100 Terms Every Teacher Trainer Should Know

100 Terms Every Teacher Trainer Should Know

No. Term Definition
1. Ability grouping Grouping learners by similar skill levels.
2. Abstract noun Noun naming ideas, feelings, qualities.
3. Academic language Formal language used in school tasks.
4. Accommodation Support changing access, not standards.
5. Achievement gap Performance differences between learner groups.
6. Action research Classroom inquiry to improve practice.
7. Active listening Attentive listening with feedback and clarification.
8. Affective filter Emotional barriers that hinder language learning.
9. Affix Prefix or suffix added to a word.
10. Allophone Variant pronunciation of a phoneme.
11. Analytic rubric Rubric scoring multiple criteria separately.
12. Anchor chart Posted reference summarizing key learning.
13. Andragogy Principles of adult learning.
14. Antonym Word with opposite meaning.
15. Assessment for learning Ongoing checks guiding next teaching steps.
16. Attendance rate Proportion of sessions learners attend.
17. Authentic assessment Real-world tasks demonstrating learning.
18. Background knowledge Prior knowledge learners bring to tasks.
19. Backward design Plan from outcomes, then assessments, lessons.
20. Behaviorism Learning shaped by reinforcement and practice.
21. Benchmark assessment Periodic measure of progress toward standards.
22. Blended learning Mix of online and face-to-face learning.
23. Bloom’s taxonomy Framework for cognitive learning levels.
24. Brainstorming Rapid idea generation without immediate judgment.
25. CALP Cognitive academic language proficiency.
26. Case study In-depth analysis of a single instance.
27. Chunking Breaking content into manageable parts.
28. Classroom management Routines and strategies for orderly learning.
29. Cloze procedure Text with missing words to fill.
30. Cognate Word similar across languages by origin.
31. Cognitive load Mental effort required by a task.
32. Collaborative learning Learning through structured group interaction.
33. Collective efficacy Shared belief in group impact on learning.
34. Competency-based learning Progress based on mastery, not time.
35. Comprehensible input Language slightly above current level.
36. Concept map Diagram showing relationships among ideas.
37. Conferencing One-to-one discussion about learner work.
38. Constructivism Learning built through active meaning-making.
39. Content objectives What learners will know about content.
40. Context clues Text hints to infer word meaning.
41. Continuous assessment Frequent assessment integrated with instruction.
42. Criterion-referenced test Measures performance against defined standards.
43. Cross-curricular Integrating skills and content across subjects.
44. Decodable text Text aligned to taught phonics patterns.
45. Deductive teaching Rule first, then practice and examples.
46. Differentiation Adjusting instruction to learner needs.
47. Direct instruction Explicit, teacher-led, structured teaching.
48. Discourse markers Words signaling organization and relationships.
49. Domain-specific vocabulary Words used mainly in a field.
50. ELL English language learner.
51. Embedded assessment Assessment built into learning activities.
52. Engagement Attention, effort, and participation in learning.
53. Entry ticket Quick task at lesson start.
54. Equity Fair access and support for success.
55. Error analysis Studying mistakes to target instruction.
56. Essential question Broad question guiding unit learning.
57. Exit ticket Quick check at lesson end.
58. Experiential learning Learning through reflection on experience.
59. Explicit instruction Clear modeling, guided practice, feedback.
60. Feedback Information to improve performance.
61. Fidelity of implementation How closely instruction matches intended design.
62. Flipped classroom Content learned at home, practice in class.
63. Fluency Accurate, smooth, appropriately paced performance.
64. Formative assessment Assessment used to improve learning during instruction.
65. Fossilization Persistent language errors becoming fixed.
66. Gap-fill Exercise completing missing words or phrases.
67. Genre Text type with shared features.
68. Gradual release I do, we do, you do.
69. Graphic organizer Visual tool structuring information.
70. Guided practice Supported practice with teacher monitoring.
71. Higher-order thinking Analyzing, evaluating, creating beyond recall.
72. Holistic rubric Single overall score for performance.
73. Homophone Different words with same pronunciation.
74. Hyponym Specific word within a broader category.
75. IEP Individualized education program plan.
76. Inductive teaching Examples first, learners infer the rule.
77. Inference Conclusion drawn from evidence and context.
78. Instructional objective Specific, measurable learning target.
79. Interlanguage Learner’s evolving language system.
80. Interleaving Mixing practice of different skills.
81. Item analysis Reviewing test items for quality and patterns.
82. Jigsaw Group task with expert roles then sharing.
83. KWL chart Know, Want, Learned organizer.
84. L1 First language of a learner.
85. L2 Second or additional language learned.
86. Language function Purpose of language use in context.
87. Learning intentions Statements of intended learning outcomes.
88. Learning modality Preferred ways of processing information.
89. Learning progressions Sequenced steps toward mastery.
90. Lesson objective What learners will achieve in a lesson.
91. Lexile level Text complexity measure for reading.
92. Linguistic scaffolding Language supports enabling participation and growth.
93. Mastery learning Advance after demonstrating proficiency.
94. Metacognition Awareness and control of one’s thinking.
95. Microteaching Short practice lesson with focused feedback.
96. Misconception Incorrect prior belief hindering learning.
97. Modeling Demonstrating a process or skill.
98. Morphology Study of word structure and formation.
99. Multimodal text Text using multiple modes, like image and words.
100. Norm-referenced test Compares performance to a group.