Terms

Cognitive Learning--learning that is concerned with acquisition of problem-solving abilities and with intelligence and conscious thought

Cooperative Learning--a student centered way of learning in whick groups of students work together to achieve a common academic goal

Eurhythmics--a way of learning through physical movement to music

Multiple Intelligence Theory--proposed by Howard Gardner saying that just becasue a child does not learn something in the same way or as quickly as another student doesnt mean that the child is any less intelligent

Rote Learning--memorization by repetition

Think-Pair-Share--a cooperative discussion in which the teacher gives the students a question or topic to think about on their own first and then form pairs or groups to discuss their thoughts.  Last each group shares their thoughts with the whole class. 

Checking for Understanding--a tool used by teachers to build student knowledge and comprehension