Serious thought or consideration
reflection
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
A set of services provided to students who experience exceptional learning needs
special services
Evaluating the progress of a teacher towards mastery of their craft
teacher observation
Forward or onward movement toward a destination or goal
progress
This individual assists the principal in facilitating the day-to-day requirements of their school
assistant principal
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 individual who is responsible for providing instructional leadership and developing, implementing, and evaluating district and school systems and policies
district administrator
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
Detailed information telling how something should be done, operated, or assembled
instruction
The individual who acts as a mentor to a student teacher
cooperating teacher
Students who are gifted and talented are developmentally advanced in one or more areas are labeled as
Gifted and Talented (GT)
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
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
A law
legislation
A teacher's guide for facilitating a lesson
lesson plan
The learned ability to do something well
skill
Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success
perseverance
To continue an action or task to its conclusion
follow-through
Adjusting HOW the student is learning to meet their individual needs
accommodation
To evaluate again or differently
reevaluate
Adjusting WHAT the student is learning based on their individual needs
modification
A natural ability to do something
aptitude
To follow and observe someone in their line of work
job shadowing
Relating to relationships or communication between people
interpersonal
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
The activities of educating, teaching, or instructing
pedagogy
Public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy
advocacy
Existing or occurring within the self or within one's mind
intrapersonal
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
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
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
This is a legal document that provides special services to students with disabilities such as a loss of hearing
504 Plan
The fact or state of being independent - not influenced or controlled by others
independence
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
To notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant
observe
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
The act of going into the "field" of study to observe for learning or practice developing skills
field experience
A standards-based sequence of planned experiences where students practice and achieve proficiency in content and applied learning skills
curriculum
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
The guidance provided by a mentor, especially an experienced person in a company or educational institution
mentorship
This is a legal document outlining programming for identified gifted students and is used as a guide for educational planning and decision-making
ALP
The action or process of providing someone or something with an official document attesting to a status or level of achievement
certification