Texes Vocab 1

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Achievement

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The amount a student has learned in a subject area.

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Algorithm

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A set of rules or procedures for performing a task.

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Authentic assessment or Performance assessment

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Demonstrating a skill or solving a problem in a real-life situation.

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Deductive reasoning

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Moving from a general rule or decree to more specific details.

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Empathic listening

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Communicating understanding of a students' feelings by putting yourself in their place.

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Formative assessment

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Measurement taking place both before and during instruction to guide lesson pace and planning.

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Holistic evaluation

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Judging the overall quality of a project or paper.

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Inductive reasoning

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Moving from specific information to a general conclusion.

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Inquiry or Discovery learning

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Obtaining information by asking a question or investigating a problem.

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Instructional strategy

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Plan for how a lesson will be taught.

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Mnemonic

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A memory aid including tricks to aid in recall of information.

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Needs assessment

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Discovering what is needed as a first step in determining a plan of action to address a problem or instructional goal.

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Nonverbal cues

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Physical acts that send a message.

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Percentile score

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Test score in comparison to other scores.

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Pretest

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A sample test given before content is presented to assess student knowledge of a topic.

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Restating

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To say again in another way

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Rubric

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Set of scoring guidelines for evaluating student work to ensure consistency in grading.

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Summative assessment

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Measurement following instruction to summarize students' learning and the teacher's instructional methods.

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Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

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School district's policy for use of school resources, especially school compters and the Internet; must be signed by students and parents.

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Bookmark/Favorite

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A time-saving Internet feature to keep an address or URL you wish to return to later.

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Distance education

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Linking students and teachers in different locations through technology to facilitate learning.

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Hardware

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The physical parts of the computer.

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Hyperlink

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An element in an electronic document or website that moves the viewer to another place in teh same document or to an entirely different document or website.

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Hypermedia

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Special type of database program that combines text, graphics, sound, and video elements into a product with "clickable" link to present ideas and information.

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Hyperstudio

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Authoring system software originally designed for kids to produce hypermedia.

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Input device

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Translates information into a form that the computer can understand, i.e., keyboard, mouse, scanner, digital cameras.

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Local Area Network (LAN)

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A network in which the computers that are connected are close to each other, many times within the same building or campus.

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Linking

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Navigating fromone place to another in a nonlinear fashion through related topics.

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Network Interface Card (NIC)

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Connects computers ro a network or shared devices, applications, peripherals.

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Output device

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Translates processed information into a forn that we can understand, i.e., monitor, printer.

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Search string

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A phrase using AND, OR, NOT, or NEAR that norrows or broadens an Internet search.

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Software

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The programs that instruct the computer to do certain jobs.

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Webcam

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Camera that can be connected to the internet for continuous images.

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Wide Area Network (WAN)

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A network that extends over a long distance.

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Browser

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Short for Web browser, it is an application program that allows users to browse, display and navigate through the information on the World Wide Web.

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Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

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Instruction that utilizes a computer to present information to the student as a self-learning tool such as drill/practice and tutorial software.

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Computer graphics

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Software that produces all kinda of graphics, such as 3D animation, charts, and graphs; can be from the Internet, digital camerals, scanners, or from some software applications that include clipart within the program.

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Database

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Software that produces a collection of data organized according to some structure pr purpose; can manipulate data in a large collection of files (the database), cross referencing between files as needed.

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Desktop publishing

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Specialized software designed to combine text and graphics to produce high-quality output on a laser printer or typesetting machine.

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Drill and practice

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Software that provides repetitive practice on skills previously taught through teacher-led instruction or tutorial software.

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Email

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Electronic correspondence used as a motivational tool for practicing reading and writing skills through activities such as E-Pals or Key Pals.

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Groupware or collaborative software

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Software that allows two or more networked users to work on the same document at the same time.

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Multimedia

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Software that combines multiple types of media such as text, graphics, sounds, animations, and video into an integrated product.

