Skip to main content

Home/ Social Studies, Human Resources and Adptations/ Group items tagged definition

Rss Feed Group items tagged

moltman

They're Coming to America: Immigrants Past and Present | PBS LearningMedia - 1 views

  • Ask your students to brainstorm a definition for the word, and jot down their ideas. Ask your students to share their ideas on what exactly an immigrant is.
    • moltman
       
      Standard 3- use a student's thinking and experience as a resource in planning instructional activities by encouraging discussion, listening and responding to group interaction, and eliciting oral, written, and other samples or student thinking. Students are asked to use their prior knowledge of what they know about immigration which will help the teacher gauge their level of understanding about the topic.
    • moltman
       
      Highlighted
  • Ask for a handful of students to reveal their nationalities, backgrounds, or countries of origin.
    • moltman
       
      Standard 4E - understand a student's learning is influenced by individual experiences, talents, prior learning, as well as language, culture, family, and community values. This is done by having students talk about their personal backgrounds and helps their peers understand from their experiences. Students tend to listen better to their peers and enjoy learning about their classmates.
  • Divide your students into fivegroups. Distribute the “Immigrants: Past and Present” organizer to yourstudents. Assign each group one of the following five immigrants: 1) SeymourRechtzeit from Poland, 2) Li Keng Wong from China, 3) Kauthar from Kenya, 4) Virpal from India, and 5) Quynh from Vietnam. Ask each group to circle theirassigned immigrant on the organizer.
    • moltman
       
      Standard 7I - supports and expands learner expression in speaking, writing, and other media. Students are placed in groups and they will use what the teacher has taught them to research on individuals. The teacher provides a website for research.
  •  
    "Ask your students to brainstorm a definition for the word, and jot down their ideas."
drewevanaho

Behavior Disorders: Definitions, Characteristics & Related Information | Council for Ch... - 0 views

  •    (A) An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors.      (B) An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers.      (C) Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances.      (D) A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression.      (E) A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems.”
    • drewevanaho
       
      Definitions of EBD
  •  
    "    (A) An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors.      (B) An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers.      (C) Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances.      (D) A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression.      (E) A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems.""
Brett Cease

Case Studies - National Wildlife Federation - 0 views

  •  
    Great series of resources for program ideas for the classroom (mainly college, but some can definitely be applied to younger ages)!
Haley Linder

How are We Defined as Americans?: Lesson Plan | And Then They Came for Us | PBS Learnin... - 1 views

  • the students will explore what it means to them to be an American
    • Haley Linder
       
      Standard 3G- Students will explore with their classmates what it means to be an American. Students are encouraged to use discuss and write what they think. Students will talk about what it means to them about being an American. Students will use their family history on this piece of discussion
  • "I am an American because_____and____."
    • Haley Linder
       
      Standard 4E- Students will be using their individual experiences, family, and culture to explain why they are an American. Students are given the chance to express why they are American. This reveals their background and their origin.
  • might wish to watch the film, And Then They Came for Us,
    • Haley Linder
       
      Standard 7I- Using other forms of media. Students will watch the film to have a complete understanding about the content of the lesson on why we are Americans
  • ...3 more annotations...
  • group discussions of their identity as Americans
  • individual and a group definition of an "American"
    • Haley Linder
       
      Standard 7I- Students will be divided into groups of four and discuss the definition of an American. They will come up with ideas to express their identity as an American
  • Do you have to be a citizen to be considered an American?
    • Haley Linder
       
      Students can express their nationalities and their country of origin. They may be born in America but their parents and ancestors might be from a different country.
Katelyn Karsnia

34 CFR § 303.23 - Local educational agency. | CFR | US Law | LII / Legal Info... - 0 views

  • means a public board of education
  • public elementary schools or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a State,
jkolodji

What is TANF? | HHS.gov - 1 views

  •  
    Government links to definition and help options
Kelly Nuthak

Blind vs. Visually Impaired: What's the Difference? | IBVI | Blog - 1 views

    • Kelly Nuthak
       
      definitions of VI
  • Blind vs. Visually Impaired: What’s the Difference?
  • isual impairment is “a decrease in the ability to see to a certain degree that causes problems not fixable by usual means, such as glasses.”
  • ...7 more annotations...
  • v
  • four terms
  • partially sighted, low vision, legally blind and totally blind.
  • means a person has partial vision, either in one or both eyes.
  • refers to a severe visual impairment in which visual acuity is 20/70 or poorer in the better-seeing eye and cannot improve with glasses or contacts.
  • person has a corrected vision of 20/200 in their best-seeing eye.
  • refers to a complete loss of sight.
drewevanaho

Other Health Impairment | Center for Parent Information and Resources - 1 views

  • IDEA’s Definition of OHI
    • drewevanaho
       
      OHI Definition from IDEA
drewevanaho

Learning Disabilities Information Page | National Institute of Neurological Disorders a... - 1 views

