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words to be included are:

Word/Academic/Text Book Definition Personal/Non Academic Definition

Academic Language

Academic language is Language students use in the classroom and in

the language needed by students to do their assignments
the work in schools. It includes, for
example, discipline-specific vocabulary,
grammar and punctuation, and
applications of rhetorical conventions
and devices that are typical for a
content area (e.g., essays, lab reports,
discussions of a controversial issue.)

Achievement Targets

Subjects in which a student must master in Ways in which students must work to achieve the
order to complete a unit standards of the classroom

Knowledge Level Learning

Targets that students must learn Information that students must come into the
outright to function within an academic classroom already knowing
discipline, and other learning targets
they can access as needed through
their use of reference resources




Understanding Level Learning

Elements of knowledge that are useful Knowledge that we are comfortable with and have
to use because we know and a full understanding of.
understand them

Synthesis Reasoning Level Learning

The idea of using two sources of Taking two sources of knowledge and being able
knowledge and understanding to grow new knowledge on it.
integrating them together

Analysis Reasoning Level Learning

Story problems in math because those Being able to analyze and break down problems in
problems mimic life after school, order to further your understanding
deduce what math operations to apply,
and practice using problem solving
algorithms in order to become

confident in this domain

Evaluative Reasoning Level Learning

Opposing positions on political and Being able to understand both point of views even
scientific issues because life constantly if it is against your personal belief
requires this kind of critical thinking

Comparison Reasoning Level Learning

Current or past political events or Being able to reason with the idea that there are
 leaders because they need to be able to similar attributes in learning styles and opinions.
reason in this manner to be productive,
active citizens, elections are entirely
about this kind of reasoning

Classification Reasoning Level Learning

Knowing the defining characteristics of Being able to classify knowledge and know why it
each category and the attributes of is organized the way it is
each thing to be classified

Performance Product Level Learning

The capacity to create products that Being able to create and show a level of quality
meet certain standards of quality

Performance Skill Level Learning

The development of behavioral or Being able to perform your knowledge, instead of

process skills, such as playing a musical just having the knowledge
instrument, reading aloud fluently, or
using a psychomotor skill

Dispositional Achievement Target

An achievement target based off the Ways in which learning success is supported in
development of the attitudes, interests, school and the process to make sure it happens
and motivational intention that support
 learning success in school

Advice

guidance or recommendations Not feedback! Ways in which the teacher thinks

concerning prudent future action, things should improve, or what they could change.
typically given by someone regarded as
knowledgeable or authoritative.

Assessment

the evaluation or estimation of the Evaluating knowledge

nature, quality, or ability of someone or
something.

Backwards Design

Backward design is a method Starting from the standard, then the assessment,
of designingeducational curriculum by then the lesson, then the learning objective.
setting goals before choosing
instructional methods and forms of
assessment. Backward design of
curriculum typically involves three
stages: Identify the results desired (big
ideas and skills)

Dispositional Objectives
An objective state of mind regarding The idea that objectives can be evaluated
something; inclination: throughout time

Dispositions (Assessment)

the evaluation or estimation of the The ability for someone to perform their
nature, quality, or ability of someone or knowledge or the knowledge learned
something.

Essay Assessment

a short piece of writing on a particular A prompt to test learned knowledge in a written

subject. response

Feedback

information about reactions to a product, Information given back on what a student can
a person's performance of a task, etc., improve based off the standard
used as a basis for improvement.

Formal Assessment

Formal assessments are tests that

systematically measure how well a
student has mastered learning Systematic tests to track progression
outcomes. Learn more about formal
assessments and test your knowledge
with a quiz. Instructional Strategies for
Teachers: Help & Review / Social
Science Courses.

Formative Assessment

Formative assessment including

diagnostic testing is a range of formal
and informal assessment procedures
conducted by teachers during the Ways to tell where a lesson or activity need to be
learning process in order to modify altered in order to improve results
teaching and learning activities to
improve student attainment.

