Vocabulary for Chapter 1 Becoming an Effective Teacher

What does collaborative learning involve?

• Thinking about things that are actually experienced

• Learning that takes place when students work in groups to discuss and solve problems together

• Activities that take place before or after school

• Education that takes place after high school

What is concrete thinking?

• Thinking about things that are actually experienced

• Thinking about ideas and concepts and connecting feelings with thoughts

• Learning that takes place when students work in groups

• Activities that take place before or after school

Who are corporate trainers?

• People who design, conduct, and supervise programs to improve the skills of a company’s employees

• Individuals that work under the supervision of a more highly educated professional

• Teachers who work in technical schools

• Students who participate in extracurricular activities

What does the term curriculum refer to?

• Activities that take place before or after school

• The courses taught in a school, what is taught in each course, and how the courses are sequenced

• Education that takes place after high school

• Schools that are designed to teach specific skills needed to work in a trade

What are extracurricular activities?

• Activities that take place before or after school

• Thinking about things that are actually experienced

• Learning that takes place when students work in groups

• Education that takes place after high school

What does nonsectarian mean?

• Not based on, or affiliated with, any religion

• Thinking about ideas and concepts and connecting feelings with thoughts

• Learning that takes place when students work in groups

• Activities that take place before or after school

What is postsecondary education?

• Education that takes place after high school

• Activities that take place before or after school

• Thinking about things that are actually experienced

• Learning that takes place when students work in groups

Who is a curriculum developer?

• A person who teaches students in a classroom

• A person who helps develop course content in a program of study

• A person who manages the school's finances

• A person who oversees extracurricular activities

Who are parent educators?

• Educators who teach parents how to educate their children at home

• Educators who come from a variety of backgrounds and offer training and encouragement to parents

• Educators who only teach parenting classes

• Educators who work exclusively with children

What does a psychologist do?

• Studies human behavior and mental processes

• Teaches students in a classroom

• Manages the school's finances

• Oversees extracurricular activities