Education Exploration Vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

A set of services provided to students who experience exceptional learning needs

special services

The individual who acts as a mentor to a student teacher

cooperating teacher

Serious thought or consideration

reflection

The guidance provided by a mentor, especially an experienced person in a company or educational institution

mentorship

The position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification

internship

To notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant

observe

To follow and observe someone in their line of work

job shadowing

A law

legislation

A school employee who provides instructional support, including those who: provide one-on-one tutoring if such tutoring is scheduled at a time when a student would not otherwise receive instruction from a teacher. assist with classroom mana

paraprofessional

This individual assists the principal in facilitating the day-to-day requirements of their school

assistant principal

The individual with the highest ranking in a school building, they are responsible for leading the whole school community, including students, teachers, staff, parents and community partners

principal

An individual who is responsible for providing instructional leadership and developing, implementing, and evaluating district and school systems and policies

district administrator

The act of going into the "field" of study to observe for learning or practice developing skills

field experience

The learned ability to do something well

skill

A natural ability to do something

aptitude

Evaluating the progress of a teacher towards mastery of their craft

teacher observation

The period of time at the end of a teacher preparation program where the individual teaches under the direct supervision of an experienced mentor

student teaching

The action or process of providing someone or something with an official document attesting to a status or level of achievement

certification

Educational supports that are meant to assist a student in the acquisition of new knowledge

scaffolding

The evaluation of a student's learning

assessment

An agreed-upon set of skills and knowledge that students are expected to know and be able to do by the end of a course

standards

A teacher's guide for facilitating a lesson

lesson plan

The activities of educating, teaching, or instructing

pedagogy

A standards-based sequence of planned experiences where students practice and achieve proficiency in content and applied learning skills

curriculum

Detailed information telling how something should be done, operated, or assembled

instruction

Forward or onward movement toward a destination or goal

progress

To evaluate again or differently

reevaluate

Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success

perseverance

Conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires

self-awareness

The ability to control one's feelings and overcome one's weaknesses; the ability to pursue what one thinks is right despite temptations to abandon it.

self-discipline

A process of developing new skills, attitudes, actions, or reactions that can have a positive impact on your life and increase your overall well-being

personal growth

The ability to speak up for yourself. It's the ability to identify your needs, communicate them clearly, and help others understand how they can support you.

self-advocacy

Public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy

advocacy

The fact or state of being independent - not influenced or controlled by others

independence

To continue an action or task to its conclusion

follow-through

Existing or occurring within the self or within one's mind

intrapersonal

Relating to relationships or communication between people

interpersonal

Adjusting HOW the student is learning to meet their individual needs

accommodation

Adjusting WHAT the student is learning based on their individual needs

modification

Tailored instruction to meet the individual needs of students

differentiation

What is it called when someone provides additional one-on-one or small-group support

tutoring

This is a legal document outlining programming for identified gifted students and is used as a guide for educational planning and decision-making

ALP

Students who are gifted and talented are developmentally advanced in one or more areas are labeled as

Gifted and Talented (GT)

What is RTI?

Response to Intervention is a system of support that schools put in place to provide high-quality education to students with disabilities. It was originally dev

This is a legal document that provides special services to students with disabilities such as a loss of hearing

504 Plan

This is a legal document that details the goals and necessary supports and special services students with disabililtes require to be able to access the curriculum

IEP