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70 Cards in this Set
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Advance Organizer
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structure providing a preview of the upcoming lesson
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Analogy
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a logical comparison inferring that if two things are known to be alike in some ways, then they must be alike in other ways
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Adhere
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to hold closely or firmly
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Advocate
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to support or promote
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Affect
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to change
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Celebrate
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to honor or respect
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Detract
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to take away from
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Diminish
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to decrease
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Effect
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to bring about (as change)
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Employ
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to use
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Encourage
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to support or inspire
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Engage
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to keep busy
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Enhance
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to increase or make better
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Ensure
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to make sure
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Facilitate
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to make easier
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Focus
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to concentrate
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Foster
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to encourage
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Impart
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to make known
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Implement
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to carry out
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Model
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to be or show an example of
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Monitor
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to oversee
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Nurture
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to help grow
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Promote
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to contribute to growth
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Pursue
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to follow or seek
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Reflect
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to think back or consider seriously
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Respond
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to act or answer
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Solicit
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to ask for
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Stimulate
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to increase or awaken
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Synthesize
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to put things together to create something new
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Tailor
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to adapt or modify
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Transfer
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to pass on or get across
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Accomodation
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learning by changing existing knowedge structures
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Acculturation
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Blending a native culture with a new culture, keeping elements of both
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Adolescence
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A transitional period of physical and psychological development beginning around 11-13 years, extending through the teenage years
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Affective domain
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feelings, emotions, values, and attitudes
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Assimilation
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learning by adding new knowledge to existing knowledge
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Biracial or Multiracial
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having ancestors from two or more racial groups
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Cognitive domain
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memory, reasoning, and thinking abilities
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Constructivism
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learner-centered approach to teaching; students construct knowledge for themselves
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Cultural pluralism
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a system in which many different cultural groups are valued and share power
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Culture
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a way of life shared by members of a certain group, including values, beliefs, and attitudes
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Development
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changes taking place as one grows
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Developmentally appropriate
Age appropriate |
considering the age and stage of growth of the child in providing and planning learning experiences
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Diversity
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variety of different groups within the same setting
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Egocentric
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self-centeredness, especially in very young children
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Ethnic group
Ethnicity |
a social group defined on the basis of its religious, national, or cultural characteristics
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Ethnocentrism
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believeing one's culture is better than other cultures
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Field-dependent
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perceiving as a whole and prefering to learn with others
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Field-independent
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perceiving in parts and prefering to learn alone
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Guided practice
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practicing under the direction of the teacher
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Higher level thinking skills
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the ability to use basic knowledge in analyzing, evaluating, or manipulating information
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Interdisciplinary unit
Thematic units Integrated approach |
many subject areas are included under one topic or theme
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Kinesthetic learners
Tactile |
students who learn best by movement
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KWL
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what I Know, what I Want to know, and what I Learned. Used as and instructional activity to establish student knowledge before and after introducing a lesson or unit
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Maturation
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the process of growing and changing
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Melting pot theory
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the theory that cultures shold blend into the main culture, losing unique characteristics
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Metacognition
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ability to monitor and think about one's own thinking, learning, and remembering
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Modeling
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the teacher or student demonstrates processes, skills, or behaviors for learning
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Prejudice
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positive/negative mindset for a group of people
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Psychomotor domain
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physical activities or skills
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Salad bowl theory
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the theory that cultures mix but retain uniqueness
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Scaffolding
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support for learning and problem solvign that is withdrawn as competence increases
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Schema
Schemata |
mental structure(s) for organizing concepts and relationships
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Self-actualization
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reaching one's full potential
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Self-concept
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one's perception of self (neither good nor bad)
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Self-efficacy
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self-confidence that one can succeed (good)
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Self-esteem
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feelings about oneself (can be good or bad)
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Sterotype
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assumption about certain types of people
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Tactile learners
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students who learn best by touch
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Zone of Proximal Development
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difference between what a student can do alone and with hep fom a peer or adult
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