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Question 1

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)

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An organization that reviews representative work of experienced teachers to determine whether their work merits their gaining board certification as accomplished teachers.

Question 2

National Board certification

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Teachers are eligible if they have a bachelor’s degree and have successfully completed three years of teaching in a public or private school.

Question 3

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA

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reauthorizes the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the nation’s national education law and longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students.

The new law builds on key areas of progress in recent years, made possible by the efforts of educators, communities, parents, and students across the country.

Question 4

Corporal Punishment

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The infamous paddle is no longer present in every classroom and principal’s office, and the use of corporal punishment is on the decline generally.

Question 5

Search and Seizure

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a school may search a student’s personal belongings if there are reasonable grounds to do so for that individual student and if the search is likely to yield useful results.

Question 6

Zero Tolerance

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approaches to discipline in schools.Zero tolerance policies have complicated local schools’ abilities to balance students’ rights to due process and serving students’ educational needs

Question 7

21st century framework

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hat combines a discrete focus on 21st century student outcomes (a blending of specific skills, content knowledge, expertise and literacies).

Question 8

Instructional technology

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Technology that supports students’ learning the school curriculum.

Question 9

Virtual schools

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Schools that are conducted partly or entirely online for students of traditional PK–12 school age.

Question 10

Peer tutoring.

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Structured programs in which students are trained to tutor other students.

Question 11

Cooperative learning

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A set of organizational strategies that combines social goals with academic goals for mixed-ability groups of students.

Question 12

National Curriculum

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n the United States we do not have a national curriculum;

Question 13

Analysis of Teaching

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Procedures used to enable teachers to critique their own performance in the classroom.

Question 14

Teacher Effectiveness

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Teacher effectiveness is a movement to improve teaching performance

Question 15

State education agency (SEA).

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The agency at the state level that makes educational policy and ensures that districts within the state comply with regulations governing education.

Question 16

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA

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A major piece of federal legislation that provides federal direction to education and federal funds for schools, first passed in 1965.

Question 17

American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

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A teachers’ union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor with 1.4 million members.

Question 18

Department of Education

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Govt. Agency created to help states establish effective school systems. Today, the department of Education operates programs that touch on every area and level of education.

Question 19

National Science Foundation

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Is a government agency created “ to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity and welfare;to secure the national defense;and for other purposes”.

Question 20

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

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government agency that manages and finances many of the schools on native american reservations.

Question 21

Department of Defense (DOD)

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Govt. agency responsible for the Military Academy at west point, naval academy at Anapolis and the AFA at colorado springs. Operates a school system DODEA for children of military staff wherever they are stationed.

Question 22

Department of the Interior

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Govt. agency that has educational responsibility for children of national park employees. Responsible for the Bureau of indian affairs.

Question 23

Regional Education Laboratories

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fed government funds a set of ten regional education laboratories which provide curriculum development, technical assistance and evaluation services to school districts and states.

Question 24

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education NCATE

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non- govt agency that grants professional accreditation in teacher education to the school, college or department of education that is responsible for preparing teachers and other educators.

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Teacher Education Accreditation Council TEAC

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non- govt agency that offers accreditation to teacher education programs. newer than NCATE

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Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium InTASC

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non govt agency that created a set of 10 standards that describe what teachers should know and be able to do.

Question 27

National Education Association (NEA)

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non govt agency. Teacher union and the largest teachers organization. committed to advancing public education and improving working conditions.

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American Federation of Teachers AFT

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non govt agency second largest teachers union

Question 29

Regional Accreditation

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non govt organizations that grant accreditation on a university’s financial status, student services and general studies.

Question 30

Title 1 of ESSA

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provided direct funding for schools with high population of low income students.

Question 31

Head STart

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Federally funded program for three- to five- year- old children from low-income families to provide educational services and emotional, social, health, nutritional, and psychological support that will prepare them to enter kindergarten.

Question 32

NDEA

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research and funding for educational programs that focused on math, science, and foreign languages, but also provided student loans for those who wanted to become teachers or school counselors

Question 33

A Nation At Risk- MODULE 3

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1983 report on Ronald R national commission on excellence in education. found that american schools were failing. local, state and federal reform efforts commission made 38 recommendations in 5 categories.

Question 34

Public Schools

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Magnet schools-public school with focused curriculum on arts, math and science. Purpose to attract a diverse population.

Charter schools-created by teachers, parents and non profit under a contract with the state or district. Designed to improve academic performance.Include Montessori schools.
Virtual schools-offered online-available through all educational years, usually offered to those who can’t go to an in-person course or for credit recovery.

Question 35

Private Schools

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Parochial schools-type of private school supported by a religious affiliation.
Home schools-offer schools-offer in home, usually taught by parents

Question 36

Social justice.

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A curriculum orientation that organizes education around understanding the problems of society and working toward equity and justice in the society

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Project-based learning

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Studying a particular question, problem, or theme in depth over time that requires the use of several academic content areas.

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MONTESSORI APPROACH

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educational program originally designed for three to six year olds that is well organized into subject- based work centers where children interact with the classroom materials.

Question 39

HIGH SCOPE APPROACH

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Based on the belief that children are active learners and on the child development theories of Jean PiagetLessons are designed to relate to students’ lives and environment.

Question 40

REGGIO EMILIA APPROACH

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Ensures children, their families, their teachers, and the entire community take an active role in the education of each child.
 Project-based curriculum built on student interests.

Question 41

Student Engagement

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leaving school early. 9th grade is most common level in which students leave high school. students from low income drop out at higher rates.

Question 42

Socioeconomic Status

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plays a role in testing performance. Ethnically diverse and low income students have greater chance of hunger, exposure to enviornmental hazards.

Question 43

Access to Technology

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provides valuable tools for helping students learn. at risk may not have access to technology outside of school

Question 44

Communicating with families

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establish open lines of communication regarding student progress.
have translators avalible
inform families about student strengths and needs.
send letters or speak with families face-to-face to encourage involvement.

Question 45

engaging families

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teachers and families with common background seem to communicate better than those from different backgrounds.
involvement in community seem more accessible to families.