Chapter 11 Flashcards
Educational Standards
Statements about what students are expected to know and be able to do at certain points in their education.
Curriculum Development
Determining what to teach in each course and at each level.
Course Plan
A detailed outline of what a particular teacher will teach throughout a course or year based on curriculum but adapted to the characteristics of the teacher, students, and teaching circumstances.
Instructional Units
Teachers organize what they will teach in a logical order.
Lesson Plans
Detailed outlines of topics to teach, how to teach them, why they are necessary to teach and learn, and how to evaluate learning.
Instructional Objectives
Clear statements of what students will achieve as a result of a lesson that they exhibit in an observable way.
Bloom’s Taxanomy
A theory for establishing educational objectives as a basis for understanding and teaching various levels of thought.
Learning Activities
The second major component of a lesson plan.
Assessments
How the teacher evaluates whether the learning specified in the objectives has taken place.
Transitions
Smooth ways to move from one part of the lesson to the next.
Guided Practice
An activity designed to reinforce and apply learning that includes feedback from other students or the teacher.
Independent Practice
A personal activity outside of class that students complete on their own, such as a homework assignment that helps students apply and reinforce recent learning.
