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Academic transfer
College transfer is the movement of students from one higher education institution to another and the process by which academic credits are accepted or not accepted by a receiving institution.
College transfer is the movement of students from one higher education institution to another and the process by which academic credits are accepted or not accepted by a receiving institution.
Active learning
Active learning is an umbrella term that refers to several models of instruction that focus the responsibility of learning, on learners.
Active learning is an umbrella term that refers to several models of instruction that focus the responsibility of learning, on learners.
Articulation (education)
In Australia and the United States education, articulation or more specifically course articulation, refers to the process of comparing the content of courses that are transferred between ...
In Australia and the United States education, articulation or more specifically course articulation, refers to the process of comparing the content of courses that are transferred between ...
Arts integration
Arts integration is a term applied to an approach to teaching and learning that uses the fine and performing arts as primary pathways to learning.
Arts integration is a term applied to an approach to teaching and learning that uses the fine and performing arts as primary pathways to learning.
Behavioral cusp
A behavioral cusp is any behavior change that brings an organism's behavior into contact with new contingencies that have far-reaching consequences.
A behavioral cusp is any behavior change that brings an organism's behavior into contact with new contingencies that have far-reaching consequences.
BHI horology course
The BHI horology course is the de facto standard qualification in the UK for those repairing clocks and pocket watches.
The BHI horology course is the de facto standard qualification in the UK for those repairing clocks and pocket watches.
Block scheduling
Block scheduling is a type of academic scheduling in which each student has fewer classes per day but each class is scheduled for a longer period of time.
Block scheduling is a type of academic scheduling in which each student has fewer classes per day but each class is scheduled for a longer period of time.
Career Clusters
Career Clusters provide students with a context for studying traditional academics and learning the skills specific to a career, and provide U.S. schools with a structure for organizing or rest...
Career Clusters provide students with a context for studying traditional academics and learning the skills specific to a career, and provide U.S. schools with a structure for organizing or rest...
College preparatory course
A College preparatory course is a means by which college bound high school students may better meet the more stringent scholastic requirements for entry into colleges and universities.
A College preparatory course is a means by which college bound high school students may better meet the more stringent scholastic requirements for entry into colleges and universities.
Connections Academy
Connections Academyalso now called Connexus in the United States is a company which runs free public school that students attend from home.
Connections Academyalso now called Connexus in the United States is a company which runs free public school that students attend from home.
Continuing education unit
A Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is a measure used in continuing education programs, particularly those required in a licensed profession in order for the professional to maintain the license.
A Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is a measure used in continuing education programs, particularly those required in a licensed profession in order for the professional to maintain the license.
Contract Grading
Contract Grading is a form of grading which results from an instructor to student cooperation, and entails contracted number of assignments of specified quality that correspond to specific lette...
Contract Grading is a form of grading which results from an instructor to student cooperation, and entails contracted number of assignments of specified quality that correspond to specific lette...
Cooperative learning
Cooperative learning is an approach to organizing classroom activities into academic and social learning experiences.
Cooperative learning is an approach to organizing classroom activities into academic and social learning experiences.
Course (education)
In higher education in Canada and the United States, a course is a unit of teaching that typically lasts one academic term, is led by one or more instructors, and has a fixed roster of students.
In higher education in Canada and the United States, a course is a unit of teaching that typically lasts one academic term, is led by one or more instructors, and has a fixed roster of students.
Course catalog
A course catalog or course calendar is an organized, detailed, descriptive list of course offerings at a college, university or other educational outlet.
A course catalog or course calendar is an organized, detailed, descriptive list of course offerings at a college, university or other educational outlet.
Course equivalency
Course equivalency is the term used in higher education describing how a course offered by one college or university relates to a course offered by another.
Course equivalency is the term used in higher education describing how a course offered by one college or university relates to a course offered by another.
Critical Skills
Critical Skills is an educational curriculum first implemented in 1984 in the United States.It is currently in use in over 10,000 classrooms in the US, United Kingdom and India.
Critical Skills is an educational curriculum first implemented in 1984 in the United States.It is currently in use in over 10,000 classrooms in the US, United Kingdom and India.
CSCOPE (education)
CSCOPE is a K-12 educational curriculum support system that has become widespread in the state of Texas.
