Curriculum DevelopmentmVocabulary Worksheet

Moving students more rapidly through a particular curricular sequence
Extending normal curriculum with differing examples and associations that build complex ideas on the regular curriculum
Ideas, concepts, descriptive information, and facts presented to the students in a variety of forms
An arrangement between the teacher and student about how learning tasks will be completed
An instructional technique that is specifically designed to make appropriate curricular adjustments for students in any curricular area and at any grade level
Pursuing a topic or task in greater detail and to a greater level of understanding (concrete to abstract, familiar to unfamiliar, known to unknown)
Adapting the pace, level or kind of instructional curriculum to meet each student's individual learning needs, styles or interests
Extending the content to the study of issues, problems, and themes; making relationships between and among ideas; connecting other concepts
Grouping students based on interests and abilities on an assignment by assignment basis
The setting in which learning occurs and includes both the physical setting and psychological climate of the school and classroom
Introducing into the curriculum unique ideas not normally found in standard programs; helping students approach areas of study in their own personalized, nontraditional way
How rapidly new material is presented to students so that it matches their capacity for mastery at each step
The presentation of material, the teaching of methods, the learning activities, the questions asked, and the thinking processes
The results of student interaction with content resembling those developed by professionals in the discipline being studied
An instructional technique whereby the teacher models the desired learning strategy or task, then gradually shifts responsibility to the students
Parallel tasks at varied levels of complexity, depth and abstractness with various degrees of support or direction