NV Education Midterm Review

satisfying for emotional or intellectual reasons

satisfying for outside reasons, such as job security or vacation time

• multidimensional
• immediate
• unpredictable
• simultaneous
• public

• a specialized body of knowledge
• autonomy
• emphasis on decision making and reflection
• ethical standards for conduct

the capacity to control one's own professional life, having the authority to make decisions based on their knowledge

what teachers teach

how students' understanding is measured

statements specifying what should know and be able to do upon completing an area of study

the act of thinking about and analyzing your actions

sets of moral standards for acceptable professional behavior

suggested changes in teaching and teacher preparation intended to increase student learning

federal law that included improved teacher quality. required that all students be reading at grade level by the third grade

the process by which a state evaluates the credentials of prospective teachers. by awarding a license, the state certifies that a teacher is competent in subject-area content, possesses professional skills, and is morally fit to work with young people

a shorter route to teaching for those who already possess a bachelor's degree in another content area.

a collection of materials representative of ones work provides an effective way to document your competence and qualifications

allows you to compress large amounts of information that can easily be burned onto a CD and given to prospective employers.

a document that provides a clear and concise overview of an individual's job qualifications and work experience

a collection of important personal documents teachers submit to prospective employers. include resumes, courses taken, performance evaluations by professors, etc

experienced teachers who provide guidance and support to beginning teachers

children who return to empty houses after school and who are left alone until parents arrive from work. causes excessive television watching, little homework help, and lack of proper supervision.

the combination of family income, parent's occupations, and level of parental education. one way to determine differences in family background

household income levels that represent the lowest earnings required to meet basic living needs. 20,000 a year for a family of 4.

unwanted and/or unwelcome sexually-oriented behavior that interferes with a student's life

involves a systematic or repetitious abuse of power between students

call for students to receive automatic suspensions or expulsions as punishment for certain offenses.

in danger of failing to complete their education with the skills necessary to function effectively in modern society. High dropout rates, low motivation, little parental involvement

serve as family resource centers that provide a range of social and health services

at-risk students who have been able to rise above adverse conditions to succeed in school and in other aspects of life

the knowledge, attitudes, values, customs, and behavior patterns that characterize a social group

the different cultures you encounter and how these cultural differences effect learning

a person's ancestry

a process of socializing people so that they adopt dominant social norms and patterns of behavior

a variety of strategies schools use to accommodate cultural differences in teaching and learning

instruction that acknowledges and capitalizes on cultural diversity

students whose first language is not English and who need help in learning to speak, read, and write in english

place the greatest emphasis on using and sustaining the first language while teaching english

maintain a child's first language until they know enough English to succeed in an all-English classroom

emphasize rapid transition to English by putting children directly into English-speaking classrooms

societal differences in expectations and beliefs about appropriate roles and behaviors of the two sexes

rigid, simplistic caricature of a particular group of people

the physical, intellectual, moral, emotional, and social changes that occur in students as a result of maturation and experience

changes in students thinking as they mature and acquire experiences

students changing conceptions of right and wrong

children view rules as fixed, permanent, and enforced by authority figures

develop rational ideas of fairness and see justice as a reciprocal process of treating others as they would want to be treated

changes in our personalities and our ability to manage our feelings

changes over time in the ways we relate to others

parental characteristics: firm but caring, consistent, explain reasons for rules, high expectations

child characteristics: high self-esteem, confident and secure, willing to take risks, successful in school

parent characteristics: stress conformity, detached, don't explain rules

child characteristics: withdrawn, worry more about pleasing parents than solving problems, defiant, lack social skills

parent characteristics: give children total freedom, hold few expectations, make few demands of children

child characteristics: immature, lack self-control, impulsive, lack motivation

parent characteristics: have little interest in child's lives, hold few expectations

child characteristics: lack self-control, lack long-term goals, easily frustrated, disobedient

the ability to acquire and use knowledge

• linguistic
• logical/mathematical
• musical
• visual/spatial
• bodily/kinesthetic
• interpersonal
• intrapersonal
• naturalist

divides all students in a given grade level into groups such as high, medium, and low

divides students in one classroom into ability groups

preferred way of learning and studying

student's awareness of the ways they learn most effectively and their ability to control these factors

learners who need special help to reach their full potential

functional limitations or an inability to perform a certain act

abilities at the upper end of the continuum that require support beyond regular classroom instruction to reach full potential

instruction designed to meet the unique needs of students with exceptionalities

placing students with exceptionalities from segregated settings to regular education classrooms for select activities only

• comprehensive approach to educating students with exceptionalities, includes:
• include students with special needs in a regular school campus
• place students with special needs in age and grade appropriate classrooms
• provide special education support within the regular classroom

individually prescribed instructional plan collaboratively devised by special education and general education teachers, resource professionals, parents, and sometimes the students. plan that decides how students with exceptionalities will be instructed 

a way of identifying a learning disability that focuses on the specific classroom instructional adaptations and their success

communication and decision making among educational professionals

legal employment agreement between a teacher and the school board

a union negotiates with a school district over the rights of teachers and conditions of employlment

a formal complaint against an employer alleging unsatisfactory working conditions

a legal safeguard that provides job security by preventing teacher dismissal without due cause

teachers can choose both content they teach and the teaching methods they use

policies that specify limitations in the use of copyrighted material

teachers are required to use the same judgment as parents would use in protecting the children under their care

teacher's failure to exercise sufficient care in protecting students from injury

the extent to which a teacher's behavior becomes known and is controversial

prohibits the establishment of a national religion

prohibits the government from interfering with individual's rights to hold religious beliefs and freely practice religion

parents have a right to see their children's school records

use of physical disciplinary actions to correct student misbehavior. illegal in NY

students are allowed to argue their punishment as long as they were unfair

• be there
• make their day
• play
• choose your attitude