Education Glossary
A burgeoning glossary of the most common education related terms. Learn about teaching strategies from Assessment to Whole Language.
Manipulative
Definition of the Education glossary term Manipulative.
Definition of the Education glossary term Manipulative.
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.
Extrinsic Motivation
A definition of the teaching term Extrinsic Motivation.
A definition of the teaching term Extrinsic Motivation.
Fluency
Definition of the glossary term Fluency.
Definition of the glossary term Fluency.
Gifted Education
A definition of the education glossary term Gifted Education.
A definition of the education glossary term Gifted Education.
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).