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EdTPA
EdTPA Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Academic Language | More formal than everyday talk. Language that is used in the classroom to talk about ideas, explain things and ask questions. Example: Plants require sunlight for photosynthesis to grow. |
| Accommodations | Changes made to help students show what they know based on the students individual learning needs. Example: A student with visual impairments may require large-print books. |
| Active Learning | Students are actively engaged in the learning taking place and not just sitting passively and listening. Example: During the math lesson, students used manipulatives to show different fractions. |
| Analytical Writing | To look closely at a story, poem or idea and break it into parts. Example: Examine how the author uses words to show the main character's feelings and give examples from the story to support your ideas. |
| Anchor Charts | A big poster created to remember important ideas. Teachers usually create these posters collaboratively with students. Example: A poster that shows how to write a paragraph would list out the steps. 1. Topic sentence 2. Details 3. Closing sentence |
| Central Focus | The main idea or goal of the lesson. Example: The main idea for a lesson on the Statue of Liberty would be that students will understand that the Statue of Liberty is an important symbol of freedom in the United States. |
| Community Assets | Things in a community that help people learn and grow. Example: A library is a community asset because it provides books and a quiet place to read and work. |
| Graphic Organizer | A chart or diagram that helps students organize thoughts or ideas. Example: A Venn Diagram is a type of organizer that has two circles that overlap. Students can write what is different in each circle and what is the same in the middle. |
| Higher-Order thinking questions | Questions that make students think deeply about a topic, subject or concept. Example: Ask questions such as "Why do you think the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of Freedom?" instead of "What is the Statue of Liberty?". |
| Learning Objectives | Clear statements about what a student should know or be able to do after a lesson. Example: Students should be able to identify the Statue of Liberty and explain why it is important. |
| Learning Segment | a group of lessons that focus on the same big idea or topic Example: A lesson on American symbols might have three lessons 1. The Statue of Liberty 2. The American Flag 3. The Bald Eagle |
| Learning Styles | The different ways that people learn best. Example: some people learn best by listening (auditory), seeing pictures or words (visual), and some by doing (kinesthetic). |
| Rapport | Developing a good trusting relationship with students where they feel safe and ready to learn. Example: smiling and greeting students by their name, listening when they talk about their day, and showing you care. |
| Real-World/authentic activities | Connects lessons learned in class to what students see and do in everyday life. Example: create a play store where students can buy and sell items to learn about money. This helps them practice math and see how money works in real life. |
| Research-Based teaching strategies | ways of teaching that have been proven to help students learn through studies and evidence. Example: think-pair-share is a strategy that has been proven to help students learn. |
| Respect | Treating others kindly and fairly and showing you care about them. Example: Listening when someone is talking, saying please and thank you, or not making fun of others. |
| Student engagement | students are interested, paying attention and taking part in learning. Example: Students ask questions during the lesson. |
| Subject-specific academic vocabulary | Special words used in certain subjects like math, science, history. Example: The terms sum, addition, difference are all used in math. |
| Summative assessment | a test or project given at the end of a lesson to see what students have learned. Example: a science project at the end of a lesson on plants. |
| Language Function | The purpose for using language in a lesson. How students will use words like describe, explain, compare or ask. Example: students will use words to describe what the Statue of Liberty looks like. |
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