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Technology Tip Number 55 Leveraging Discipline Based Articulation Like any profession education has developed a long list of terms and phrases that uniquely describe what teachers do and how they do it. This collection of educational jargon is loosely referred to as “Eduspeak” and understanding it can be very difficult for the public at large. Below I have listed some websites that purport to offer glossaries of "Eduspeak" terms to assist the public. Educators deal with the public and specifically parents. They need to remember that their language, like that of a lawyer or doctor, isn't always clear to outsiders. Glossaries like these can be beneficial for education professionals as well as the general public. (Please note that these glossaries have been compiled from a parent/tax payer’s perspective) From School Wise Press in California: http://www.schoolwisepress.com/smart/dict/dict.html
Texas Education Consumers
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On the more humorous side, here’s an “Educational Jargon Generator” from ScienceGeek.net: http://www.sciencegeek.net/lingo.html And in case you were wondering, education is not the only field that you can find "jargon generators" for. Try out some of these: For
Library Computer Networks: And
for politicians, make your own campaign signs here: PRACTICE ACTIVITY: Try one of the online jargon generators listed above. Could you find a practical application for any of these? TO KEEP ON LEARNING: To learn more try searching the internet for: Jargon Generators Have a nice day!
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