Terms+and+Concepts

__**Important Terms and Concepts**__ **__[|Assessment-Formative.]__** "Formative assessment is a range of formal and informal assessment procedures employed by teachers during the learning process in order to modify teaching and learning activities to improve student attainment.It typically involves qualitative feedback (rather than scores) for both student and teacher that focuses on the details of content and performance" //Definition// r//etrieved from// //http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formative_assessment//

"Summative assessment refers to the assessment of the learning and summarizes the development of learners at a particular time. After a period of work, e.g. a unit for two weeks, the learner sits for a test and then the teacher marks the test and assigns a score. The test aims to summarize learning up to that point." //Definition// r//etrieved from// //http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summative_assessment.// ** [|Authentic Assessment] **"A form of assessment in which students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate meaningful application of essential knowledge and skills -- Jon Muelle." //Retrieved from http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/whatisit.htm// **[|Best Practice]** "A best practice is a method or technique that has consistently shown results superior to those achieved with other means, and that is used as a benchmark. In addition, a "best" practice can evolve to become better as improvements are discovered." //Definition retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_practice// ** [|Big 6] **"Big6 is a six-stage model to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information. Some call it information literacy or information communication".//Definition// r//etrieved from http://www.big6.com/about/// This site shares helpful free tools and tips for teaching the Big6 search skills. **[|Blooms Taxonomy]** Blooms Taxonomy is comprised of ordered lower and higher order thinking skills. This site gives a detailed description of Blooms and examples of skills for each section of the taxonomy. [|Helpful Blooms Taxonomy Poster] **[|Cyber Bullying]** ** Reducing Bullying and Cyber Bullying. eSchool News Online. ** This article lists ten helpful tips to prevent bullying and cyber-bullying. ** [|Differentiation-] ** Differentiation is a method of teaching to all learners-not a “one size fits all” type of instruction. Differentiation Central offers access to the differentiated instruction model as well as to other information about differentiated instruction through blogs, articles, and sample lesson plans. **[|Information Literacy]** "Information Literacy is a transformational process in which the learner needs to find, understand, evaluate, and use information in various forms to create for personal, social or global purposes" //Definition retrieved from http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/1over/infolit1.html// **[|Inquiry Method]** "The inquiry method is a student-centered method of education focused on asking questions. Students are encouraged to ask questions which are meaningful to them, and which do not necessarily have easy answers; teachers are encouraged to avoid giving answers when this is possible, and in any case to avoid giving direct answers in favor of asking more questions." //Definition retrieved from// //http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquiry_education//
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The National Council for Teachers of English give their position statement on 21st century literacies. This site provides many definitons and additional information on terms needed in the classroom and media center.
 * [|The NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies-]**

** [|Problem Based Learning] ** "Problem-based learning requires an artful combination of the following components. A skilled teacher/facilitator recognizes the value of each step and takes the time for proper preparation, assimilation, involvement, and development of the outcomes." //Definition retrieved from////http://ed.fnal.gov/trc_new/tutorial/pbl.html// Edutopia is a site that covers the latest and most innovative ideas in teaching and learning. This particular page deals with project based learning. Project based learning deals uses a “real world” approach to teaching. Students learn through hands on experiences instead of traditional paper and pencil lessons.
 * [|Project Based Learning]**