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102 Cards in this Set
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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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Empathetic listening
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Communicating understanding of 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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Holisic evaluation
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Judging the overall quality of 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 computers 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 the same document or to an entirely different document or website
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Hypertext
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Nonsequential text presentation
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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" links 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 from one place to another in a nonlinear fashion through related topics
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Network Interface Card (NIC)
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Connects computers to a network or shared devices, applications, peripherals
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Output device
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Translates processed information into a form 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 narrows 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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Technology literacy
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Skills required for a competent use of technology
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Information literacy
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Knowing how to define, locate, use, and analyze information to accomplish a goal
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Visual literacy
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Interpreting the meaning of visual messages and using them to communicate
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Browser
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Short for web browser, it is an application program allowing the user 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 kinds of graphics, such as 3D animation, charts, and graphs; can be from the Internet, digital cameras, 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 or 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 (also known as 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
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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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Verbal 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 abilities
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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 result of a performance
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Graphic organizer
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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 abilities
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Homogeneous grouping
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Grouping students with like characteristics or abilities
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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 without 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 part of one'e beliefs or attitudes
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Learner-Centered or Student-Centered
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Teaching style focusing on the needs of the students
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Modality (Modalities)
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Preferred ways of learning such as seeing, hearing, touching, or moving
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Objectivity
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Perceiving 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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Correctly 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 think 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 responsibility 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 opinions 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 decisions focusing on that subject
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Technology
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Any device used to complete an objective or task
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Terminology (terminologies)
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Vocabulary of technical 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 responsible for student learning
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Administrators
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Superintendent, principals, and other supervisors who carry out policies of the school board in a school district.
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At-risk
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Describes a student with a greater than usual chance of having difficulty in school due to factors such as limited English, 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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Special programs for at-risk students such as remedial instruction, special activities, or early learning experiences
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Compulsory 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 given 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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