Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Before and after school activities

• extracurricular activities

• curriculum

• school-based curriculum

• self-contained classroom

What schools teach including courses taught and what is taught in each course, as well as how the courses are sequenced.

• extracurricular activities

• curriculum

• school-based curriculum

• self-contained classroom

A set of curriculum standards in which teachers are involved in making decisions about what is taught in their classrooms and schools.

• extracurricular activities

• curriculum

• school-based curriculum

• self-contained classroom

A classroom situation in which the same teacher and group of students remain in one classroom for most of the day, with one teacher teaching most or all subjects.

• extracurricular activities

• curriculum

• school-based curriculum

• self-contained classroom

In-depth thinking about ideas or concepts, such as justice or love.

• abstract thinking

• concrete thinking

• collaborative thinking

• collaborative learning

Thinking that focuses on facts and actual experiences.

• abstract thinking

• concrete thinking

• collaborative thinking

• collaborative learning

Thinking that focuses on facts and actual experiences.

• abstract thinking

• concrete thinking

• collaborative thinking

• collaborative learning

A way of learning in which students work in groups to solve problems together while learning social skills. Also, a form of group learning in which assignments involve a task or problem students must solve using their complementary and independent skills, experiences, or opinions.

• abstract thinking

• concrete thinking

• collaborative learning

• post-secondary education

Education that takes place after high school.

• abstract thinking

• concrete thinking

• collaborative learning

• post-secondary education

A school that offers programs that teach the specific skills requirements to begin working in a trade.

• technical school

• corporate trainer

• curriculum developer

• program director