CSCOPE is a K-12 educational curriculum support system that has become widespread in the state of Texas.
Culturally relevant teaching
Culturally Relevant Teaching is a pedagogy that recognizes the diverse cultural characteristics of students from different ethnic backgrounds and adjusts teaching methods to account for this div...
Culturally Relevant Teaching is a pedagogy that recognizes the diverse cultural characteristics of students from different ethnic backgrounds and adjusts teaching methods to account for this div...
Curriculum
In formal education, a curriculum (; plural: curricula or curriculums) is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university.
In formal education, a curriculum (; plural: curricula or curriculums) is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university.
Curriculum and instruction
Curriculum and instruction is the method in which to design a set of instructions on how to provide instruction within a formal classroom.
Curriculum and instruction is the method in which to design a set of instructions on how to provide instruction within a formal classroom.
Curriculum and Standards Framework
The Curriculum and Standards Framework (CSF) was developed for teachers Victoria, Australia.
The Curriculum and Standards Framework (CSF) was developed for teachers Victoria, Australia.
Curriculum for Excellence
Curriculum for Excellence is the national curriculum for Scottish schools for learners from age 3 to 18.
Curriculum for Excellence is the national curriculum for Scottish schools for learners from age 3 to 18.
Curriculum mapping
Curriculum Mapping is a procedure for reviewing the operational curriculum as it is entered into an electronic database at any education setting.
Curriculum Mapping is a procedure for reviewing the operational curriculum as it is entered into an electronic database at any education setting.
Curriculum studies
Curriculum studies is an academic discipline devoted to analysis of educational curricula.
Curriculum studies is an academic discipline devoted to analysis of educational curricula.
Curriculum theory
Curriculum theory is an academic discipline devoted to examining and shaping educational curricula via the Marxist school of critical theory.
Curriculum theory is an academic discipline devoted to examining and shaping educational curricula via the Marxist school of critical theory.
Curriki
Curriki is a nonprofit organization that is building an Internet site for open source curriculum (OSC) development, to provide universal access to free curricula and instructional materials for ...
Curriki is a nonprofit organization that is building an Internet site for open source curriculum (OSC) development, to provide universal access to free curricula and instructional materials for ...
Dance education
Dance Education is a theory of education which heavily incorporates dance, and other forms of artful movement, into the curriculum.
Dance Education is a theory of education which heavily incorporates dance, and other forms of artful movement, into the curriculum.
Dars-i-Nizami
Dars-i Nizami is a study curriculum used in a large portion of Islamic religious school in South Asia.
Dars-i Nizami is a study curriculum used in a large portion of Islamic religious school in South Asia.
Directed individual study
Directed Individual Study or DIS is a college or university level class providing a more in-depth and comprehensive study of a specific topic than is available in the classroom.
Directed Individual Study or DIS is a college or university level class providing a more in-depth and comprehensive study of a specific topic than is available in the classroom.
Emergent curriculum
Emergent curriculum is a way of planning curriculum based on the student’s interest and passions as well as the teacher’s.
Emergent curriculum is a way of planning curriculum based on the student’s interest and passions as well as the teacher’s.
Esyllabus
An eSyllabus-- also known as an electronic syllabus, online syllabus, or course homepage, provides the information of a traditional syllabus but can also link to online materials used in a course.
An eSyllabus-- also known as an electronic syllabus, online syllabus, or course homepage, provides the information of a traditional syllabus but can also link to online materials used in a course.
Everyday Mathematics
Everyday Mathematics is a controversial pre-K and elementary school mathematics curriculum developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project.
Everyday Mathematics is a controversial pre-K and elementary school mathematics curriculum developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project.
Flexible modular scheduling
Flexible modular scheduling is a type of academic scheduling where a day is broken into many 10-20 minute modules or "mods".
Flexible modular scheduling is a type of academic scheduling where a day is broken into many 10-20 minute modules or "mods".
Foundation Year Programme
A Foundation Year Program or Foundation Year Programme is a one-year introductory course to a full multi-year degree curriculum offered by many universities in the Commonwealth and elsewhere.
A Foundation Year Program or Foundation Year Programme is a one-year introductory course to a full multi-year degree curriculum offered by many universities in the Commonwealth and elsewhere.
