Deck 6: Effective Strategies for Collaboration Across Grade Levels by Mary-Kate Sableski

Question 1

Which one of these is not an essential component for successful cross-grade level collaboration?

A) Shared goals
B) Student centered
C) Reflection
D) In-service training

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Professional learning should ___________________________________.

A) increase interest and motivation of group members.
B) consist of student interests learned through assessments and interviews.
C) start with the end goal in mind.
D) only take place in elementary schools.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Early childhood grade levels are considered ____________________________.

A) kindergarten through third grade
B) preschool through fourth grade
C) preschool through third grade
D) kindergarten through fourth grade

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Middle school grades are considered _____________________________________.

A) fifth through eighth grades.
B) fourth through ninth grades.
C) fourth through eighth grades.
D) fifth through ninth grades.

Question 5

Which two factors are likely the most significant barriers facing any school?

A) Time and space
B) Money and staff
C) Space and money
D) Shared goals and remaining student centered

Question 6

It is recommended that educators set aside ___________ hours a week to work with colleagues on instructional plans.

A) 8
B) 10
C) 12
D) 15

Question 7

Educators utilize ________________ in order to get to know their students better.

A) assessments
B) interviews
C) surveys
D) all of the above

Question 8

_______________ is both an outcome and requirement of cross-grade collaboration

A) Problem solving
B) Community
C) Time
D) Space

Question 9

Grade-retention decisions at this stage are relatively safe in terms of impact on the child's social and identity development.

A) Early childhood
B) Middle school
C) High school
D) Both A and B

Question 10

__________ is when young adults begin to transition from a very supportive environment to a more independent environment.

A) Early childhood
B) Middle school
C) High school
D) Both B and C

Question 11

How can cross-grade level collaboration facilitate consistent identification of disability in classrooms?

Question 12

Describe the specific considerations of cross-grade level collaboration at the middle school level.

Question 13

List the six essential components to cross-grade level collaboration.