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Productivity tools

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Software that increases classroom teacher's effectiveness; for examples, grade book, programsd, puzzle makers, drill sheet generators, and test generators.

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Simulation

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Software that creates a lifelike but artificial environment with risks and complications removed.

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Spreadsheet

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Software based on the traditional accounting worksheet that has rows and columns that can be used to present, analyze, and compile data.

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Tutorial

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Instructional software that presents new information or skills in a series of steps that progress through levels of difficulty and understanding.

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Word processing

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Software designed to make the computer a useful electronic writing tool that edits, stores, and prints documents.

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Advanced organizer

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Structure providing a preview of the upcoming lesson

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Analogy

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A logical comparison inferring that if two things are known to be alike in some ways, then they must be alike in other ways.

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Collaborate (Collaboration)

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To work together.

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Critical thinking

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Evaluating information and logically solving problems.

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Curriculum

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What we teach

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Discourse

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Vebal expression in speech or writing

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Domain

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Related area

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Eclectic

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Using a variety of sources

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Empower (Empowerment)

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To have control or be confident in one's own abilites

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Explicit

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Clearly defined or direct

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Feedback

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Information about the results of a performance.

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Graphic organization

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Visual overview that shows the relationship of important concepts.

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Heterogeneous grouping

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Grouping students with unlike characteristics or abilites

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Homogeneous grouping

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Grouping students with like characteristics or abilites

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Implicit

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Implied or suggested but not directly indicated.

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Impulsivity

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A tendency to respond quickly wihtout thinking.

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Instruction

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How we teach the curriculum.

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Internalize

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To take in or absorb and make a part of one's beliefs or attitudes.

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Learner-Centered or Student-Centered

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Teaching styple focusing on the needs of the students.

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Modality (Modalities)

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Preferred way(s) of learning such as seeing (visual), hearing (auditory), touching (tactile), or moving (kinesthetic).

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Objectivity

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Preceiving something without being influenced by personal opinions.

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Paradigm

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An example, pattern, or framework for thinking.

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Pedagogy

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The art, profession, or study of teaching

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Precocious

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Advanced in development

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Proficiency

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Correclty demonstrating a skill

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Project learning

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An in-depth study in an area of interest done independently or in small groups.

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Rationale

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Reason behind a lesson or rule

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Reflection

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To thnk back and carefully consider specifics of teaching and learning.

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Rote learning

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Memorizing facts or associations

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Scope

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Amount covered by a given activity or subject

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Self-directed learning

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The process of gradually shifting responsibilty for learning to the students through activities that engage them in increasingly complex patterns of thought

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Student ownership

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Taking control of the learning process

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Subjectivity

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Based on personal opinons or feelings rather than on external facts or evidence.

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Teacher-centered

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Traditional teaching style in which teachers make all of the decisons focusing on the sbject.

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Techology

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Any device used to complete an abjective or task (not exclusively computers).

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Terminology

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Vocbaulary of techincal terms used in a particular field.

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Vicarious learning

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Learning by watching someone else, without direct experience.

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Accountability

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Holding teachers and schools respondible for student learning.

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Administration

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Superintendent, principals, and other supercisors who carry our policies of the school board in a school district.

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At-risk

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Describes a stident with a greater than usual chance of having difficulty in school due to factors such as limited English proficiency, cultural diversity, poverty, race, homelessness, or teen pregnancy.

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Charter school

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Experimental schools operating by contract or charter receiving public funds but following different rules than public schools.

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Compensatory education

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School attendance required by law for every child, ages 6-19

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Confidentiality

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Keeping certain information private only between people involved.

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Ethics

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Principles of good behavior, explaining how one should act in certain situations.

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Inclusion

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Including special needs students in regular classroom for all or part of the day.

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Mentor

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An established teacher fiven the job of advising a new teacher or a person who serves in a counseling role for a student.

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Modification

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Adjustment for students who are in need.

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Novice

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Someone who is new or inexperienced.

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Professionalism

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Conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a career.

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Title 1

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Federally funded programs for students needing extra help.