rather than weaknesses? | Emphasizing students strengths rather than weaknesses not only helps build their confidence but it also builds stronger relationships with your students. |
How can you evaluate what students need, why they need it and how best to provide it? | You can have them take an all about me or standardize testing, they need it to help figure out what the students strengths are, when giving or making new tests for said student play on to their strengths and not weaknesses. |
What is the purpose of schooling in the 21st century? | To equip students with the knowledge, critical thinking skills, creativity, collaboration abilities, and adaptability needed to navigate a rapidly changing world, also developing skills like problem-solving, communication: to prepare for future careers. |
How has the expectations on teaches changed in history of education? | Throughout the history of education, expectations for teachers have shifted significantly, moving from primarily focusing on basic literacy and discipline in the past to a more complex role today |
How does understanding the history and purpose of schooling promote a teachers development and student success. | Providing context for current educational practices, allowing them to make informed decisions based on past experiences, and enabling them to better tailor instruction to meet the diverse needs of students. |
what are key reflective practices and models to self assess practice and create action plans around improving practice and becoming role models for students. | self-assessment tools, peer observations, feedback from students and colleagues, keeping a reflective journal, identifying areas for improvement |
how do teachers use reflective practices to become more aware of their knowledge as professionals? | actively examining their teaching methods, analyzing student responses, seeking feedback from peers and students, and journaling their experiences |
what role do ethical practices play in education to develop reflective habits? | encouraging students and educators to actively consider their actions, analyze situations, and consciously evaluate their values, leading to a deeper understanding of their own decision |
What is policy, how is it formed, and how will it affect me as an educator? | a principle of action proposed by a government, party, business, or individual. identifying a problem or issue, discussing solutions, decide action. impacting teaching practices, curriculum, assessment methods, student discipline approaches, etc. |
How do political organizations, like school boards, influence the wok of educators? | setting the overall vision, policies, and budget for a school district, which directly impacts what teachers can teach, the resources available to them, and how they are evaluated. |
How do school systems and their organization influence the work of educators? | shaping their daily routines, curriculum development, teaching methods, collaboration opportunities, and overall sense of autonomy. |
Define Pedagogy | the method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept. |
Define Schema | a network of background knowledge am experiences that students use to understand and interpret new info. |
Define Teacher Efficacy | a teachers confidence in their ability to help students learn and succeed. |
Define Critical Thinking | the process of analyzing, evaluating, and making judgements about info through a disciplines and skillful process. |
Define Accomodation | a change to a course, environment, or equipment that helps a student with a disability access content and complete tasks |
Define Scaffolding | a teaching technique where a teacher gradually reduces their support as students learn and become more competent. |
Define IEP | a plan that outlines the specialized instruction and services a child with a disability will receive in school. |
Define Intrinsic Motivation | when a student is driven to learn because they find it interesting and rewarding, rather than for external reasons like rewards or punishment. |
Define Extrinsic Motivation | when a person is motivated to do something because of external rewards or incentives, rather than the task itself. |
Define Classroom Management | the process of creating and maintaining an environment that supports learning and student behavior. |
Define Assessment | the process of gathering and analyzing info to understand an improve student learning. |
Define 504 | a document that outlines accommodations and support for students with disabilities to participate in regular classes and other school activities. |
Define ESL Student | a student who is learning English as a second language (who are not native English speakers are mainly taught in English) |
Define ELL Student | a student whose primary language is not English and who is still learning to become proficient in English. (5 years of age or older ) |
Define School Performance Score | a measure of a schools performance based on student achievement data. |
Define Perspective | a persons point of view or way of seeing the world. |
Define Framework | a system of rules, ideas, or belief that guides curriculum, instruction, assessment, ad learning. |
Define Student SES (Socioeconomic Status) | a measure of a students social and economic position, which is based on heir income, education, and occupation. |