  • Learning disabilities are disorders that affect the ability to understand or use spoken or written language, do mathematical calculations, coordinate movements, or direct attention. Although learning disabilities occur in very young children, the disorders are usually not recognized until the child reaches school age.
    • drewevanaho
       
      LD definition
nikkilh

ESL, ELL, or FLNE? How to Describe Students Whose First Language Isn't English. | Ameri... - 0 views

  • English Learner (EL) and English Language Learner (ELL) These two terms essentially mean the same thing, and they are often used interchangeably.
    • nikkilh
       
      English Learner (EL) and English Language Learner (ELL) definition
  • Additional terms that have been used to refer to ELLs include limited English proficient (LEP), English as a second language (ESL), and language minority students.
    • nikkilh
       
      Definition of English as a second language (ESL)
  • Emergent Bilinguals This term promotes the most positive view of English learners by acknowledging their proficiency in another language as a strength, rather than just considering them people who need to learn English or focusing on their limits.
nikkilh

Blind vs. Visually Impaired: What's the Difference? | IBVI | Blog - 0 views

  • The definition of visual impairment is “a decrease in the ability to see to a certain degree that causes problems not fixable by usual means, such as glasses.” Blindness is “the state of being unable to see due to injury, disease or genetic condition.”
    • nikkilh
       
      Definition of visually impaired (VI)
  • Partially sighted means a person has partial vision, either in one or both eyes.
  • Low vision refers to a severe visual impairment in which visual acuity is 20/70 or poorer in the better-seeing eye and cannot improve with glasses or contacts.
  • ...2 more annotations...
  • Legally blind means a person has a corrected vision of 20/200 in their best-seeing eye. If visual aids such as glasses can correct a person’s vision to 20/20, they are not considered legally blind.
  • Totally blind refers to a complete loss of sight.
drewevanaho

Intellectual Disability | Center for Parent Information and Resources - 0 views

  • Intellectual disability is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communicating, taking care of him or herself, and social skills. These limitations will cause a child to learn and develop more slowly than a typical child.
    • drewevanaho
       
      ID Definition
  •  
    Definitions, help links, tips for parents and educators
Siri Anderson

Paradigms Restrained: Implications of New and Emerging Technologies for Learning and Co... - 1 views

  • Instructional technology seeks to disprove the idea that "great teachers are born, not made."
  • "Students today can't prepare bark to calculate their problems. They depend on slates, which are more expensive. What will they do when the slate is dropped and it breaks? They will be unable to write." From a Teachers Conference, 1703. "Students today depend on paper too much. They don't know how to write on a slate without getting chalk dust all over themselves. They can't clean a slate properly. What will they do when they run out of paper?" From a principal's publication, 1815. "Students today depend too much on ink. They don't know how to use a pen knife to sharpen a pencil. Pen and ink will never replace the pencil." From the National Association of Teachers Journal, 1907. "Students today depend on store-bought ink. They don't know how to make their own. When they run out of ink they will be unable to write words or cipher until their next trip to the settlement. This is a sad commentary on modern education." From The Rural American Teacher, 1928. "Students depend on these expensive fountain pens. They can no longer write with a straight pen and nib. We parents must not allow them to wallow in such luxury to the detriment of how to cope in the business world, which is not so extravagant." From the Parent Teachers Association Gazette, 1941. "Ballpoint pens will be the ruin of education in our country. Students use these devices and then throw them away. The American values of thrift and frugality are being discarded. Business and banks will never allow such expensive luxuries." From Federal Teachers, 1950.
  • What this suggests is that all technologies, be they things that plug in or advances in thought, have various affordances that make them at times useful and at times not useful. The trick is to figure out what makes them useful in what situations in order to leverage their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.
  • ...15 more annotations...
  • Organizational instructional strategies are those decisions the instructional designer makes when designing learning activities. The most important of these decisions is how the designer will assist learners to process new information and to process at a deeper level, producing meaningful learning, whether or not a teacher is presen
  • The choice of strategy is based on the designer's belief in the independent existence of knowledge: does it exist without the learner? Which epistemological approach to learning a designer espouses will have great impact on the organizational instructional strategy selected for use.
  • The goal of learning from the objectivist perspective is to communicate or transfer complete and correct understanding to the learner in the most efficient and effective way possible
  • In simple terms, objectivism holds that learners are the passive receivers of knowledge.
  • Cognitivism requires that learners devise methods for learning content.
  • Cognitivism recognizes that most people must develop a method of processing information to integrate it into their own mental models. The most recognizable mechanism in cognitive theory may be the definition of short term and long-term memory, and the need then to devise learner-appropriate methods of moving information from short-term memory to long-term memory. Learners must develop methods to learn how to learn. Consequently, interest in critical thinking skills has become fashionable in education. In terms of what this means for learning, it may be said that the truths are absolute in terms of what people are supposed to learn, but that we provide them latitude in how they arrive at those truths.
  • Constructivism, described by von Glaserfeld (1977) as an alternate theory of knowing, is the belief that knowledge is personally constructed from internal representations by individuals who use their experiences as a foundation (
  • he major differences between objectivism and constructivism involve beliefs about the nature of knowledge and how one acquires it. Objectivists view knowledge as an absolute truth; constructivists are open to different interpretations depending on who is interpreting. Objectivists believe learning involves gaining the answer; constructivists believe that because there are many perspectives, a correct answer is a limiting factor in learning. Constructivists say learning should focus on understanding and it may involve seeing multiple perspectives.
  • Transfer of inert knowledge from one context to another unfamiliar context (i.e. the real world) is difficult and unlikely.
  • nchored instruction is simply the idea that learning should be centered on problems.
  • Cognitive-flexibility theory is centered on "the ability to spontaneously restructure one's knowledge, in many ways, in adaptive response to radically changing situational demands . . .
  • The idea is to allow students to criss-cross the landscape of a content area so that they might have a rich mental model of the domain. The trick is to determine how much complexity a given group of learners is capable of handling without becoming lost or discouraged. A series of scenarios escalating in complexity can usually accommodate most learners.
  • Kurzweil (1999) says there is exponential growth in the rate of exponential growth; examining the speed and density of computation beginning with the first mechanical computers and not just the transistors that Moore used, he concluded that this doubling now occurs every year. He notes that "if the automobile industry had made as much progress [as the computing industry] in the past fifty years, a car today would cost a hundredth of a cent and go faster than the speed of light" (Kurzweil 1999, 25).
  • Already today it is becoming archaic and superfluous to teach facts. Instead, education needs to focus on ways of thinking. In particular, students will need to be able to recognize a problem, determine what information might be needed to solve a problem, find the information required, evaluate the information found, synthesize that information into a solution for the problem, apply the solution to the problem, and evaluate the results of that application
  • By the year 2099 there will no longer be any clear distinction between humans and computers.
  •  
    This artcle really struck me in terms of the descriptions of instructional design and the way they influence the type of learning that happens. Much social studies instruction, it seems to me, produces "inert knowledge" which is why most of us can't remember it later. Consider the descriptions I've highlighted of anchored instruction for an alternative approach.
Siri Anderson