Foundation Year Programme (University of King's College)
The Foundation Year Programme is a core-text programme for first-year students at the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia; it surveys the history of western thought and culture ...
The Foundation Year Programme is a core-text programme for first-year students at the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia; it surveys the history of western thought and culture ...
Great Books
Great Books is an umbrella concept that, in its broadest sense, refers to a specified set of books, usually numbering in the range of roughly 50 to 100, that are believed to constitute an essent...
Great Books is an umbrella concept that, in its broadest sense, refers to a specified set of books, usually numbering in the range of roughly 50 to 100, that are believed to constitute an essent...
Harvard Project Physics
Harvard Project Physics was a national curriculum development project to create a secondary school physics education program in the United States.
Harvard Project Physics was a national curriculum development project to create a secondary school physics education program in the United States.
Hidden curriculum
A hidden curriculum is a side effect of an education, "lessons
Which are learned but not openly intended” such as the transmission of norms, values, and beliefs conveyed in the classroom and t...
A hidden curriculum is a side effect of an education, "lessons
Which are learned but not openly intended” such as the transmission of norms, values, and beliefs conveyed in the classroom and t...
HighScope
The HighScope early childhood education approach, used in preschool, kindergarten, childcare, or elementary school settings, was developed in the United States in the 1960s.
The HighScope early childhood education approach, used in preschool, kindergarten, childcare, or elementary school settings, was developed in the United States in the 1960s.
Hotel administration
Hotel administration has begun to become a popular major at universities in the United States.
Hotel administration has begun to become a popular major at universities in the United States.
Instructional design
Instructional Design is the practice of creating "instructional experiences which make the acquisition of knowledge and skill more efficient, effective, and appealing."
Instructional Design is the practice of creating "instructional experiences which make the acquisition of knowledge and skill more efficient, effective, and appealing."
K12 (company)
K12 Inc. is a for-profit, education company that sells on line schooling and curriculum to state and local governments, in place of traditional, "brick and mortar" education, for public school s...
K12 Inc. is a for-profit, education company that sells on line schooling and curriculum to state and local governments, in place of traditional, "brick and mortar" education, for public school s...
Learning standards
Learning standards is a term used to describe standards applied to education content, particularly in the US K-12 education system.
Learning standards is a term used to describe standards applied to education content, particularly in the US K-12 education system.
Learnscapes
Learnscapes are defined as “places where a learning program has been designed to permit users to interact with the environment”.
Learnscapes are defined as “places where a learning program has been designed to permit users to interact with the environment”.
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong is a 1995 book by James Loewen.
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong is a 1995 book by James Loewen.
Man: A Course of Study
Man: A Course of Study, usually known by the acronym MACOS or M.A.C.O.S., was an American humanities teaching program, popular in America and Britain in the 1970s.
Man: A Course of Study, usually known by the acronym MACOS or M.A.C.O.S., was an American humanities teaching program, popular in America and Britain in the 1970s.
National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools
The National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools (NCBCPS) is a nonprofit organization that promotes the use of its 300-page Bible curriculum, The Bible in History and Literature, i...
The National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools (NCBCPS) is a nonprofit organization that promotes the use of its 300-page Bible curriculum, The Bible in History and Literature, i...
National Course Atlas
The National Course Atlas is an online free repository of 3.5 million credit and noncredit educational courses offered by regionally and nationally accredited colleges and universities in the Un...
The National Course Atlas is an online free repository of 3.5 million credit and noncredit educational courses offered by regionally and nationally accredited colleges and universities in the Un...
National Curriculum (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
The National Curriculum was introduced into England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a nationwide curriculum for primary and secondary state schools following the Education Reform Act 1988.
The National Curriculum was introduced into England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a nationwide curriculum for primary and secondary state schools following the Education Reform Act 1988.
Open source curriculum
An open source curriculum is an online instructional resource that can be freely used, distributed and modified.
An open source curriculum is an online instructional resource that can be freely used, distributed and modified.
Outcome-based education
Outcome-based education (OBE) is a recurring education reform model.
Outcome-based education (OBE) is a recurring education reform model.
P.L.A.N.
