Good Words

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modifying instruction or using supports to help special education students achieve- these do NOT involve lowering the standard or delaying learning

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accommodations

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the process of evaluating data in the classroom to identify issues and implementing effective and quick actions to solve problems

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action research

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using formative and summative data to monitor progress and measure outcomes/make instructional decisions

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assessments

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providing students with meaningful, relevant, and useful learning experiences and activities

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authentic instruction

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reading and writing instruction that uses a variety of literary genres including literary and informational texts

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balanced literacy

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helping students learn elements of their first language to support learning in English

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bilingual instruction

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a variety of skills and techniques that teachers use to keep students organized, orderly, focused, attentive, on task, and academically productive during class

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classroom management

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the process of reading and rereading a piece of text multiple times for different purposes. This helps students with their comprehension.

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close reading

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these are strategies that are student-centered and self-directed- can also be working with colleagues or stakeholders to improve, create, or produce something

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collaboration/collaborative learning

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visual representation of content- especially useful for illustrating concepts like cause and effect, problem and solution, compare and contrast, etc.

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concept map

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higher-order thinking skills that involve evaluating, analyzing, creating, and applying knowledge

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critical thinking

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instruction as a pedagogy that empowers students intellectually, socially, and emotionally by celebrating and learning about other cultures- involves including students’ cultural references in all aspects of learning and designing a productive learning environment

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cultural responsiveness

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using scores, writing samples, observations, and other type of qualitative and quantitative data to make instructional decisions

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data driven decisions

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choosing text, tools, and activities that are appropriate for the students’ grade level

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developmentally appropriate practice (DAP)

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providing all learners in a diverse classroom with different methods to understand instruction

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differentiated instruction

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providing instruction using materials with the best scientific evidence available

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evidence-based

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the heart of differentiated instruction. It provides opportunities for students to be part of many different groups based on their readiness, interest, or learning style.

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flexible grouping

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organization and coordination of standards and learning goals across content areas in the same grade level

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horizontal alignment

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activities that connect two or more content areas; promotes relevance and critical thinking

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interdisciplinary activities

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provides students with an opportunity to increase reading, writing, test taking, and study skills at their instructional level

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interventions

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the doing of an activity for its inherent satisfaction rather than for some separable consequence- some ways to apply this are promoting autonomy, relatedness, and competence

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intrinsic motivation

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pieces of literature that both teacher and student can return to and reread for many different purposes- they are texts to be studied and imitated

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mentor texts

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analysis of your own thinking

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metacognition

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demonstrating to students the application of a skill or knowledge

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modeling

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changes to the curriculum and learning environment in accordance to a student’s IEP. These change the expectations for learning and the level of assessment.

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modifications

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An accommodation changes ____ a student learns the material. A modification changes ____ a student is taught or expected to learn.

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how, what

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an activity assigned to students to assess their mastery of multiple learning goals aligned to standards

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performance assessment

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these are materials and information in their original form like diaries, journals, songs, paintings, and autobiographies

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primary resource/source

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keeping track of student or whole class learning in real time

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progress monitoring

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using information or skills that is/are already known and acquired to learn new skills and information

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recursive teaching methods

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producing consistent results under similar conditions

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reliable

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correcting or changing something to make it better

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remediation

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using supports to help students achieve a standard that they would not achieve on their own

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scaffolding

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these are materials and information derived from the original like newspaper articles, history textbooks, and reviews

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secondary resource/source

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feedback that includes positive aspects and how students can apply those positive aspects to improving- should contain concrete things the student should do to improve

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specific and meaningful feedback

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how accurately knowledge or skills are measured

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validity

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organization of standards and learning goals across grade levels. Structure for which learning and understanding is built from grade level to grade level.

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vertical alignment

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difference between horizontal and vertical alignment?

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Vertical alignment = scaffolding so that the information students learn in a lower grade or a previous course prepares them for more advanced grades and more challenging work.

Horizontal alignment = within a grade level, or sometimes course level. It is when the same material is being taught across different classrooms in a given grade level.

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time between a question and when a student is called on, or between a question and a response to a student’s reply

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wait time

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when students are aware and interested in words and word meanings- students with this notice when and how new words are used.

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word consciousness