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homework. Work that students do at home to practise skills, consolidate knowledge and skills, and/or prepare for the next class.
Identification, Placement, and Review Committee (IPRC). A committee that decides whether or not a child should be identified as exceptional, identifies the areas of a student’s exceptionality according to the categories and definitions of exceptionalities provided by the ministry, decides an appropriate placement for a student, and reviews the identification and placement at least once in each school year.
inclusive education. Education that is based on the principles of acceptance and inclusion of all students. Students see themselves reflected in their curriculum, their physical surroundings, and the broader environment, in which diversity is honoured and all individuals are respected.
Individual Education Plan (IEP). A written plan describing the special education program and/or services required by a particular student, including a record of the particular accommodations needed to help the student achieve his or her learning expectations. An IEP must be developed
for a student who has been identified as exceptional by an Identification, Placement, and Review Committee (IPRC), and may also be developed for a student who has special education needs
but has not been identified as exceptional. An IEP is a working document that identifies learning expectations that may be modified from or alternative to the expectations given in the curriculum policy document for the appropriate grade and subject or course. It outlines the specific knowledge and skills to be assessed and evaluated for the purpose of reporting student achievement.
Inuit. Aboriginal people of northern Canada, living mainly in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, northern Quebec, and Labrador. Inuit are not covered by the Indian Act.
large-scale assessments. One-time measures that take snapshots of the strengths and weaknesses of education systems. They contain standardized content and are administered and scored according to standardized procedures.
learning goals. Brief statements that describe for a student what he or she should know and be able to do by the end of a period of instruction (e.g., a lesson, series of lessons, or subtask). The goals represent subsets or clusters of knowledge and skills that the student must master to successfully achieve the overall curriculum expectations.
Learning Management System (LMS). In Ontario, the provincial Learning Management System supports the delivery of a growing number of online credit courses from Grades 9 to 12. This teacher- mediated system contains a wide range of collaborative and administrative tools such as chats, threaded discussions, blogs, whiteboards, quizzes, and student tracking.
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