- acrostic
- a poem or series of lines in which certain letters, usually the first in each line, form a name, motto, or message
- asynchronous
- not occurring at the same time
- blended approach
- method of instruction that combines a regional and conceptual approach
- Bloom's Taxonomy
- a classification of the complexity of student thought within education
- broad topics
- main ideas or units of study to be covered during the course
- CCRS
- College and Career Readiness Standards
- cognitive domain
- area of study relating to intellectual skills and knowledge
- concept map
- diagram showing relationships among concepts
- conceptual approach
- method of instruction that is centered on universal ideas such as physical processes, process of settlement, and population that transcend time, place, and people
- differentiation
- an instructional theory/strategy that allows teachers to face the challenge of teaching students of various skill levels by taking diverse student factors into account when planning and delivering instruction. Based on this theory (using this strategy), teachers can structure learning environments in order to address a variety of learning styles and abilities within a classroom.
- ELLs
- English Language Learners
- ELPS
- English Language Proficiency Standards
- EOC
- End-of-course
- facilitated
- completed with the help of an online instructor
- Frayer Model
- an adaptation of a concept map
- higher order thinking skills
- cognitive skills that include critical thinking, analysis, and problem solving
- multiple intelligences
- a theory developed by Dr. Howard Gardner about how people learn in a variety of ways. The theory stipulates that there is not a single "intelligence" but rather that there are eight intelligences: verbal-linguistic, mathematical-logical, visual-spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical-rhythmic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalist
- PLD
- Proficiency Level Descriptor
- region
- areas of the earth's surface which have similar physical or human characteristics distinctive from the characteristics of neighboring areas
- regional approach
- method of instruction taught through world cultural regions and interactions between and among regions
- RtI
- Response to Intervention - a process that schools can use to help children who are struggling academically or behaviorally. RTI is an instructional strategy for intervening early within the general education of a student, and one part in the process by which students may be identifed to receive special education and related services.
- SBOE
- State Board of Education
- scaffolding
- an instructional method which provides a way for educators to provide support mechanisms throughout instruction to enable learners to handle complex tasks, with the eventual goal of learner autonomy
- SE
- Student Expectation
- self-paced
- completed independently
- social studies strands
- the eight strands used to organize the Social Studies TEKS: history, geography, economics, government, citizenship, culture, science/technology & society, and social studies skills
- TEKS
- Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills
- TELPAS
- Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System
- THECB
- Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board