Question 1

NCLB Act

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A federal law passed in 2001, aimed at improving student achievement by holding schools and districts accountable for student progress.

Question 2

IDEA

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Federal law that provides special education services to eligible children with disabilities.

Question 3

Section 504

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A part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, prohibiting discrimination based on disability in any program receiving federal financial assistance.

Question 4

Arizona College and Career Ready Standards

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Set of learning goals outlining what students should know and be able to do at the end of each grade.

Question 5

Constructivist Learning Theory

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Suggests students construct their own knowledge, learning is more effective when a student is actively engaged in the learning process.

Question 6

Bloom's Taxonomy

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A hierarchical model of cognitive skills ranging from lower order skills to higher order skills: remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating.

Question 7

Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development

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The gap between what a learner can do without help and what they can achieve with guidance.

Question 8

Multiple Intelligences Theory

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Howard Gardner's theory that proposes people have different types of intelligences.

Question 9

IEP

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Individualized Education Program, a legally binding document that spells out a child's learning needs, the services the school will provide and how progress will be measured.

Question 10

RTI

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Response to Intervention, a multi-tiered approach to the early identification and support of students with learning and behavior needs.

Question 11

PBIS

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Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, a proactive approach to establishing the behavioral supports needed for students to achieve social, emotional and academic success.

Question 12

Differentiated Instruction

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Tailoring instruction to meet individual needs.

Question 13

Formative Assessment

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Assessments used to monitor student learning during the learning process.

Question 14

Summative Assessment

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Assessments used to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional period.

Question 15

Authentic Assessment

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A form of assessment in which students demonstrate their understanding by performing real-world tasks.

Question 16

Inclusion

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Practice of educating children with special needs in regular education classrooms.

Question 17

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

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Framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.

Question 18

BICS

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Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills, social language proficiency.

Question 19

CALP

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Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency, academic language proficiency.

Question 20

ESL

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English as a Second Language, a program for teaching English to people whose first language is not English.

Question 21

ELL

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English Language Learner, students who are learning English and whose primary language is not English.

Question 22

SIOP Model

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Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol, a research-based instructional model for teaching English learners.

Question 23

Code-switching

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The practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation.

Question 24

Metacognitive Strategies

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Techniques for helping students think about their own learning.

Question 25

Scaffolding

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Support given during the learning process which is tailored to the needs of the individual student.

Question 26

Mastery Learning

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Instructional strategy based on the principle that students must achieve a level of mastery in prerequisite knowledge before moving forward.

Question 27

Project-based Learning

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A dynamic approach in which students actively explore real-world problems and challenges and acquire a deeper knowledge.

Question 28

Service Learning

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A teaching method that combines meaningful service to the community with curriculum-based learning.

Question 29

Title I

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Federal program that provides funds to schools and districts serving high numbers of economically disadvantaged students.

Question 30

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

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Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.

Question 31

Direct Instruction

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Teacher-centered instruction which includes lecture, presentation, and recitation.

Question 32

Student-centered Learning

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An approach to learning where learners choose not only what to study, but also how and why.

Question 33

Self-efficacy

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An individual's belief in their capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments.

Question 34

Depth of Knowledge (DOK)

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The complexity or depth of understanding required to answer or solve a problem.

Question 35

Learning Styles

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The various preferences and methods employed by learners in the process of learning, such as visual, auditory, kinesthetic, etc.

Question 36

Critical Thinking

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The process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information.

Question 37

Inquiry-based Learning

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A form of active learning that emphasizes research-oriented, student-centered instruction.

Question 38

Curriculum Alignment

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The degree to which the taught curriculum, the written curriculum, and the assessed curriculum are in harmony.

Question 39

Learning Objective

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Clear statements that describe the desired learning outcome of instruction.

Question 40

Educational Equity

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The concept that each student receives what they need to develop their full academic and social potential.

Question 41

Gifted and Talented Education (GATE)

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Specialized education program providing services to meet the needs of students with high abilities.

Question 42

Culturally Responsive Teaching

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Pedagogy that recognizes the importance of including students' cultural references in all aspects of learning.

Question 43

English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)

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Guidelines that outline English language proficiency level descriptors and language domain progressions.

Question 44

Professional Learning Community (PLC)

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A group of educators committed to working collaboratively in ongoing processes of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve.

Question 45

Evidence-based Practice

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Instructional methods and strategies that have been proven effective through scientific research.

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