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Undergraduate 1
05/26/2010

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Stereotype
Definition
An absolute statement applied to all members of a group
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Horace Mann
Definition
Responsible for 1st state supported normal school
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Ability Grouping
Definition
Grouping children with flexibility
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Generalization
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Offers clues about groups that can help teachers plan
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Virtual School
Definition
Schooling through technology
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Exceptional
Definition
Learners that are reading years behind grade level or years ahead
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Pedagogy
Definition
Art and science of teaching
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NCLB
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The most significant change in federal regulation of public schools in 3 decades
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Authentic
Definition
Assessment that captures actual student performance
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Deficit
Definition
Theory that students do poorly in school due to cultural, social, or linguistic background
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Learning Styles
Definition
Diverse ways of learning
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Open Enrollment
Definition
Students are not forced to attend closest public school
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Culturally Responsive
Definition
3 principles that focus on learning strengths of students and mediates between home and school
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Hidden Curriculum
Definition
Curriculum that is not intended but emerges as students are shaped by school culture
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Effective School
Definition
There is a theory with 5 characteristics to make a school this...
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Multiculutral
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Education that promotes a greater understanding of race, class, and culture
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Nation at Risk
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1983 report on nation's education system
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Zero Reject
Definition
No child with a disability may be denied a free and appropriate public education
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Locus of Control
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Attributing success or failure to internal or external factors
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ELL
Definition
English Language Learners
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Vouchers
Definition
Admission tickets for parents to shop around and choose a school
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Steps to become a teacher
Definition
Making an attractive teaching candadite
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Alternative
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Families with lifestyles other than a married male and female
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Cultural Pluralism
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Some groups have maintained their culture and language
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Tracking
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Screening and sorting kids by abilities
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Gatekeepers
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Teachers determine who will talk, when, and how long
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