ELM-210 Vocabulary Flashcards

Lesson Planning and Instructional Design

• Lesson Plans: Detailed teaching plans for individual lessons, outlining goals and methods.
• Classroom and Student Factors/Grouping: Considerations for grouping students, addressing behavioral issues and varying academic levels.
• National/State Learning Standards: Defined learning goals for student knowledge and skills at each grade level.
• Learning Objective: Clear statements that convey the goals of a lesson or standard in accessible terms.
• Alignment: Integration of educational components such as objectives, instruction, and assessments to achieve overall learning goals.

Language and Engagement

• Academic Language: Special terminology students must understand, ensuring comprehension of grade-level expectations.
• Anticipatory Set: An engaging introduction to the lesson designed to captivate student interest from the outset.
• Prior Knowledge: Existing knowledge that students bring into a learning situation, vital for connecting new information.

Teaching Strategies

• Multiple Means of Representation: Diverse methods to present instructional materials, accommodating different learning styles.
• Multiple Means of Engagement: Acknowledges varying student motivations; essential to include diverse strategies during instruction.
• Multiple Means of Expression: Alternatives for students to demonstrate and apply what they have learned.

Instructional Methods and Strategies

• Instructional Methods: Various activities employed to enhance learning experiences.
• Instructional Strategies: Techniques utilized by teachers to foster critical thinking within the classroom.
• Essential Questions: Core questions that drive inquiry and focus on important ideas within a subject.

Practice and Assessment

• Extension Activities: Supplemental activities that reinforce and enrich lesson objectives, providing additional practice.
• Guided Practice: Interactive teacher-student sessions following instruction, preparing students for independent work.
• Independent Practice: Opportunities for students to apply their learning independently after the lesson.
• Closure: A concluding segment of the lesson to synthesize information and organize content.

Assessment Types

• Formal Assessment: Standardized methods including tests, assignments, and quizzes for gauging knowledge.
• Informal Assessment: Ongoing evaluation measures used by teachers to track student progress during lessons.
• Pre-assessment: An initial evaluation at a unit's start to identify existing student knowledge and learning needs.
• Formative Assessment: Continuous evaluation of student learning to adjust instruction as needed throughout the unit.
• Summative Assessment: Evaluation to measure cumulative learning over a defined period.

Feedback and Rubrics

• Scoring Rubric: Tool to clarify assignment expectations, minimizing misunderstandings regarding grading criteria.
• Cross-curricular: Usage of knowledge from one subject area in connection with others, promoting integrative learning.

Instructional Models

• Direct Instruction Model: A structured approach involving reviewing past material, stating objectives, presenting new content, guiding practice, assigning independent work, and periodic reviews.
• Concept Attainment Model: A strategy focusing on defining key concepts through essential characteristics and illustrating examples, encouraging hypothesis generation and iterative learning.