| Question | Answer |
| Algorithm | A set of rules or procedures for performing a task. |
| Empathetic Listening | Communicating understanding of students' feelings by putting yourself first in their place. |
| Needs assessment | Discovering what is needed as a first step in determining a plan of action to address a problem or instructional goal. |
| At-risk | Describes a student with a greater than usual chance of having difficulty in school due to factors such as limited English proficiency, cultural diversity, poverty, race, homelessness, or teen pregnancy. |
| Compensatory education | Special programs for at-risk students such as remedial instruction, special activities, or early learning experience. |
| Learner-centered/Student-centered | Teaching style focusing on the needs of the student. |
| Modality (Modalities) | Preferred way(s) of learning such as seeing (visual), hearing (auditory), touching (tactile), or moving (kinesthetic). |
| Paradigm | An example, pattern, or framework for thinking. |
| Pedagogy | The art, profession, or study of teaching. |
| Project learning | An in-depth study in an area of interest done independently or in small groups. |
| Self-directed learning | The process of gradually shifting responsibility for learning to the students through activities that engage them in increasingly complex patterns of thought. |
| Teacher-centered | Traditional teaching style in which teachers make all of the decisions focusing on the subject. |
| Learning center | An area in the classroom where students can work independently at their own ability levels. |
| Acculturation | Blending a native culture with a new culture, keeping elements of both. |
| Affective domain | Feelings, emotions, values, and attitudes. |
| Assimilation | Learning by adding new knowledge to existing knowledge. |
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