Learning Lingo Flashcards

Mastery Level

• Combines student scores to assess overall mastery in a standard through Calculated Mastery Level.

Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

• Establishes learning goals for K-12 education.

Content Management System (CMS)

• Software for publishing, editing, and modifying web content from a central interface.

Common Core

• National standards, referenced as CCSS.

Competency-Based Learning

• Focuses on competencies (standards and learning goals) rather than time limits or assignments.

Curriculum Mapping

• Records content and skills taught over a school year, providing an overview of instructional practices.

Decaying Average

• Standard mastery calculation method that prioritizes recent scores while including all past scores.

Evidence/Artifacts

• Items like quizzes or assignments that serve as evidence of student learning, enriching numeric scores.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

• Federal law that protects student grades from unauthorized sharing, with email prohibited for communications.

GAFE

• Abbreviation for Google Apps for Education.

Horizontal Alignment

• Coordination among teachers in the same district to ensure consistency in taught topics and standards.

IEP

• Individualized Education Program designed for special-education services.

LDAP/Active Directory

• Authentication method for integrating Windows-based networks to enable single sign-on access to various programs.

Learning Management System (LMS)

• Software application used for administering, tracking, reporting, and delivering e-learning courses or training programs.

Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)

• Standard allowing different educational tools to communicate and integrate seamlessly.

Massive Online Open Course (MOOC)

• Typically free courses taken by a large number of students simultaneously.

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

• Collaborative effort of twenty-six states and a writing team to establish updated science education standards.

The Partnership of Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)

• Assessment consortium focusing on college and career readiness.

Positive Behavior Intervention (PBI)

• Program encouraging positive behavior among students to adhere to school rules.

Professional Learning Community (PLC)

• Collaborative groups of educators aimed at improving teaching and learning practices.

Project-Based Learning (PBL)

• Engages students in prolonged inquiry addressing complex questions or problems, integrating rigorous assessments and student choice.

Publishing

• Making digital content publicly accessible on the web, varying in audience scope.

Race To The Top

• Competitive grant program aimed at fostering educational innovation within states.

Request for Proposal (RFP)

• Document produced by schools to solicit proposals for various educational services or products.