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| The method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept. |
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| A device, material, or support process that will enable a student to accomplish a task more efficiently.
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| [image]Cooperative Learning |
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| Placing students into small groups and having them work together toward a common goal. |
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| The ability to analyze information. |
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| [image]Differentiated Instruction |
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| Providing instruction according to the different ability levels in a classroom. |
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| [image]Educational Technology |
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| Any instructional aid or media teachers use to support the teaching and learning process. |
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| A document that outlines specific learning objectives for a student and how those objectives will be carried out.
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| Involving all students in the educational setting that best meets their needs. |
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| Teacher preparation courses that focus on the methods, ways, procedures, or strategies of teaching (the “how-to’s” of teaching). |
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| Changes in the instruction, course content, or outcomes for special needs students. |
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| [image]Performance Assessment |
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| When students demonstrate their mastery of material through a “hands-on activity” (assembling an electrical circuit, for example). |
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| The knowledge a learner already has about a topic or subject.
It is the past knowledge a learner brings to a new learning situation. |
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| [image] Standard Based Testing |
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| When teachers use activities and lessons to ensure that students master predetermined set of requirements or standards. |
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