competency 2 Flashcards
acculturation
The modification of the culture of a group or individual as a result of contact with a different culture.
The process by which the culture of a particular society is instilled in a human from infancy onward.
assimilation
To make similar; cause to resemble.
Linguistics To alter (a sound) by assimilation.
To absorb (immigrants or a culturally distinct group) into the prevailing culture.
at risk students
At-risk students are students who are not experiencing success in school and are potential dropouts. Usually, they are low academic achievers who exhibit low self-esteem. Generally they are from low socioeconomic status families. At-risk students tend not to participate in school activities and have a minimal identification with the school.
bilingual education
children exposed to two languages from birth
brown vs. the board of education
(1954), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which allowed state-sponsored segregation. Handed down on May 17, 1954, the Warren Court’s unanimous (9–0) decision stated that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” As a result, de jure racial segregation was ruled a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. This ruling paved the way for integration and was a major victory of the civil rights movement.[1]
character education
is an umbrella term loosely used to describe the teaching of children in a manner that will help them develop variously as moral, civic, good, mannered, behaved, non-bullying, healthy, critical, successful, traditional, compliant and/ or socially acceptable beings
culturally responsive teaching
The notion of culturally responsive education is premised on the idea that culture is central to student learning. The use of cultural referents in teaching bridges and explains the mainstream culture, while valuing and recognizing the students’ own cultures.
culture
the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- that which is excellent in the arts, manners, etc.
- a particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period: Greek culture.
- development or improvement of the mind by education or training.
- the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group: the youth culture; the drug culture.
cultural awareness
understanding of the differences between themselves and people from other countries or other backgrounds, especially differences in attitudes and values.
curriculum restructureing
Restructuring the curriculum can enhance personalised learning, risk taking, creativity and Key Stage 3 and 4 results
demographics
the quantifiable statistics of a given population. Demographics is also used to identify the study of quantifiable subsets within a given population which characterize that population at a specific point in time, or, alternately over a specific period of time.
diversity
The fact or quality of being diverse; difference.
A point or respect in which things differ.
english language learners
an active learner of the English language who may benefit from various types of language support programs. This term is used mainly in the
U.S. to describe K–12 students.
ethnicity
relating to or characteristic of a human group having racial, religious, linguistic, and certain other traits in common
relating to the classification of mankind into groups, esp on the basis of racial characteristics
denoting or deriving from the cultural traditions of a group of people: the ethnic dances of Slovakia
characteristic of another culture: the ethnic look ; ethnic food
exceptionality
a.
being intellectually gifted.
b.
being physically or especially mentally handicapped to an extent that special schooling is required.
