Vocab 4

Question 1

Bullying

Answer 1

seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce

Question 2

Canon

Answer 2

a collection of rules or texts that are considered to be authoritative

Question 3

Critical race theory

Answer 3

a set of ideas holding that racial bias is inherent in many parts of western society, especially in its legal and social institutions, on the basis of their having been primarily designed for and implemented by white people.

Question 4

Critical thinking

Answer 4

Critical thinking is the analysis of available facts, evidence, observations, and arguments in order to form a judgement by the application of rational, skeptical, and unbiased analyses and evaluation

Question 5

Culturally relevant pedagogy

Answer 5

a form of teaching that calls for engaging learners whose experiences and cultures are traditionally excluded from mainstream settings.

Question 6

Culturally responsive pedagogy

Answer 6

a teaching approach that aims to create a supportive learning environment by recognizing and building on students’ cultural strengths

Question 7

Culturally sustaining pedagogy

Answer 7

strengths-based instructional approach that centers and
sustains the cultural and linguistic identities, experiences, and ways of knowing of diverse students,
families/caregivers, and communities.

Question 8

Curriculum

Answer 8

the subjects comprising a course of study in a school

Question 9

Cyberbullied

Answer 9

bullied with the use of digital technologies

Question 10

Deficit ideology

Answer 10

a way of thinking that blames a group of people for their inequities based on their identity, rather than on the systems and structures that cause those inequities

Question 11

Dignity

Answer 11

the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect.

Question 12

Funds of knowledge

Answer 12

people are competent and have knowledge, and their life experiences have given them that knowledge.

Question 13

High expectations

Answer 13

the belief that all students can learn at high levels and make accelerated progress

Question 14

High-poverty schools

Answer 14

those where more than 75.0 percent of the students are eligible for FRPL

Question 15

Knowledge

Answer 15

the understanding, awareness, or familiarity gained through experience, education, or learning

Question 16

Model minority

Answer 16

a minority group whose members are perceived to be achieving a higher socioeconomic status in comparison to the overall population average

Question 17

Multicultural education

Answer 17

educational strategies developed to provide students with knowledge about the histories, cultures, and contributions of diverse groups.

Question 18

Multiple perspectives

Answer 18

the inclusion of a variety of viewpoints and fact-based, accurate sources on social and cultural issues.

Question 19

(PBrS)

Answer 19

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Question 20

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Answer 20

ideas and tools used in schools to improve students’ behavior.

Question 21

Restorative justice

Answer 21

aims to repair the harm done to victims

Question 22

School climate

Answer 22

the quality of a school’s social and educational environment, and how it affects student learning and well-being

Question 23

School resource officers

Answer 23

law enforcement officers who work in schools to ensure the safety of students and staff

Question 24

School-to-prison pipeline

Answer 24

a one-way flow of students, taking them out of schools and into the hands of the juvenile justice system, often with a difficult or nonexistent journey back into education

Question 25

Social Justice

Answer 25

the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society where individuals’ rights are recognized and protected.

Question 26

Sociopolitical context

Answer 26

the combination of social and political factors that exist within a community, including laws, regulations, beliefs, and practices

Question 27

Stereotype threat

Answer 27

people feel themselves to be at risk of conforming to stereotypes about their social group

Question 28

Whole-child approach

Answer 28

a teaching method that focuses on a child’s overall development and well-being

Question 29

Zero-tolerance policies

Answer 29

forbid people in positions of authority from changing punishments to fit the circumstances