Across
- 2. effective transfer of learning in authentic and worthy performance
- 4. Odysseyware product line that focuses on skills-based English and mathematics instruction in grades K-8
- 7. Northwest Evaluation Association - provider of web-based, adaptive, interim assessments to 8 million K-12 students annually
- 8. a tool used to numerically categorize levels of cognitive complexity
- 10. a chronological representation of an individual's learning journey from Novice to Expert
- 12. multi-tier approach to the early identification and support of students with learning and behavior needs.
- 14. a systems model in which teaching and learning are designed to ensure students are becoming proficient by advancing on demonstrated mastery
- 15. content-specific, grade level learning objectives that are measureable, focused on growth in student learning, and aligned to curriculum standards
- 17. Rasch Interval Unit - a statistical measure of difficulty used to rank assessments on a fixed interval scale
- 18. development strategy that begins with the desired goal and uses task analysis to identify the steps necessary to reach that goal
- 21. a tool used to describe levels of cognitive thinking
- 23. an acronym for English Language Learner (formerly ESL or ESOL)
- 24. recently passed federal education act; successor to No Child Left Behind
- 26. widely used term that requires context; often a specific, technical process being used to develop lessons, deliver instruction, and evaluate student learning growth and achievement
- 27. an IMS spec for integrating learning tools and content into Web-based platforms
Down
- 1. provides students with the academic and technical skills, knowledge and training necessary to succeed in future careers; sometimes refered to as vocational education
- 3. vendor with expertise and technology surrounding the metadata of academic standards
- 4. a method of teaching, assessing, grading and reporting based on concise and measurable statements of knowledge and/or skill representing what students should know and be able to do at specific points in their learning
- 5. an IMS spec for exchanging student information between a school and vendor
- 6. an IMS spec for packaging content or content links and metadata for integration into a Web-based platform
- 9. a teaching method; students gain knowledge and skills by working to investigate and respond to an engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge.
- 11. integrate online with traditional face-to-face class activities in a planned, pedagogically valuable manner
- 13. term used when addressing education policy and curriculum choices in schools to improve competitiveness in science and technology development
- 16. instructional statements that describe what a student will learn; measured by various forms of assessment for demonstration of understanding
- 19. global learning technology consortium that establishes technology specifications for PK12 community; spin-off of the Instructional Management Systems project.
- 20. Bring Your Own Device - education/democratization movement allowing students to use their own technology as classroom learning tools
- 22. an API spec for collecting data about a person's learning experiences online
- 25. student testing system in Texas (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness)