Terms to Know

TERM

MEANING

AR

Accelerated Reader Program (computerized)

AGS

Accelerated Grammar and Spelling Program (computerized)

Assessments

Means to measure progress and mastery

AYP

Adequately Yearly Progress

Benchmarks

Components of the standards. Specify the learning goals for a particular grade level, grade cluster, or course.

BEP

Better Education Plan

Best Practice

Research-Based approaches to effective teaching and learning.

Cafe

Cafeteria

CIAA

Covington Integrated Arts Academy

Classifying

The process of grouping things that are alike into categories on the basis of their characteristics.

Collaborative Learning

Everyone takes on the extra responsibility both for their own well being and learning, and for the well being and learning of others.

Comparing

The process of identifying similarities and differences between or among things or ideas.

Content Area

A particular subject or discipline.

Content Standard

Detailed statement about what students should know and be able to do. A standard can include several of these.

Cooperative Groups

Where students can apply the ideas, skills, and concepts independently in practice with a small number of their peers. This group will also be "Fluid". Constantly changing, interacting, and moving along to new groups and new ideas where the learning takes them.

Creating Analogies

The process of identifying relationships between pairs of concepts - in other words, identifying relationships between relationships between relationships.

Creating Metaphors

The process of identifying a general or basic pattern in a specific topic and then finding another topic that appears to be quite different but that has the same general pattern.

Criterion Reference

Curriculum Integration

Use of connections among different content areas to promote student learning.

Differentiated Instruction

Lessons that allow each student to move and progress from the point of where they are, to where they need to be. It is a lesson based on student readiness, interest, and learning profile.

Expectation

Same as Learning Goal

Extended Learning

Field Trip Activity

Formative Assessment

Learning leader assessments obtained on learner progress such as quizzes, research collecting, notes, class work, etc…. (i.e. things, tasks, steps that would be done leading up to a Science Project)

Full Inclusion

Today's classroom of mixed ability where every student regardless of ability (all cells of NCLB subgroups) are present and actively engaged in the lesson.

Goals

Broad ends toward which the curriculum is directed. Foundation for the development of standards and benchmarks.

IEP

Individual Educational Plan – legal binding document through the SPED office.

IGP

Individual Growth Plan – form completed on every learner in the school by the homeroom teacher with goals and expectations in core subjects.

Inclusion

Creation of learning environments that make necessary learning accommodations for all learners.

Inquiry

Approach to change in which every component of the educational system is addressed.

ISP

In School Placement

Learner

Term used for students

Learning Goal

Detailed statement about what students should know and be able to do. A standard can include several of these.

Mini Lesson

Small group of students who have discovered on their own. Teacher conducts short lesson and allows them to practice. This way all students continue to advance into areas of learning to higher skills and responsibility for self learning. Self motivated and self directed. "Burn to Learn."

M.O.O.S.E. Notebook

Management of Organizational Skills Everyday.

Multiple Measures

Assessment approach that uses many data sources to assess student performance.

Multipurpose Room

Gymnasium

NCLB

No Child Left Behind

Norm Referenced

OT

Occupational Therapy (focuses on fine motor skills)

PAH

Performing Arts Hall (Little Theater)

Performance Assessments

Assessment that requires students to construct a response, create a product, or perform a demonstration.

Performance Indicator

An established level of achievement, qualify of performance, or degree of proficiency.

Performance Task

Activity, exercise, or problems that enables student to demonstrate what they know or are able to do.

POPS

Power of Positive Students – behavior management system used by the entire staff to promote positive behavior by all learners.

Project COPE

Project - Creating Opportunities for Perpetual Education.

PT

Physical Therapy (focuses on gross or large motor skills)

Research Based

Date supported

RTI

Response to Intervention (SPED)

Rubric

Scoring guide that describes the criteria on which a piece of student work will be evaluated.

Scaffolding

The teacher ensures that there is support necessary to assist the student in reaching a well set goal. It is whatever assistance is needed to move a student form prior knowledge and skill to the next level of knowledge and skill.

Self Assessment

Any technique that is used to monitor one's own progress.

SPED

Special Education Department

SPI

State Performance Indicator

Standards Based Assessments

Test instrument used to determine how students perform on a particular set of standards.

Summative Assessments

Think of the culminating task at the end of a unit or the final project. In the area of Science, the summative assessment of what the learner has mastered would be determined with the Science Fair Project. Summative assessment also comes from Unit Tests, End of the Chapter Tests, Completion of a portfolio, Completed Notebook, final projects, etc… It is also proper to list TCAP, ABACUS and STAR as a summative assessment but these should not be the only form of summative listed.

SWP

School Wide Program (formally known as Title)

Systemic Reform

Approach to teaching and learning built around the exploration of student ideas.

Title 1

School Wide Program

Whole Group Instruction

The main skill or concept is introduced to the entire classroom or group as a base point to begin their lesson. Sometimes used to check progress of understanding or a wrap up activity.

 Success Maker Lab

The software program used in the computer lab for Reading and Math progress.