chapter 1 KEY TERMS

Before or after school activities

• Extracurricular activities

• School-based curriculum

• Curriculum

• Abstract thinking

Term that describes what schools teach

• curriculum
• educational standards
• lesson plan
• syllabus

Teachers involved in making decisions about what is taught in their classrooms and schools

• Concrete thinking

• Teachers only follow a national curriculum without input.
• School-based curriculum

• Teachers have no say in curriculum design.

Classrooms in which the same teacher and group of students remain for most of the day

• Team teaching classroom
• Self-contained classroom
• Rotating classroom
• Open classroom

in-depth thinking about ideas and concepts, such as justice or love

• Emotional analysis
• Legal examination
• Scientific inquiry
• Abstract thinking

Younger students focusing on facts and actual experiences

• Younger students ignore facts and experiences.
• Younger students focus solely on opinions.
• Younger students prefer abstract concepts over facts.
• Concrete thinking

A way for students to work in groups and solve problems together

• Passive observation
• Competitive learning
• Collaborative learning
• Individual study

Takes space after high school

• Start a business
• Join the military
• Postsecondary education

• Travel abroad

programs that teach the specific skill requirement to begin working in a trade

• Online degree programs
• Internship opportunities
• General education courses
• Technical school

Another name for the teachers who provide this education

• Instructors
• Mentors
• Tutors
• Corporate trainer