American educator, a truly gifted and revered teacher of young women, and the founder of the world’s first college for women, Mount Holyoke College, in South Hadley, Massachusetts, on November 8, 1837.

Originally, the name of a garden in Athens, with covered walks, where Aristotle taught.

A publicly sworn affirmation of allegiance to state and/or country, required in many areas of the United States for teacher certification and employment by public schools.

The 18th state to join the Union, in 1812, and a founding member of the Confederate States of America, in 1861.

A long-term research project that measures certain characteristics of a specific group of subjects over many years.

The science of valid reasoning.

English philosopher who espoused philosophical empiricism and, through the influence of his writings, became the true “author of the American Revolution.”

A group of reading skills that permit students to find a variety of written information from reference texts.

An essential language and communication skill consisting of hearing and then translating aural data into action. Basic to the acquisition of knowledge, listening is one of the first communicative skills learned by infants. Its development, however, depends largely on specific instructional techniques, first by parents and later by elementary school teachers.

American author, journalist, editor, presidentialadvisor and one of the most important political and social critics of his era.

The study of written and spoken language, including PHONETICS (speech sounds), phonology (translation of sounds to written words) and SYNTAX (organization of words and sentences).

A chart that graphically depicts the relationships...

A widely used five-point scale for measuring attitudes.

A term that refers to any school district offering new,

A curricular reform, popular in the 1940s and 1950s, that taught schoolchildren practical aspects of living.

The official certification by state or other authorities of a teacher’s qualifications to serve as an instructor.

A library established in 1800 to provide new, inexperienced members of Congress with reference works related to law, legislation and the technical aspects of governing.

A specially housed collection of books, periodicals, manuscripts, nonprint media such as recordings and films and a wide variety of other materials for general or restricted public use but seldom offered for sale.

A professional library manager, whose training requires a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree in library science.

In modern education, a broad area of academic subjects unrelated to the sciences or to professional or vocational preparation.

A detailed, written description of the materials to be learned, the teaching methods to be used during each class and the homework to be assigned.

A 1971 U.S.

In education, a tradition of attending a particular school or college, handed down from parent to child.