21st Century Competencies - the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to be competitive in the 21st Century workforce.
Accountability - a process designed to determine whether those responsible for certain tasks or activities have discharged them in the manner intended and have achieved the desired results.
Activities: Co-Curricular - learning activities which complement learning objectives and are conducted outside the classroom.
Activities: Extracurricular - activities usually outside of the classroom and outside of normal school hours designed to provide opportunities for students to pursue athletic, vocational or avocational interests.
Attendance Board - body established by the minister of education to review matters respecting the failure of a student to attend school.
Authentic Assessment - a form of assessment in which students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate meaningful application of essential knowledge and skills.
Authentic Learning - lessons and activities framed around "real life" contexts.
Disabilities - learning disabilities, emotional/behavioural disabilities, mild or moderate cognitive disabilities, hearing disabilities, visual disabilities, communication disabilities or delays, gifted and talented, physical and medical disabilities or multiple disabilities
Communities of Practice - groups of people with a common area of interest who come together to share, create, and learn from one another.
English as a Second Language (ESL) - programs designed for students whose mother tongue is not English.
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Education (FNMI) – strategies developed by the Ministry of Education to improve achievement among FNMI students, and to close the gap between FNMI and non-FNMI students in the areas of literacy and numeracy, retention of students in school, graduation rates, and advancement to post-secondary studies.
Individualized Program Plan (IPP) - a plan of action designed to address a student’s special needs, based on diagnostic information which provides the basis for intervention strategies. Inquiry-Based Learning - seeking for truth, information, or knowledge through posing and solving problems.
Integration - placing children irrespective of ability, intelligence, or handicap into a regular classroom..
Learners - all members of a community, including, students, parents, teachers, support staff, administrators, trustees, and community members.
Learning Commons - a physical space that allows people to connect, collaborate and access workstations equipped with software supporting a variety of networks and uses.
Learning Disability - an inability to learn due to a physical, mental, or emotional affliction, which may be corrected. Categorized as mild, moderate or severe.
Mild/Moderate - one of the terms given to the group of specific categories that allow school jurisdictions to identify those children and students who require special education.
Multiple Learning Pathways - selecting from several teaching strategies so that material is presented to facilitate effective learning for each learner.
Pedagogy - strategies or style of instruction.
Personalized Learning Environments - the tailoring of pedagogy, curriculum, and learning methods to meet the unique needs and aspirations of individual learners, often with extensive use of technology in the process.
Rubric - an assessment tool for communicating expectations of quality.
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