Discovery Education: Web 2.0 Tools - 3 views

    • Siri Anderson
       
      What do you think of this?
  •  
    Love it! I've been using Googles docs for putting together a presentation to use on my wiki. I'm going to look at 280 slides a little more closely.
drewevanaho

Muscular dystrophy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic - 0 views

  • Muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. In muscular dystrophy, abnormal genes (mutations) interfere with the production of proteins needed to form healthy muscle.
    • nikkilh
       
      Muscular dystrophy definition
  • Symptoms
    • nikkilh
       
      symptoms of MD
  • Causes
    • nikkilh
       
      causes of MD
  • ...1 more annotation...
  • Frequent falls Difficulty rising from a lying or sitting position Trouble running and jumping Waddling gait Walking on the toes Large calf muscles Muscle pain and stiffness Learning disabilities Delayed growth
    • drewevanaho
       
      Signs/Symptoms of MD
  •  
    "Muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. In muscular dystrophy, abnormal genes (mutations) interfere with the production of proteins needed to form healthy muscle. There are many kinds of muscular dystrophy. "
Katelyn Karsnia

English-Language Learner Definition - 0 views

  • English-language learners, o
  • students who are unable to communicate fluently or learn effectively in English, who often come from non-English-speaking homes and backgrounds,
  • o not have the English-language ability needed to participate fully in American society or achieve their full academic potential in schools and learning environments in which instruction is delivered largely or entirely in English.
  • ...8 more annotations...
  • fastest-growing segment of the school-age population in the United States, but they are also a tremendously diverse group representing numerous languages, cultures, ethnicities, nationalities, and socioeconomic backgrounds
  • overty, familial transiency, or non-citizenship status,
  • p
  • underperform on standardized tests, drop out of school at significantly higher rates, and decline to pursue postsecondary education.
  • For example, states and national organizations have developed standards to guide curriculum and instruction in English-as a second language programs, while customized teaching and learning materials for English-language learners are now routinely introduced into regular academic courses.
  • Dual-language education
  • English as a second language
  • Sheltered instruction
drewevanaho

