Help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available.
first aid
Often referred to as DAP, this is a very important concept when it comes to ensuring our students' progress.
developmentally appropriate practice
A process of decision-making that seeks widespread agreement among group members
consensus
A standards-based sequence of planned experiences where students practice and achieve proficiency in content and applied learning skills.
curriculum
A type of assessment that includes sets of written questions (multiple choice or short answer) that assess a learner's current knowledge base or current views on a topic/issue to be studied in the course.
diagnostic
When our observations are often influenced by our past events, personal experiences and opinions, and can be biased based on our cultural backgrounds.
subjective observation
Adjusting WHAT the student is learning based on their individual needs.
modification
A type of observation that includes a detailed, objective, sequential recording written while the event is happening.
running record
When a child is performing like that of a YOUNGER child.
developmental delay
When, based on what we observe using our senses, we record exactly what we see, hear, taste, touch, and smell.
objective observation
A type of assessment that acts as the final evaluation of learning.
summative
An approach to learning in which the teacher is the sole creator of the curriculum, including what is learned, how it is learned, and what the final demonstration of learning will be.
teacher-centered
The practice of preparing to listen, observing what verbal and non-verbal messages are being sent, and then providing appropriate feedback for the sake of showing attentiveness to the message being presented.
active listening
A brief account of a person’s education, qualifications, and previous experience, typically sent with a job application.
resume
A teacher's guide for facilitating a lesson.
lesson plan
Illnesses caused by viruses or bacteria that people spread to one another through contact with contaminated surfaces, bodily fluids, blood products, insect bites, or through the air.
communicable disease
To relate or connect to one another
interrelated
A term used to describe students who are intellectually gifted and also have one or more learning disabilities such as dyslexia, ADHD, or autism spectrum disorder.
twice exceptional
The imparting or exchanging of information or news.
communication
The combined action of a group of people, especially when effective and efficient.
teamwork
This process begins a few weeks after conception and continues into early adulthood.
brain development
An approach to learning in which learners have a voice in what is learned, how it is learned, and/or how they will demonstrate their learning.
student-centered
A serious disagreement or argument.
conflict
A form of improvement that relies on a growth mindset for ongoing, incremental improvement.
continuous improvement
The discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad and morally right and wrong.
ethics
The action of working with someone to produce or create something.
collaboration
The intellectual identification of the thoughts, feelings, or state of another person. The ability to put oneself in the shoes of another.
empathy
A natural ability to do somehting.
aptitude
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
philosophy
There are four of these included in the acronym P.I.E.S.
developmental domains
A way of guiding children's behavior by helping them to understand what to do rather than what not to do.
positive guidance
A space set aside in the classroom that allows easy access to a variety of learning materials in an interesting and productive manner.
learning center
Sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.
compassion
Relating to relationships or communication between people.
interpersonal
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 statement that describes what a student should know and be able to do by the end of a lesson.
learning objective
Skills you rely on when you interact and communicate with others.
interpersonal skills
A type of assessment that evaluates the progress of learning along the way.
formative
The act or process of making sanitary.
sanitation
The process that takes place from conception to adolescence.
child development
Short for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
CPR
Adjusting HOW the student is learning to meet their individual needs
accommodation
The evaluation of a student's learning.
assessment
When a child is performing like that of an OLDER child.
developmental acceleration
A type of observation that includes a factual account of an incident. The precise sequence of events is documented using descriptive language in order to describe exactly what occurs during a given situation. The setting and context are als
anecdotal record
The learned ability to do something well.
skill
Tailored instruction that meets the individual needs of students.
differentiation
When a student is advanced in one or more subjects.
gifted learner
The activities of educating, teaching, or instructing
pedagogy