Education Glossary
A burgeoning glossary of the most common education related terms. Learn about teaching strategies from Assessment to Whole Language.
Activating Prior Knowledge
Definition of Activate Prior Knowledge as a teaching strategy.
Definition of Activate Prior Knowledge as a teaching strategy.
Anticipatory Set
A definition of the teaching term anticipatory set.
A definition of the teaching term anticipatory set.
Assessment
A definition of the teaching term assessment.
A definition of the teaching term assessment.
Bio Poems
A definition of the teaching term Bio Poems.
A definition of the teaching term Bio Poems.
Bloom's Taxonomy
A definition of the education glossary term Bloom's Taxonomy.
A definition of the education glossary term Bloom's Taxonomy.
Closure
A definition of the teaching term closure.
A definition of the teaching term closure.
Cooperative Learning
A definition of the teaching term Cooperative Learning.
A definition of the teaching term Cooperative Learning.
Direct Instruction
A definition of the teaching term direct instruction.
A definition of the teaching term direct instruction.
Early Childhood Education
Definition of the education glossary term Early Childhood Education.
Definition of the education glossary term Early Childhood Education.
Gifted Education
A definition of the education glossary term Gifted Education.
A definition of the education glossary term Gifted Education.
Extrinsic Motivation
A definition of the teaching term Extrinsic Motivation.
A definition of the teaching term Extrinsic Motivation.
Guided Practice
A definition of the teaching term guided practice.
A definition of the teaching term guided practice.
Heterogeneous Groups
A definition of the education glossary term Heterogeneous Groups.
A definition of the education glossary term Heterogeneous Groups.
Homogeneous Groups
A definition of the education glossary term Homogeneous Groups.
A definition of the education glossary term Homogeneous Groups.
Homeschooling
Definition of the education glossary term Homeschooling.
Definition of the education glossary term Homeschooling.
Independent Practice
A definition of the teaching term independent practice.
A definition of the teaching term independent practice.
Objectives
A definition of the teaching term objectives.
A definition of the teaching term objectives.
Intrinsic Motivation
A definition of the teaching term Intrinsic Motivation.
A definition of the teaching term Intrinsic Motivation.
NCLB - No Child Left Behind
Definition of the education glossary term No Child Left Behind.
Definition of the education glossary term No Child Left Behind.
Required Materials
A definition of the teaching term required materials.
A definition of the teaching term required materials.
Rubric
A definition of the teaching term rubric.
A definition of the teaching term rubric.
Scientific Method
An glossary definition of the education glossary term Scientific Method.
An glossary definition of the education glossary term Scientific Method.
Scaffolding
A definition of the education glossary term Scaffolding.
A definition of the education glossary term Scaffolding.
Teachable Moment
A definition of the teaching term Teachable Moment.
A definition of the teaching term Teachable Moment.
Zone of Proximal Development
A definition of the teaching term Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD).
A definition of the teaching term Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD).