Teaching Glossary
Teaching Glossary
20 terms
- cegep
- An institution that provides superior education.
- classmate
- A fellow member of a class.
- classroom
- A room, typically in school, in which a class of students is taught.
- development
- The process of developing or being developed.
- education
- The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction.
- elementary school
- A school that provides the first part of a child's education.
- high school
- An institution that provides secondary education.
- institution
- A society or organization founded for an educational purpose.
- knowledge
- Facts, information and skills aqcuired by a person through experience or education, the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
- principal
- A responsible for overseeing the operations for schools.
- profession
- A paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification.
- rule
- One of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct within a particular activity or sphere.
- school
- An institution for educating children.
- student
- A person who is studying, especially at school.
- studying
- To devote time acquiring knowledge, especially by means of books.
- subject
- A specific material you learn in school.
- system
- The structure of all institutions for obtaining education.
- teacher
- A person who teaches, especially at school.
- teaching
- An occupation, profession, or work of a teacher.
- university
- An institution of higher learning to grant academic degrees.