EDU Exam 3

bullying

bullying

A subtler kind of school violence, form of aggressive behavior in which someone intentionally and repeatedly causes another person injury or discomfort

cyberbullying

A relatively new form of bullying that occurs when students use electronic media to harass or intimidate other students

full-service school

Serve as family resource centers that provide a range of social and health services

latchkey children

Children who return to empty houses or apartments after school and are left alone until caregivers arrive from work

Resilent students

Students who are vulnerable yet are able to rise above adverse conditions to succeed in school and in other aspects of life

school connectedness

The belief by students that adults and peers of the school care about them as individuals and their learning

Socioeconomic status

he combination of family income parents’ occupations, and level of parental education, consistently predicts intelligence and achievement test scores, grades, truancy and dropout and suspension rates

zero-tolerance policies

Call for students to receive automatic suspensions or expulsions as punishment for certain offenses, primarily those involving weapons, threats, or drugs

ELs

Students who "participate in language assistance programs to help ensure that they attain English proficiency and meet the same academic content and achievement standards that all students are expected to meet"

Immersion program

Emphasize rapid transition to English, with no efforts to maintain students' native language.

Transition program

Maintain the first language until students acquire sufficient English to succeed in English-only classrooms, with the primary goal of helping students reach English proficiency.

learning style

A preferred way of learning, studying, or thinking about the world.

enrichment

Provides richer, and varied content through strategies that supplement usual grade-level work

acceleration

Keeps the curriculm the same but allows students to move through it more quickly

IEP

Individualized education programs Provides sufficient detail to guide general education teachers and special education personnel as they implement the plan.

Child Abuse

Teachers are mandated reporters of suspected child abuse

RTI (Response to intervention)

Addresses both response to intervention and model of identification. Begins at the start of the school year with pretesting designed to identify potential learning issues as early as possible.

mainstreaming

Placing students with exceptionalities in regular education classrooms.

Inclusion

Broader, more comprehensive than mainstreaming. A comprehensive approach to educating students with exceptionalities that incorporates a total, systematic and coordinated web of services.

culture

-Knowledge, attitudes, values, customs and behavior patterns that characterize a social group -Culture influences students both inside and outside of school -People are often unaware of the influence of culture (a fish in water)

multiple intelligences

Suggests that overall intelligence is composed of eight relatively independent dimensions: Linguistic, Logical-mathematical, Musical, Spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalist.

How teachers can help students overcome/ avoid substance abuse

School connectedness is a protective factor

Different family patterns

Few "traditional" families

Childcare research

PG. 41 Research indicates that high-quality childcare is positively related to children's long term cognitive and emotional development, higher earnings later in life, and greater marital stability. Also reduced delinquency, teenage pregnancy, drug use, and dropout rates.

Schools' response to teen pregnancy

Finding ways to help teen moms complete their education

Obesity

PG. 52 Provide information and model healthy lifestyle

Working with students of poverty

Poverty: Free and reduced breakfast and lunch provided by schools Homelessness: Schools respond in a variety of ways (p. 69) Dropouts: Greatest impact-the way you teach and relate to your students

School violence

Be clear about emergency procedures; Know the referral procedures for problem students

Suicide indicators

PG. 60 -An abrupt decline in the quality of schoolwork -Withdrawal from friends or classroom and school activates -Neglect of personal appearance pr radical changes in personality -Changes in eating or sleeping habits -Depression, evidenced by persistent boredom or lack of interest in school activities -Student comments about suicide as a solution to problems

Culture's effect on school performance

Culturally responsive teaching (pp. 90-93)- instruction that acknowledges and capitalizes on cultural diversity • Accepting and valuing cultural differences • Accommodating different cultural interaction patterns • Building on students’ cultural backgrounds

Differences in boys and girls in school

GIRLS score higher on almost every standard in early grades and fall behind boys later in school in math girls are initially better at basic skills: counting arithmetic computation, and basic concepts Score lower on the SAT BOYS Outnumber girls in remedial English and math classes twice as likely to be classified as special needs students receive the majority of failing grades, drop out school 4 times more often Score lower on direct and indirect measures of reading and writing Cited for disciplinary actions as often as 10 times more than girls

Assimilation

Working with students with exceptionalities the melting pot

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

FAPE – Free and Appropriate Education for all • Assessment of educational needs • LRE – Least Restrictive Environment • Involvement and legal safeguards for parents • IEP – Individualized Education Program

Gifted and talented

learners with abilities at the upper end of the continuum who require support beyond general education classroom instruction to reach their full potential

Emotional intelligence

the ability to manage our emotions so we can cope with our world and accomplish goals.