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Merit pay
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Curriculum
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What teachers teach
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pedagogy
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the science of teaching
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Decision-making
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Problem solving in ill-defined situations, based on professional knowledge
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Assessment
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How student understanding is measured
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Charter Schools do not:
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have a tuition
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collective bargaining
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a negotiating procedure between employer and employees for resolving disagreements on salaries, work schedules, and other conditions of employment.
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multicultural education
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educational policies and practices that not only recognize but also affirm human differences and similarties associated with gender, race, ehtnicity, nationality, disability, class
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Reforms
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Suggested changes in teaching and teacher preparation intended to increase the amount students learn
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Which city was Miliken V. Bradley developed for?
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Detroit
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language submerssion
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a billingual education model that teaches students in classes where only english is spoken, the teacher does not know the language of the other students, and the student wither learns english as the academic work proresses or pays the consequences. sink or swin approach
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learning communities
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the creation of more personal collaboration between teachers and students to promote similar academic goals and values
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looping
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the practice of teaching the same class for several years, over two or even more rades. the purpose is to build stronger teacher student connections
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metacognition
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self awareness of our thining process as we perform various tasks and operations. for example, when students articulate how they think about academic tasks
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exceptional learners
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students who require specal education and realted services to realize their full potential. categories of exceptionality include retarded, gifted, learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, and physically abused.
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cognitive domain
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area of learning that involved knowledge, information, and intullectual skills
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Accountability
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The process of requiring students to demonstrate understanding of the topics they study as measured by standardized tests, as well as holding educators at all levels responsible for students' performance
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Professional portfolio
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A collection of representative work materials to document developing knowledge and skills
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Afro-centric cirriculem should____:
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refer to life experiences and traditions of African American Experiences as the center of analyses, Utilize african american exp. as the core paradigm for human liberation and higher level human functioning, Assist AA students in the self conscious act of creating hist.
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culturally responsive teaching
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an approach to multicultural education that recognizies that students learn in differnt ways, and that effective teachers recognize and respond to those difference. This approach also mediates the frequent mismatch between home and school cultures and honors cultural heritages
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advanced placement
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courses and programs in which younger students can earn college credit
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relational aggression
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a term that refers to stuble, unhealthy peer dynamics used to gain social power
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extracurriculum
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the part of school life that comprises activites, such as sports, theater, band. many educators think that the extracurriculum develops important skills and values, including leadership, teamwork, creativity, and dilligence
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reflective learning
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an appraoch to teaching that promotes thoughtful consideration and dialogue about clasroom
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mastery learning
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an educational practice in which an induvidual demonstrates mastery of one task before moving on to the next
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authentic assessment
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a tpe of evaluation that represents actual performance, encourages students to reflect on their own work, and is integrated into the students whole learning process.
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core curriculum
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a central body of knowledge that schools require all students to study
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assimilation
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the process of acquiring a culture; a child's aquisition of the cultural heritage through both formal and informal education means
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zero reject
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he principle that no child with disabilities may be denied a free and approprate education
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critical thinking skills
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higher order intellectual skills such as comparing, interpreting, observing, summarizing, classifying, creating, and criticizing
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culture
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a set of learned beliefs, values, and behaviors; a way of life shared by members of a society
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deficit theory
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theory that asserts that the values, language patterns, and behaviors that children from certain racial and ethnic groups bring to school put them at an educational disadvantage
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High Stakes Tests
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Assessments that states and districts use to determine whether or not students will advance from one grade to another, graduate from high school, or have access to specific fields of study
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Proposal A did which of the following?
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Raised sales tax
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maintenance (developmental) approach
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a billingual model that emphazixes the importance of acquiring english with maintaining competence in the native language
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problem based learning
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an appraoch that builds a curriculum around intriguing real life problems and asks students to work tofether to develop and demonstrate their situations
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implicit and hidden curriculum
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what students learn other than academic content from what tehy do or are expected to do in school
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higher order question
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questions that require students to go beyond memoy in formulating a response
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appropriate education
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a part of oublic law 94-142 that protects the right of the students with disabilities to an education that reflectsand accurate diagnosis
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assistive or adaptive technology
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devices that help the disabled to perform and learn more effectively, from voice activated keyboards and mechanical wheelchairs to laptops for class note taking and personal scheduling
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emotional intelligence quotient (EQ)
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a new human dimension that measures personality characteristics, such as persistance. some belive that eq scores may be better predictors of furture success tat iq scores
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allocated time
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the amount of time a school or an induvidual teacher schedules for a subject
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formal or explicit curriculum
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a schools offical curriculum that is reflected in academic courses and requirements
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block scheudling
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the use of longer blocks of time to schedule clsses, resulting in fewer but longer period given to each subject
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wait time
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the amount of time a teacher waits for a students response after a question is asked and the amount of time following a students response before the teacher reacts
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What is the formula for school finance reform in Michigan?
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S.A.+FTEx foundations grants+ Categorical Property taxes
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adequete yearly progress (AYP)
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a provision under the no child eft being act that requires each state to measure school and student achievement to insure that appropriate progress is being made
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stealth or self censorship
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the quiet removal of a book from a library shelp or a course of study to avoid possible problems and parental complaints
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What were some concerns voiced by opponants of desegregation?
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Loss od neighborhood schools, loss of community, fear of harm to their children?
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