P.L.A.N. (Planning and Learning with Accordance to Need) was a 1970's era school curriculum which was designed to allow students to learn at their own pace without the need of traditional class...
P.L.A.N. (Planning and Learning with Accordance to Need) was a 1970's era school curriculum which was designed to allow students to learn at their own pace without the need of traditional class...
Physics First
Physics First is an educational program that teaches a basic physics course in the ninth grade (usually 15-year-olds), rather than the biology course which is more standard in public schools.
Physics First is an educational program that teaches a basic physics course in the ninth grade (usually 15-year-olds), rather than the biology course which is more standard in public schools.
Preschool Curriculum
According to UNESCO a preschool curriculum is one that delivers educational content through daily activities, tuition and furthers a child's physical, cognitive and social development.
According to UNESCO a preschool curriculum is one that delivers educational content through daily activities, tuition and furthers a child's physical, cognitive and social development.
Purpose-Centered Education
Purpose-Centered Education(R) is a pedagogical model developed by Audrey Cohen and her colleagues at the College for Human Services between 1970 and 1978.
Purpose-Centered Education(R) is a pedagogical model developed by Audrey Cohen and her colleagues at the College for Human Services between 1970 and 1978.
Small Learning Community
A Small Learning Community, also referred to as a School-Within-A-School, is a form of school structure that is increasingly common in secondary schools to subdivide large school populatio...
A Small Learning Community, also referred to as a School-Within-A-School, is a form of school structure that is increasingly common in secondary schools to subdivide large school populatio...
Spatial intelligence
Spatial Intelligence is an area in the theory of multiple intelligences that deals with spatial judgment and the ability to visualize with the mind's eye.
Spatial Intelligence is an area in the theory of multiple intelligences that deals with spatial judgment and the ability to visualize with the mind's eye.
Spatial intelligence (psychology)
Spatial Intelligence is an area in the theory of multiple intelligences that deals with spatial judgment and the ability to visualize with the mind's eye.
Spatial Intelligence is an area in the theory of multiple intelligences that deals with spatial judgment and the ability to visualize with the mind's eye.
Student-centred learning
Student-centred learning (or student-centered learning; also called child-centred learning) is an approach to education focusing on the needs of the students, rather than those of ot...
Student-centred learning (or student-centered learning; also called child-centred learning) is an approach to education focusing on the needs of the students, rather than those of ot...
Study hall
Study hall or study period is a term for a place and/or time during the school day where students are assigned to study when they are not scheduled for an academic class.
Study hall or study period is a term for a place and/or time during the school day where students are assigned to study when they are not scheduled for an academic class.
Syllabus
A syllabus, is an outline and summary of topics to be covered in an education or training course.
A syllabus, is an outline and summary of topics to be covered in an education or training course.
The Hidden Curriculum (book)
The Hidden Curriculum (1970) is a book by Benson R. Snyder, the then-Dean of Institute Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The Hidden Curriculum (1970) is a book by Benson R. Snyder, the then-Dean of Institute Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Theory of multiple intelligences
The theory of multiple intelligences was proposed by Howard Gardner in 1983 as a model of intelligence that differentiates intelligence into various specific modalities, rather than seeing it as...
The theory of multiple intelligences was proposed by Howard Gardner in 1983 as a model of intelligence that differentiates intelligence into various specific modalities, rather than seeing it as...
Traditional education
Traditional education or back-to-basics refers to long-established customs found in schools that society has traditionally deemed appropriate.
Traditional education or back-to-basics refers to long-established customs found in schools that society has traditionally deemed appropriate.
Transfer credit
Transfer credit, credit transfer, or advanced standing are the terms used by colleges and universities for the procedure of granting credit to a student for educational experiences o...
Transfer credit, credit transfer, or advanced standing are the terms used by colleges and universities for the procedure of granting credit to a student for educational experiences o...
Twenty First Century Science
Twenty First Century Science is a syllabus of GCSE Sciences, which was trialed before released into schools.
Twenty First Century Science is a syllabus of GCSE Sciences, which was trialed before released into schools.
William Pinar
William Pinar is an American educator, curriculum theorist and international studies scholar.
William Pinar is an American educator, curriculum theorist and international studies scholar.
William Spady
William Spady is the head of ChangeLeaders.
William Spady is the head of ChangeLeaders.