Speech Therapy: What It Is, How It Works & Why You May Need Therapy - 2 views

  • Speech therapy is the assessment and treatment of communication problems and speech disorders.
  • performed by speech-language pathologists (SLPs),
  • used to improve communication.
  • ...12 more annotations...
  • articulation therapy, language intervention activities, and others depending on the type of speech or language disorder.
  • develop in childhood
  • n adults caused by an injury or illness, such as stroke or brain injury.
  • For your child
  • problem solving, memory, and organization, and other activities geared at improving cognitive communicationconversational tactics to improve social communicationbreathing exercises for resonanceexercises to strengthen oral muscles
  • nteract through talking and playing, and using books, pictures other objects as part of language intervention to help stimulate language developmentmodel correct sounds and syllables for a child during age-appropriate play to teach the child how to make certain soundsprovide strategies and homework for the child and parent or caregiver on how to do speech therapy at home
  • peech therapy exercises for adults can help you with speech, language, and cognitive communication.
  • During speech therapy for children, the SLP may:
    • Kelly Nuthak
       
      speech disorders that can be treated with speech therapy.
  • How long do you need speech therapy?
  • How successful is speech therapy?
  • Speech therapy is the assessment and treatment of communication problems and speech disorders. It is performed by speech-language pathologists (SLPs), which are often referred to as speech therapists.
    • drewevanaho
       
      ST and SLP definition
Katelyn Karsnia

What is PTE ? Pearson Test of English - PTE Academic Exam Preparation - 1 views

  • PTE is a computer-based exam that access your English capabilities and the entire exam format comprises of four sections. A) SpeakingB) WritingC) ReadingD) Listening The entire exam takes two and a half hours to complete. Let’s take a look at different sections of PTE.
    • Katelyn Karsnia
       
      Definition of PTE
  • – Read Aloud– Repeat Sentence– Describe Image– Re-Tell Lecture– Answer Short Questions
    • Katelyn Karsnia
       
      Speaking Section of PTE
  • focus on Describe Images and Retell Lecture
  • ...5 more annotations...
  • first being Summarize Written Text and the second being writing Essay
  • Summarize Written Text– PTE Essay Topics
    • Katelyn Karsnia
       
      two components of the writing section of PTE
  • focus on the Re-Order Paragraphs and Fill In The Blanks
  • – Multiple Choice (Choose Single Answer)– Multiple Choice (Choose Multiple Answer)– Re-order Paragraph– Reading: Fill In The Blanks
    • Katelyn Karsnia
       
      Components of reading section
  • – Summarize Spoken Text– Multiple Choice (Choose Multiple Answers)– Fill In The Blanks– Highlight Correct Summary– Multiple Choice (Choose Single Answer)– Select Missing Word– Highlight Incorrect Words– Write From Dictation
    • Katelyn Karsnia
       
      Components of the listening section
Katelyn Karsnia

Visual Impairment: What Is Impaired Vision? - 1 views

  • common vision-threatening eye diseases are:
    • Katelyn Karsnia
       
      Common eye disease that can cause visual impairment
  • visual field of
    • Katelyn Karsnia
       
      What visual impairment is classified as and what blindness is
  • common method
    • Katelyn Karsnia
       
      Common visual measurements
  • ...12 more annotations...
  • Visual impairment, or vision impairment,
    • Katelyn Karsnia
       
      Definition of Visual impairment
  • DiabetesStrokeThyroid diseaseMyasthenia gravisLyme diseaseAIDSTumors located in or around the eye
    • Katelyn Karsnia
       
      Illness that can cause vision problems
  • The eye itselfOptic nerveOrbit (area around each eye)The vision pathways inside the head
    • Katelyn Karsnia
       
      Injuries that can cause visual problems
  • Head injuries
  • Together with doctors and other medical professionals, humanitarian groups and organizations such as the National Federation of the Blind, the American Council for the Blind and Hadley can offer a helping hand to those affected by vision loss.
    • Katelyn Karsnia
       
      Resources to help people with impaired vision
  • means full correction is not even possible with the help of glasses, contact lenses, medication or vision surgery.
  • means that someone’s eyesight is reduced (impaired) to the extent that it can’t be corrected to a normal level.
  • Moderate visual impairmentVisual acuity: 20/70 to 20/160Severe visual impairmentVisual acuity: 20/200 to 20/400 and/orVisual field: 20 degrees or lessProfound visual impairmentVisual acuity: 20/500 to 20/1000 and/orVisual field: 10 degrees or less
  • less than 20
  • his degree of visual field loss is classified as legally blind.
  • Total blindness is the absence of all light.
  • Macular degenerationDiabetic retinopathyGlaucomaCataractsSerious eye infections
drewevanaho

Pervasive Developmental Disorders Information Page | National Institute of Neurological... - 1 views

  • There is no known cure for PDD. Medications are used to address specific behavioral problems; therapy for children with PDD should be specialized according to need. Some children with PDD benefit from specialized classrooms in which the class size is small and instruction is given on a one-to-one basis. Others function well in standard special education classes or regular classes with additional support.
    • drewevanaho
       
      "Treatment" for PDD
1 - 20 of 59 Next › Last »
Showing 20 items per page