20 Terms
Contributors in Teaching
Teaching
Learner-centered classroom
Education; Teaching
Classroom in which students are encouraged to choose their own learning goals and projects. This approach is based on the belief that students have a natural inclination to learn, learn better when ...
Less is more
Education; Teaching
A principle built on the idea that quality is of higher importance than quantity. It is reflected in instruction that guides students to focus on fewer topics investigated in greater depth, with ...
Interdiscipinary curriculum
Education; Teaching
A curriculum that consciously applies the methodology and language from more than one discipline to examine a central theme, issue, problem, topic, or experience.
Intermediate service agency (ISA)
Education; Teaching
Regional centres or agencies established by some state governments to provide needed services, assistance, and information to local schools and districts.
Intermediate unit (iu)
Education; Teaching
Regional centres or agencies established by some state governments to provide needed services, assistance, and information to local schools and districts.
Manipulative
Education; Teaching
Any physical object (e.g., blocks, toothpicks, coins) that can be used to represent or model a problem situation or develop a mathematical concept.