Grading: Achievement

a thing done successfully, typically by Grading students on how well they perform and
effort, courage, or skill. the amount of success in which they reached

Grading: Aptitude

The natural ability that students have in What students come knowing about their school
reference to their work at school. work before the lesson. Their natural knowledge.

Grading: Attitude

A disposition a student has towards learning or The way in which a student approaches learning or
a subject a subject with their personality

Grading: Compliance

How well a student follows the rules within the How the student pays attention to the rules in the
classroom classroom.

Grading: Effort

Energy levels put forth by a student towards How much work a student portrays in their
their work classwork and in the classroom

Informal Assessment

Informal assessment is a procedure An informal assessment is like standardized testing

for obtaining information that can be or a midterm and a final to see how well you have
used to make judgements about learned through out rather than one specific time.
children's learning behavior and

characteristics or programs
using means other than standardized
instruments.

Instructional Objectives

A definition of instructional
objectives. A learning objective is a
statement that specifies in behavioural An objective that gives you instruction and
(measurable) terms what a learner will process. It allows you a process to follow through
with
be able to do as a result of instruction.
It describes the intended outcome of
your instruction rather than a
description or summary of your content.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

A parent-teacher conference is a A meeting between the parent and the teacher to

shortmeeting or conference between discuss a students progress in school as well as
the parentsand teachers of students to their behavior
discuss children's progress at school

and find solutions to academic or
behavioral problems.

Performance Assessment

Performance assessment is a method Seeing how well a students performance can help
of teaching and learning that involves with the involvement of the assessment of
both process and product. It is not just a knowledge
testing strategy. Performance

assessment tasks involve students in
constructing various types of products
for diverse audiences.

Personal Communication

Personal communications may A personal way to communicate rather than on a

include private letters, memos, some professional level
electronic communications (like e-
mails), personal interviews, and
telephone conversations.

Portfolio

a large, thin, flat case for loose sheets A document folder that allows you to track your
of paper such as drawings or maps. progress and keep track of your work

Pre-Assessment Strategies

Pre-assessment: a way to determine A way to distinguish what students know about a

what students know about a topic before topic
it is taught. It should be used regularly in
all curricular areas.

Selected Response

Selected response question types are Multiple choice type questions. Questions that are
multiple choice, Matching, true and not open ended.
false, as well as fill in the blank

Student Involvement

Student involvement occurs when "students Student involvement is the amount of work that a
make a psychological investment in learning. student puts in in order to succeed in their
They try hard to learn what school offers. learning skills.
They take pride not simply in earning the
formal indicators of success (grades), but in
understanding the material and incorporating
or internalizing it in their lives.

Student Led Conferences Students are able to show their work to their
parents in a way that promotes their learning and
Student-led conferences are exactly show cases their experience.
what they imply; students take the lead
on sharing examples of their work,
discussing next steps and setting goals.

Student-led conferences create a
partnership between the
teacher, student and parents to act as
a support network or as stakeholders in
the success of the student.

Student Voice

Student voice is a particular type of Learning from the students perspective and the
evidence or artifact. It refers to evidence ability to put the lesson into the words of the
of learning from the students' students.
perspective(s).

Student-Teacher Conferences

Student-teacher conferences are A student and teacher meet to discuss where the
a meeting between students are at
individual students and teachers in
which they mutually discuss progress,
student interests, and reflect
on student work.
The teacher demonstrates strategies to
improve and guide student learning.

Summative Assessment

Summative assessment Summative assessment is the test at the end of the

(or summative evaluation) refers to program. The how did this turn out assessment.
theassessment of participants where
the focus is on the outcome of a
program. This contrasts with
formative assessment, which
summarizes the participants
development at a particular time.

Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA) The TPA is an assessment that works with our
educational experience that we turn in before
The Teacher Performance moving out of the program into the real world of
Assessment (TPA) is a student teaching.
centered multiple
measure assessment of teaching.
Professional Certification of Effective

Practice signals the birth of a
profession ( state licensure, national
and state accreditation).