TA2 CPAS Review Vocabulary

a method or technique used to achieve and promote learning

• instructional resource

• instructional strategy

• instruction

• instructional time

support activities that help educators develop and improve professional knowledge and skills

• college classes

• faculty meetings

• professional development

• professional organization

refers to the means by which an objective can be judged to have been achieved or not achieved

• performance indicator

• grades

• rubric

• standardized test

a series of learning activities presented to students in a logical order

• sequence of instruction

• instruction strategies

• direct instruction

• indirect instruction

standards, educational programs, materials, techniques, & assessments coordinate

• horizontal alignment

• vertical alignment

• curriculum alignment

• tire alignment

the same material is being taught across different classrooms in a given grade level

• horizontal alignment

• vertical alignment

• curriculum alignment

cross-curricular activities that enhance understanding and allows for creativity in learning

• remediation activities

• accommodation

• modification

• enrichment activities

the identification and evaluation of evidence to guide decision making

• critical thinking

• abstract thinking

• convergent thinking

• creative thinking

courses offered or taught in a school; what is to be taught in a course

• curriculum

• curriculum alignment

• horizontal alignment

• math, English, science, history

teaching students with different learning styles and abilities

• accommodations

• modifications

• differentiated instruction

• direct instruction